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Horace Silver: The Top 25 pearls in Jazz history
Horace Silver biography
From the perspective of the 21st century, it is clear that few jazz musicians had a greater impact on the contemporary mainstream than Horace Silver. The hard bop style that Silver pioneered in the ’50s is now dominant, played not only by holdovers from an earlier generation, but also by fuzzy-cheeked musicians who had yet to be born when the music fell out of critical favor in the ’60s and ’70s.
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Silver’s earliest musical influence was the Cape Verdean folk music he heard from his Portuguese-born father. Later, after he had begun playing piano and saxophone as a high schooler, Silver came under the spell of blues singers and boogie-woogie pianists, as well as boppers like Thelonious Monk and Bud Powell.
In 1950, Stan Getz played a concert in Hartford, Connecticut, with a pickup rhythm section that included Silver, drummer Walter Bolden, and bassist Joe Calloway. So impressed was Getz, he hired the whole trio. Silver had been saving his money to move to New York anyway; his hiring by Getz sealed the deal.
Silver worked with Getz for a year, then began to freelance around the city with such big-time players as Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, and Oscar Pettiford. In 1952, he recorded with Lou Donaldson for the Blue Note label; this date led him to his first recordings as a leader. In 1953, he joined forces with Art Blakey to form a cooperative under their joint leadership.

The band’s first album, Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers, was a milestone in the development of the genre that came to be known as hard bop. Many of the tunes penned by Silver for that record — “The Preacher,” “Doodlin’,” “Room 608” — became jazz classics.
By 1956, Silver had left the Messengers to record on his own. The series of Blue Note albums that followed established him for all time as one of jazz’s major composer/pianists. LPs like Blowin’ the Blues Away and Song for My Father (both recorded by an ensemble that included Silver’s longtime sidemen Blue Mitchell and Junior Cook) featured Silver’s harmonically sophisticated and formally distinctive compositions for small jazz ensemble.
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Silver’s piano style — terse, imaginative, and utterly funky — became a model for subsequent mainstream pianists to emulate. Some of the most influential horn players of the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s first attained a measure of prominence with Silver — musicians like Donald Byrd, Woody Shaw, Joe Henderson, Benny Golson, and the Brecker Brothers all played in Silver’s band at a point early in their careers. Silver has even affected members of the avant-garde; Cecil Taylor confesses a Silver influence, and trumpeter Dave Douglas played briefly in a Silver combo.
Silver recorded exclusively for Blue Note until that label’s eclipse in the late ’70s, whereupon he started his own label, Silveto. Horace Silver’s ’80s work was poorly distributed.
During that time he began writing lyrics to his compositions, and his work began to display a concern with music’s metaphysical powers, as exemplified by album titles like Music to Ease Your Disease and Spiritualizing the Senses. In the ’90s, Silver abandoned his label venture and began recording for Columbia.
With his re-emergence on a major label, Silver once again received a measure of the attention his contributions deserve. Certainly, no one ever contributed a larger and more vital body of original compositions to the jazz canon. Silver died in New York on June 18, 2014, at the age of 85.
He had a son, Gregory – now a rap musician under the name of G Wise – from his marriage to Barbara, which ended in divorce.
Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver, pianist and composer, born 2 September 1928, died 18 June 2014.
Selected Discography
Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers, Blue Note, 1954
Blowin’ the Blues Away, Blue Note, 1959
Song For My Father, Blue Note, 1964
Cape Verdean Blues, Blue Note, 1965
The Hardbop Grandpop, GRP, 1996
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Horace Silver – Blowin The Blues Away
Personnel:
Horace Silver – piano
Blue Mitchell – trumpet
Junior Cook – tenor saxophone
Gene Taylor – bass
Louis Hayes – drums
from the album ‘BLOWIN’ THE BLUES AWAY’ (Blue Note Records)
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Beethoven – Piano Concerto 4 (Theme Easy Piano Solo) (Musescore File).mscz | ||
Beethoven – Piano Concerto No 4 in G Op 58 (arr. for 2 pianos) | Beethoven – Piano Concerto No 4 | |
Beethoven – Sonata No 23 Op 57 (Appassionata) Piano Solo (Musescore File).mscz | ||
Beethoven – Sonata No. 8 Op. 13 Pathétique (Musescore File).mscz | ||
