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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.
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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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Chopin Nocturnes Op. 9 |
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Chopin Nocturnes Op 55 | Chopin Nocturnes op. 55 | |
Chopin Nocturnes Op. 48 | ||
Chopin Nocturnes – Complete Piano Scores |
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Chopin Nocturnes complete |
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Chopin Nocturnes complete |
Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1 Piano Solo arr..mscz | ||
Chopin Preludes Op. 28 (complete) | Chopin Preludes, Op.28 | |
Chopin Sonata 3 OP 58 | Chopin Sonata 3 | |
Chopin Technic, The (1908) Book by Henry Levey |
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Chopin The Teacher (Book) University of North Dakota |
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Chopin Transcriptions For Classical Guitar Solo with TABs Volume 1 |
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Chopin Transcriptions For Classical Guitar Solo with TABs Volume 1 |
Chopin Transcriptions For Classical Guitar Solo with TABs Volume 2 |
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Chopin Transcriptions For Classical Guitar Solo with TABs Volume 2 |
Chopin Valses Edition Cortot |
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Chopin Valzer n. 10 (arranged by Mercuzio) | ||
Chopin Waltzes Performance Commentary by Ekier & Kaminski | Chopin Waltzes Peerformance Commentary by Ekier & Kaminski | |
Chopin_Nocturne_Op.9_No.2_for_Solo_Guitar by F. Tàrrega.mscz | ||
Chopin, Frederic Andantino Wiosna (Piano Version Of Song Op. 74 No. 2) |
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Chopin. 12 Etudes Op. 10 et 12 Etudes Op. 25 | Chopin. 12 Etudes Op.10 et 12 Etudes Op.25 | |
Chopin. The Man and His Music James Huneker (Book) |
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Chord And Songwriting Cheat Sheet C Dave Tran |
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Chord Changes and Substitutions for 100 Tunes (Professional) Jazz – by Dick Hyman |
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Chord Changes and Substitutions for 100 Tunes (Professional) Jazz – by Dick Hyman |
Chord Changes For The Best Known Songs |
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Chord Time Piano Hits Level 2B (Piano) |
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Chord Time Piano Hits Level 2B (Piano) |
Chord Tone Soloing For Jazz Guitar Master Arpeggio-Based Soloing For Jazz Guitar (Alexander Joseph) |
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Chords & Progressions for Acoustic Guitar by Artie Traum |
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Chords, Scales And Arpegios For The Guitarist by Al Politano |
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Chords Scales And Arpegios For The Guitarist by Al Politano |
Choro Brasileiro – O Melhor do Vol 1 Guitar |
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Choro Brasileiro – O Melhor do Vol 1 Guitar |
Choro Brasileiro – O Melhor do Vol 2 Guitar |
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Choro Brasileiro – O Melhor do Vol 2 Guitar |
Choro Chediak Vol 1 – Songbook (Guitar) |
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Choro Chediak Vol 1 – Songbook (Guitar) |
Chris Brown – Say Goodbye | ||
Chris Brown – With You | ||
Chris De Burgh – The Lady In Red | ||
Chris DeBurgh -The Lady In Red |
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Chris Issak – Wicked Game |
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Chris Rea Anthology |
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Chris Rea Anthology |
Christina Aguilera – Beautiful | ||
Christina Aguilera – Beauty And The Beast | ||
Christina Aguilera – Fighter | ||
Christina Aguilera – Hurt | ||
Christina Aguilera – I Turn To You | ||
Christina Aguilera – Impossible | ||
Christina Aguilera – Reflection | ||
Christina Aguilera – Something Beautiful | ||
Christina Aguilera – Something There | ||
Christina Aguilera – The Voice Within | ||
Christina Aguilera – Underappreciated | ||
Christina Aguilera Back To Basics |
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Christina Aguilera Back To Basics |
Christina Aguilera Songbook | Christina Aguilera Christina Aguilera songbook | |
Christina Perri – Thousand Years (Sheet Music), A |
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Christina Perri A Thousand Years Theme from the Twilight Saga breaking dawn |
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Christmas – Angels We Have Heard On High Sheet Music |
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Christmas – It Came Upon The Midnight Clear Sheet Music |
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Christmas – We Are The Reason Sheet Music |
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Christmas – A Swingin’ Christmas |
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Christmas – A Swingin’ Christmas |
Christmas – Favourites collection |
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Christmas 36 Christmas Carols And Songs |
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Christmas Bock’s S Best 25 Outstanding Christmas Piano Arrangements Vol 3 |
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Christmas Bock’s S Best 25 Outstanding Christmas Piano Arrangements Vol 3 |
Christmas Carol – Jingle Bell Rock Sheet Music |
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Christmas Carol – Jingle Bell Rock Sheet Music Easy Piano |
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Christmas Chris Rice The Living Room Sessions |
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Christmas Chris Rice The Living Room Sessions |
Christmas Classics Jazz Piano Solos Series Vol 61 |
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Christmas classics |
Christmas Easy Piano (Klimper Spass 3 Poppige Weihnachten! |
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Christmas Easy Piano (Klimper Spass 3 Poppige Weihnachten! |
Christmas Fake Book, The Ultimate – 275 Songs Sheet Music Piano Vocal Guitar |
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The Ultimate Christmas Fake Book 275 Songs Sheet Music Piano Vocal Guitar |
