Horace Silver
American jazz pianist and composer (1928–2014)
Horace Silver (born Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva, September 2, 1928 – June 18, 2014[2]) was an American jazz pianist and composer.[1]
Horace Silver | |
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 Horace Silver by Dmitri Savitski, 1989 | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva[1] |
| Born | September 2, 1928 Norwalk, Connecticut, United States |
| Died | June 18, 2014 (aged 85)[2] New Rochelle, New York, United States |
| Genres | Jazz, hard bop, modal jazz, mainstream jazz, soul jazz, jazz fusion, post-bop |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer, bandleader |
| Instruments | Piano |
| Years active | 1950–1999 |
Silver is known for his humorous and funky playing style and his hard bop music. He was influenced by a wide range of musical styles, notably gospel music, African music, and Latin American music and sometimes the soul jazz genre.[3][4]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Distinguished Americans & Canadians of Portuguese Descent". Archived from the original on December 12, 2007. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hum, Peter (June 18, 2014) "Jazz Legend and Hard Bop Pianist Horace Silver Has Died". Ottawa Citizen.
- ↑ Allmusic
- ↑ Du Noyer, Paul (2003). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Music (1st ed.). Fulham, London: Flame Tree Publishing. p. 140. ISBN 1-904041-96-5.
Other websites
change- Official site Archived 2016-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Horace Silver Discography at the Hard Bop Home Page
- Horace Silver entry at the Jazz Discography Project
- Listening In: An Interview with Horace Silver by Bob Rosenbaum, Los Angeles, December 1981 (PDF file)
- "The Dozens: Twelve Essential Horace Silver Recordings" Archived 2008-09-24 at the Wayback Machine by Bill Kirchner (Jazz.com Archived 2015-10-21 at the Wayback Machine)
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