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Jazz pianist Horace Silver, a founding father of hardbop and soul jazz and one of the most renowned figures of the post-World War II jazz scene, turns 80 on September 2, 2008.
Many of his compositions, such as "Opus de Funk," "The Preacher," "Nica?s Dream," and "Peace" have become jazz standards heard frequently today.
"The Horace Silver Songbook" features recordings by Art Blakey, Woody Herman, Art Farmer, Mark Murphy, Eddie Jefferson, Chet Baker, and Horace Silver himself, that exemplify the pianist's catchy, soulful, and complex-yet-simple writing style, in celebration of his 80th birthday.
Night Lights is available as a weekly series, contact cboyce@indiana.edu for more information.
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Jazz pianist Horace Silver, a founding father of hardbop and soul jazz and one of the most renowned figures of the post-World War II jazz scene, turns 80 on September 2, 2008. Many of his compositions, such as "Opus de Funk," "The Preacher," "Nica?s Dream," and "Peace" have become jazz standards heard frequently today. "The Horace Silver Songbook" features recordings by Art Blakey, Woody Herman, Art Farmer, Mark Murphy, Eddie Jefferson, Chet Baker, and Horace Silver himself, that exemplify the pianist's catchy, soulful, and complex-yet-simple writing style, in celebration of his 80th birthday. Night Lights is available as a weekly series, contact cboyce@indiana.edu for more information.
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