Christmas Jazz (Carol of the Bells, Jingle Bells, We wish you a Merry Christmas) (arr. by Kirby Shaw) |
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Christmas Jazz |
Christmas Jazz For Piano |
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Christmas Jazz For Piano |
Christmas Jazz It Up! – Christmas |
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Christmas Jazz It Up! |
Christmas Medley Special Kyle Landry |
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Christmas Mellow Seasonal Favorites for Piano, A Smooth Jazz (Roger House) |
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Christmas Mellow Seasonal Favorites for Piano, A Smooth Jazz (Roger House) |
Christmas Presence. Sound Of The Season |
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Christmas Presence. Sound Of The Season |
Christmas Professional Singers Christmas Fake Book 120 songs |
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Christmas Professional Singers Christmas Fake Book 120 songs |
Christmas Real Book |
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Christmas real book |
Christmas Recital For Piano |
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Christmas Recital For Piano |
Christmas Song For Play In First-Class Restaurant Piano Solo |
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Christmas Song For Play In First-Class Restaurant Piano Solo |
Christmas Song, The – Mel Tormé & Wells Bob Merry Christmas to You Easy Piano Solo |
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Christmas Song, The – Mel Tormé & Wells Bob Merry Christmas to You Easy Piano Solo.mscz | ||
Christmas Standards Jazz Guitar Chord Melody Solos |
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Christmas Standards Jazz Guitar Chord Melody Solos |
CHRISTOPHE – Compilation |
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CHRISTOPHE – Compilation |
CHRISTOPHER CROSS – Songbook |
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CHRISTOPHER CROSS – Songbook |
Christopher Cross – Arthur’s theme | Christopher Cross – Arthurs Theme | |
Christopher Cross – Arthurs Theme | ||
Christopher Cross – Sailing (Piano vocal guitar chords) | Christopher-Cross-Sailing 1st page | |
Christopher Norton – MicroJazz More MicroJazz Microstyles (Full Collection – Piano) 165 pages | Christopher Norton – MicroJazz, More MicroJazz, Microstyles (Piano) | |
Christopher Norton – Microjazz for Guitar Duet |
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Christopher Norton – Microjazz for Guitar Solo |
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Christopher Norton – Microjazz for Guitar Solo |
Christopher Norton – MicroJazz for Starters |
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Christopher Norton – MicroJazz I |
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Christopher Norton – MicroJazz II |
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Christopher Norton – Microstyles 1 for Keyboard (Jazz Piano) |
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Christopher Norton – Microstyles For Keyboard Vol 1 |
Christopher Norton – Microstyles 2 for Keyboard (Jazz Piano) |
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Christopher Norton – Microstyles 3 for Keyboard (Jazz Piano) |
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Christopher Norton – Microstyles 4 for Keyboard (Jazz Piano) |
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Christopher Norton – More MicroJazz I |
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Christopher Norton – More MicroJazz II |
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Christopher Norton Connections for piano 1 with MP3 audio background tracks to play along |
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Christopher Norton Connections for piano 1 |
Christopher Norton Down to Business Microjazz for starters.mscz | ||
Christopher Norton MicroJazz 2 for Guitar solo |
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Christopher Norton MicroJazz duets collection 1 |
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Christopher Norton MicroJazz duets collection 2 |
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Christopher Young – Concerto To Hell (Intro) | Christopher Young – Concerto To Hell | |
Christopher Young – Kill With Me (Untraceable) | Christopher Young – Kill With Me (Untraceable) | |
Christopher Young – Missing Flowers (Untraceable) |
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Christopher Young – Untraceable – Kill With Me (Piano solo sheet music) |
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Christopher Young Resurrection (Hellraiser) Piano solo |
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Chronicles of Narnia The Battle (Piano) | Chronicles of Narnia The Battle (Piano) | |
Chrono Cross Original Soundtrack Sheet Music (Mitsuda Yasunori) |
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Chrono Cross Original Soundtrack Sheet Music (Mitsuda Yasunori) |
Chuan C Chang Fundamentals of piano practice and Piano Playing Tuning | Book Theory | |
Chuan C Chang Fundamentos estudio piano (Spanish) | Book Theory | |
Chucho Valdés – Claudia as played by Arturo Sandoval (solo) |
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Chuck Berry In Session with – with MP3 audio macking tracks |
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Chuck Berry In Session with – with MP3 audio macking tracks sheet music pdf |
Chuck Berry – Brown Eyed Handsome Man The Life and Hard Times of Chuck Berry (Bruce Pegg) |
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Chuck Berry – Solid Gold Rock & Roll |
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Chuck Berry – Solid Gold Rock & Roll |
Chuck Berry – You Never Can Tell | ||
Chuck Berry songbook (Guitar Tabs) |
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Chuck Mangione Feels So Good |
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Chugunov – Jazz pieces for piano 1990 | Chugunov – Jazz pieces for piano 1990 | |
Ciao Ninin (Fabio Concato) | ||
Cimarosa -Sonate-03 |
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Cimarosa -Sonate-04 |
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Cimarosa -Sonate-11 |
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Cimarosa Sonatas 1 |
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