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Horace Silver

American jazz pianist Horace Silver (1928-2014) made his debut in Stan Getz's trio in 1950, before joining drummer Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers and then the Miles Davis All Stars. Signed by the Blue Note label, his rhythmic style made him one of the precursors of the hard bop movement, with tracks like "The Preacher" and "Sister Sadie", on the album Blowin' the Blues Away (1959). His classic Song for My Father (1965), a tribute to his Cape Verdean roots, was bathed in soul, jazz and funk before its time. His orchestra featured Joe Henderson, Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, Hank M...