Horace Silver

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Born:
September 2, 1928, he's 83 and American.
Birthname:
Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva.
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An Artist with 61 releases, a member of 2 groups, and credited 70 times on others' music. 51 collaborations.

Biography

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Horace Silver (born September 2, 1928), born Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva in Norwalk, Connecticut, is an American jazz pianist and composer.

Silver is known for his distinctive humorous and funky playing style and for his pioneering compositional contributions to hard bop. He was influenced by a wide range of musical styles, notably gospel music, African music, and Latin American music and sometimes ventured into the soul jazz genre.

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Hard bop, Bebop, Jazz, Cool Jazz, Funk, Fusion, Post-bop, Soul. Vote on Genres

Discography

136 releases – 61 under his own name, 13 in other groups and 70 credits on others' music Edit
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