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Horace Silver

American jazz pianist and composer
Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s. After playing tenor saxophone and piano at school in Connecticut, Silver got his break... Wikipedia
Born: September 2, 1928, Norwalk, CT
Died: June 18, 2014 (age 85 years), New Rochelle, NY
Music group: The Jazz Messengers (1953 – 1956)
Genres: New Age and Jazz