Beethoven – Sonata Pathétique arr. for Guitar (Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor op. 13 ) | Beethoven – Sonata Pathétique arr. for Guitar (Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor op. 13 ) | |
Beethoven – Sonata Pathétique arr. for Guitar (Piano Sonata no. 8 in C minor op. 13 ).mscz | ||
Beethoven – Sonate Op 111 – Arietta (Liszt) |
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Beethoven – Symphony n. 9 D 2H Pauer |
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Beethoven – Symphony No. 5 (1st movement) Piano solo arr. |
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Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 2nd Movement Piano Solo Arr. | Beethoven – Symphony No. 7 2nd Movement Piano Solo Arr. | |
Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 3rd movement arr. for piano solo by Ernst Pauer | Beethoven – Symphony No. 9 3rd movement arr. for piano solo by Ernst Pauer | |
Beethoven – The Beethoven Sonatas and the Creative Experience by Kenneth Drake |
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Beethoven 2 cadenzas from Piano Concerto n 4 op 58 (arr. piano solo by Beethoven) | Beethoven 2 cadenzas from Piano Concerto n 4 | |
BEETHOVEN ADAGIO from Piano Concerto Eb arr. piano solo |
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Beethoven Analyse Pathetique | Beethoven Analyse Pathetique | |
Beethoven by George Alexander Fischer (1905) Book |
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Beethoven Duo For 2 Flutes Woo 26 (Musescore File).mscz | ||
Beethoven Egmont Ouverture Piano solo Arr. Henselt |
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Beethoven Egmont Overture Opus 84 piano solo | Beethoven Egmont Overture Opus 84 piano solo | |
Beethoven Egmont Overture Opus 84 Piano Solo arr. sheet music | Egmont Overture Opus 84 Beethoven 1st page | |
Beethoven Fantasia G Minor Op.77 |
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Beethoven Fingerpicking For Guitar Solo with TABs |
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Beethoven Fingerpicking For Guitar Solo with TABs |
Beethoven For Guitar Guitar Solo |
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Beethoven For Guitar Guitar Solo |
Beethoven His Spiritual Development by J.W.N. Sullivan (Book) 1936 |
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Beethoven L.V. Op 68 SYMPHONY VI arr. for 2 pianos |
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Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3 Piano Solo |
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Beethoven Leonore Overture No. 3 Piano Solo Musescore File.mscz | ||
Beethoven Liszt 5th Symphony Piano Solo arr (Complete) |
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Beethoven Liszt 5th Symphony Piano Solo arr.mscz | ||
Beethoven Liszt – Symphony no. 9, 4th Movement Piano Solo arr. |
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Beethoven Liszt – Symphony No.9 4th Movement (Musescore File).mscz | ||
Beethoven Liszt Marche Funebre |
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Beethoven Liszt Symphony No. 9 – 1st Movement (S. 464) Piano Solo arr. | Beethoven_Liszt Symphony No. 9 – 1st Movement (S. 464) – Franz Liszt | |
Beethoven Liszt Symphony No. 9 – 2nd Movement (S. 464) Piano Solo arr. | Beethoven_Liszt Symphony No. 9 – 2nd Movement (S. 464) – Franz Liszt | |
Beethoven Moonlight Sonata 3rd Movement Guitar Tabs arr. | Beethoven Moonlight Sonata 3rd Movement Guitar Tabs arr. cover | |
Beethoven Moonlight Sonata arranged by Jennifer Eklund with introduction |
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Beethoven Pastoral Symphony (piano reduction) | Beethoven Pastoral Symphony (piano reduction) | |
Beethoven Piano Book 10 Musical selections (easy piano) |
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Beethoven Piano Book 10 Musical selections |
Beethoven Piano Concerto 5 Piano Solo Reduction |
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Beethoven Piano Concerto No 4 1st Movement (Arr For 2 Pianos) (Musescore File).mscz | ||
Beethoven Piano Concerto No 4 3rd Mvmt (Arr For 2 Pianos) (Musescore File).mscz | ||
Beethoven Piano Concerto No 4 Op 58 Piano Solo Reduction |
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Beethoven Piano Concerto No 5 (1st Movement) Arr For 2 Pianos (Musescore File).mscz | ||
Beethoven Piano Concerto No 5 2nd Movement Fragment (Piano Solo) (Musescore File).mscz | ||
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 1st Movement Arr. For 2 Pianos |
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Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 1st Movement Arr. For 2 Pianos.mscz | ||
Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 3rd Movement Arr. For 2 Pianos |
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Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 3rd Movement Arr. For 2 Pianos.mscz | ||
Beethoven Piano Sonata No.17 “tempest” 1st Movt. (Musescore File).mscz | ||
