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Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver (September 2, 1928 – June 18, 2014) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s. After playing tenor saxophone and piano at school in Connecticut, Silver got his break on piano when his trio was recruited by Stan Getz in 1950 ...
Apr 8, 2024 · Horace Silver (born September 2, 1928, Norwalk, Connecticut, U.S.—died June 18, 2014, New Rochelle, New York) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader, exemplary performer of what came to be called the hard bop style of the 1950s and ’60s.
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Jun 19, 2014 · Horace Silver, a pianist, composer and bandleader who was one of the most popular and influential jazz musicians of the 1950s and ’60s, died on Wednesday at his home in New Rochelle, N.Y. He...
Jun 18, 2014 · Pianist Horace Silver, whose potent and catchy combination of blues, funk and Latin sounds shifted the jazz landscape in the 1950s and '60s, died Wednesday morning at his home in New Rochelle,...
- Walter Ray Watson
Jun 19, 2014 · The pianist and composer Horace Silver, who has died aged 85, took the genre in the latter direction, and pioneered "hard bop" in the 1950s and 60s. A supreme craftsman, Silver was a member of...
- Ronald Atkins
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Jun 19, 2014 · By CHRIS TALBOTTAP Music Writer. Published 10:44 AM PDT, June 19, 2014. Horace Silver, a pianist, composer and band leader with a tireless inventiveness who influenced generations of jazzmen with his distinctive hard bop sound, has died. He was 85.
Learn about Horace Silver, a jazz composer and pianist who pioneered hard bop and wrote classics like \"Song for My Father\". Explore his discography and news on Blue Note Records.
