Adios Señor Horace Silver – (September 2, 1928 – June 18, 2014)
“He was not only prolific, he was a unique composer,” said Phil Pastras, editor of Silver’s 2006 book, “Let’s Get to the Nitty Gritty: The Autobiography of Horace Silver.” “Even an ordinary 12-bar blues in his hands turned into something magical.”
Horace dies at 85.. (September 2, 1928 – June 18, 2014)
NYtimes obit – Master of Earthy Art
Last year Dec Horace Silver Update...
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With Miles here.. Adios Señor Horace Silver.
(06 Mar 1954, Hackensack, New Jersey, USA — Musicians Miles Davis (left) and Horace Silver
work on the piano during a recording session for the Miles Davis Quartet. — Image by © Mosaic Images/CORBIS © Corbis. All Rights Reserved.)