Horace Silver

American jazz pianist and composer

One of the leading composers and pioneers of hard bop, plus a pianist who blended vintage R&B, gospel, blues, and Caribbean elements into jazz.

Born	September 2, 1928
Hometown	Norwalk, Connecticut, United States of America

Spouse

Barbara Jean Dove

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Louis Hayes: Crisis review – effortless swing from the veteran drummer’s quintet. (Savant) Drummer of choice for several jazz greats, Hayes’s own band work together with pure intuition

Blue Note: A Story of Modern Jazz

1h 53min

1997