Beethoven Pianoforte Sonatas A Guide For Students And Amateurs By Edwin Fischer (Book) |
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Beethoven Pianoforte Sonatas A Guide For Students And Amateurs By Edwin Fischer (Book) |
Beethoven Selected Piano Works |
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Beethoven Selected Piano Works |
Beethoven Sonata Op 49 No 2 (Musescore File).mscz | ||
Beethoven Sonate No 8 “pathétique” Op. 13 1st Movement (Musescore File).mscz | ||
Beethoven Symphony No 5 (1st Movement) Piano Solo (Musescore File).mscz | ||
Beethoven Symphony No 6 Pastoral (1st Movement) Piano Solo (Musescore File).mscz | ||
Beethoven Symphony No 6 Pastoral (3rd Movement) Piano Solo (Musescore File).mscz | ||
Beethoven Symphony No 6 Pastoral (4th Movement) Piano Solo (Musescore File).mscz | ||
Beethoven Symphony No 6 Pastoral (5th Movement) Piano Solo(1) (Musescore File).mscz | ||
Beethoven Symphony No 7 (2nd Movement) Piano Solo (Musescore File).mscz | ||
Beethoven Symphony No 9 (1st Movement) Piano Solo (Musescore File).mscz | ||
Beethoven Symphony No 9 (2nd Movement-Scherzo) Piano Solo (Musescore File).mscz | ||
Beethoven Symphony No. 5 (1st Movement) Piano Solo (Musescore File).mscz | ||
Beethoven Symphony No. 6 Pastoral (2nd Movement) Piano Solo (Musescore File).mscz | ||
Beethoven Symphony No. 6 Pastoral 2nd Movement (Musescore File).mscz | ||
Beethoven Symphony No. 7 2nd Movement Piano Solo Arr. (Musescore File).mscz | ||
Beethoven Symphony No.6 Op.68 piano solo arr. by Liszt |
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BEETHOVEN The Complete Variations For Piano Solo |
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BEETHOVEN The Complete Variations For Piano Solo_compressed |
Beethoven Variations and Fugue in E-flat major (Eroica Variations) Op. 35.mscz | ||
Beethoven Virus Jazz |
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Beethoven_Liszt Symphony No. 9 – 1st Movement (S. 464) – Franz Liszt Piano Solo arr.mscz | ||
Beethoven_Liszt Symphony No. 9 – 2nd Movement (S. 464) – Franz Liszt Piano Solo arr.mscz | ||
Beethoven_Symphony_No._9_3rd_movement_for_piano_solo.mscz | ||
Beethoven- Liszt Symphony no. 6 Pastorale piano solo arr. |
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Beethoven-Liszt Symphony 9 Choral (arr. for piano) |
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Beethoven-Ludwig-van – Sonaten alle complete Band 1 (1-15) |
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Beethoven-Ludwig-Van – Sonaten Alle Complete Band 2 (16-32) |
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Beethoven-Moszkowski – Emperor piano solo Transcription |
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Beethoven’s 32 Piano Sonatas A Handbook For Performers (BOOK) |
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Beethoven’s Arrangements For Solo Piano Of The 9 Symphonies By E. Pauer |
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Beethoven’s Last Piano Sonatas, Piano Sonata In A Major, Op. 101 An Edition With Elucidation, Volume 4 |
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Beethoven’s Last Piano Sonatas, Piano Sonata In E Major, Op. 109 An Edition With Elucidation, Volume 1 |
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Beetlejuice – Obituaries – Danny Elfman | Beetlejuice – Obituaries – Danny Elfman | |
Beetlejuice The Musical The Musical The Musical Vocal Selections by Eddie Perfect |
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Beetlejuice The Musical The Musical The Musical Vocal Selections by Eddie Perfect |
Beetlejuice Theme – Danny Elfman |
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Beetoven – Klaviersonate Nr. 14 Mondscheinsonate (Piano Sonata No. 14 Moonlight) 3rd Mov. (Musescore File).mscz | ||
Beggar’s Holiday Duke Ellington Broadway Musical Beggars Holiday The Only Broadway Musical Piano Vocal Score |
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Beggar’s Holiday Duke Ellington Broadway Musical Beggars Holiday The Only Broadway Musical Piano Vocal Score |
Beginning Gospel For Piano Easy Piano |
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Beginning Gospel For Piano Easy Piano |
Beginning Jazz Guitar The Complete Jazz Guitar Method by Jody Fisher (with audio MP3 audio tracks and Tablature) |
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Beginning Jazz Guitar |
Beginning Solo Guitar Merry Christmas with Tablature |
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Beginning Solo Guitar Merry Christmas |
Béla Bartók Romanian Folk Dances Sz. 56 Piano Solo Sheet Music |
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Bela Bartok – Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta Sz. 106 (Piano Transcription) | Bela Bartok – Music For Strings, Percussion And Celesta Sz. 106 (Piano Transcription) | |
Béla Bartók An Analysis Of His Music (Book) By Ernö Lendvai |
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Bella Ciao – As Performed In La Casa De Papel (Traditional Italian Anti-Fascist Song) (Musescore File).mscz | ||
