my girl asked me about horace silver literally the other day and led to a huge listening session... he is a giant amongst giants, but i think he may have gotten somewhat taken for granted because he had such a long, varied and productive career. sad i never got to see him play. i read an anecdote by mark murphy that horace used to sweat profusely because he played so hard and everybody always felt they got their money's worth.
Damn, one of the very first pulls in my early yrs was Horace Silver's Total Response which set the stage for pursuing the rest of his staggering catalog whenever the opportunity arose . The man was one of my heroes, and a person I should have seen live, but never did. A phenomenal composer, musician, bandleader and, from what I gather, person, people of his calibre don't come around very often.. Jazz lost part of its soul today with his passing.
Very sad news indeed. My very first Blue Note LP was The Jody Grind and I've been a big fan ever since. He was one of the few people who inspired some Connecticut pride. Love pretty much his whole catalog but Song For My Father will forever be among my personal greatest jazz albums. I'm also bummed I never got to see him live. RIP to a jazz giant.
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Hey,
The passing of a jazz giant such as Mr. Horace Silver is very sad news. I am such a fan of his playing and immense compositional abilities. He played with such passion and wrote some utterly beautiful pieces of music. My father introduced me to his music very early in my life, and I was better for it. Here are a few of my favorites:
Rest in peace, Mr. Silver. Your musical legacy will transcend the ages.
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This one's for you Horace.
RIP
Are there any good docs on him?
The passing of a jazz giant such as Mr. Horace Silver is very sad news. I am such a fan of his playing and immense compositional abilities. He played with such passion and wrote some utterly beautiful pieces of music. My father introduced me to his music very early in my life, and I was better for it. Here are a few of my favorites:
Rest in peace, Mr. Silver. Your musical legacy will transcend the ages.
Peace,
Big Stacks from Kakalak
Tom Skinner posted this up on Twitter. 'Nutville' from Danish TV in 1968 ft. Bernie Maupin and Billy Cobham. Wow.