Jazz - For all the jazz lovers

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Horace Silver Quintet, at Antibes Jazz Festival, July 1964 (colorized) (www.youtube.com)

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Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver[note 1] (September 2, 1928 – June 18, 2014) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horace_Silver

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[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Wow awesome share! This kicks hard right off the get go

Joe Henderson, wow!

Horace is just destroying too

[–] perishthethought@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

When you see Horace wiping the sweat off his brow, you know it's getting good. :)

[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I love the way he strikes so sharply at the keys yet it doesn't produce a sharp sound, it's so bouncy and alive