Bella Ciao (As performed in La Casa de Papel – Money Heist) Traditional Italian song (Anti-fascist) | Bella Ciao | |
Bella Ciao Ukulele with Tablature TABs | Bella Ciao Ukulele with Tablature TABs | |
Bella gioventù (Renato Zero) | ||
Bella’s Lullaby (Carter Burwell) | ||
Belle OST – A Million Miles Away by Rachel Portman |
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Bellini Casta Diva (piano) | Bellini-CastaDiva | |
Bellini – Casta diva (Norma) Easy Piano Solo arr. |
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Bellini – Casta Diva (Norma) Easy Piano Solo Arr. (Musescore File).mscz | ||
Bellini – Norma Casta Diva arr. piano solo |
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Beltrami, Marco – The Giver – Rosemary’s Piano |
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Ben (Michael Jackson) | ||
Ben E King – Stand By Me | ||
Ben E. King Stand By Me Piano Vocal |
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Ben Folds – Annie Waits | ||
Ben Folds – Brick | ||
Ben Folds – Carrying Cathy | ||
Ben Folds – Effington (Solo) |
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Ben Folds – Fired | ||
Ben Folds – Gone | ||
Ben Folds – Losing Lisa | ||
Ben Folds – Not The Same | ||
Ben Folds – Rockin The Suburbs | ||
Ben Folds – Still Fighting It | ||
Ben Folds – The Luckiest | ||
Ben Folds – Zak And Sara | ||
Ben Harper – Fight For Your Mind (Songbook) (Ben Harper) Guitar TABs |
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Ben Harper – Fight For Your Mind (Songbook) (Ben Harper) Guitar TABs |
Ben Webster – Better Go The Quintet Studio Sessions |
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Ben Webster – Solo on Solitude By Duke Ellington | Ben Webster – Solitude By Duke Ellington | |
Ben Webster – Someone to Watch Over Me The Life and Music of Ben Webster (Jazz Perspectives) (Frank Buchmann-Moller) Book |
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Ben Webster Stormy Weather – (solo Tenor Sax)I Cant Get Started | Ben Webster Stormy Weather – (solo Tenor Sax)I Cant Get Started | |
Benjamin Waldmann Circles |
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Benjamin, Georges 1960 Fantasy On Iambic Rhythm Study for solo paino |
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Benny Carter Vol 87 – When Lights Are Low – Play Along with MP3 audio tracks |
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Benny Carter Vol 87 – When Lights Are Low – Play Along with MP3 audio tracks |
Benny Golson Stablemates (Lead Sheet) | Stablemates (Lead Sheet) sample | |
Benny Golson Stablemates (Piano Solo Transcription) | Stablemates (first page) | |
Benny Golson Genius Of Benny Golson (Transcriptions) |
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Benny Golson Genius Of Benny Golson (Transcriptions) |
Benny Goodman Clarinet Method |
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Benny Goodman Clarinet Solos Jazz Transcriptions By Stan Ayeroff (Jazz Masters) |
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Benny Goodman Clarinet Solos Jazz Transcriptions By Stan Ayeroff (Jazz Masters) |
Benny Hill Show Theme (Yakety Sax) by Randy Randolph and James Rich |
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Benny Hill Show Theme (Yakety Sax) By Randy Randolph And James Rich (Musescore File).mscz | ||
Bepi De Marzi Signore Delle Cime Piano Solo Arr. |
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Berens 50 Piano Pieces For Beginners, Op 70 |
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Berens – 20 Children Studies, op 79 |
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Berens – 50 Piano Pieces for Beginners, op 70 |
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Berens – The School of Scales Chords & Embellishments Op 88 | Berens scales op 88 | |
Berens – Training of the Left Hand, op 89 | Berens – Training of the Left Hand, op 89 | |
Berio, Luciano – Folk songs (Full Score) |
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Berio, Luciano – Gesti (score) |
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Berio, Luciano – Sequenza IXb-sax alto |
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Berio, Luciano – Sequenza VII for Oboe |
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Berklee Harmony 1 by Barrie Nettles |
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Berklee Harmony 1 by Barrie Nettles (Español) | Berklee Harmony 1 by Barrie Nettles (Español) | |
Berklee Harmony 2 by Barrie Nettles |
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Berklee Harmony 3 by Barrie Nettles |
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Berklee Harmony 4 by Barrie Nettles |
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Berklee Music Theory 2 |
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Berklee – A Modern Method For Keyboard Study Vol 1 by James Progris |
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