Passing Giant

Horace Silver died yesterday, at 85.

Some obits, from NYT and LAT.

NPR's piece included audio clips from an old interview, with some memories of how his immigrant father encouraged him when he was young.



Even if the quick summations emphasize the "hard bop" label, Silver had a great melodic gift. The beauty of tunes he composed is inseparable from how it's also impossible to sit still, when hearing the propulsive beat of Silver as arranger and pianist.