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A Tribute To Horace Silver

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Horace Silver is a piano-playing, pencil-packing papa whose songs showcase a family of jazz characters such as "Sister Sadie" and "Senor Blues." His music filled Dee Dee Bridgewater's album Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver. This concert in his honor comes from the Discoveries at Walt Disney Concert Hall series in Los Angeles.

Horace Silver Tribute Concert on JazzSet 1/17/07

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Concerts

For Senor Blues: A Horace Silver Tribute

Silver's soulful, Latin-tinged hard bop tunes implanted themselves into the heads of jazz fans everywhere. So bassist Christian McBride drew together many of Silver's former colleagues and a handful of all-star musicians to salute the great pianist.

Listen Now: Horace Silver Tribute Concert

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Basic Jazz Record Library

Horace Silver: 'Song for My Father'

Horace Silver pioneered the hard bop style in the 1950s, but he never forgot his roots. On Song for My Father, Silver demonstrates his imaginative and funky piano style while paying homage to the Cape Verdan melodies of his Portuguese father.

Horace Silver: 'Song for My Father'

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A Hard Look At Hard Bop

With many young talents under his tutelage, Art Blakey has often been called the father of hard bop. David Referns/Redferns hide caption

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Take Five: A Jazz Sampler

A Hard Look At Hard Bop

90.5 WESA

Evolving out of 1950s bebop, hard bop incorporates elements of gospel, soul and R&B. One of the style's biggest supporters, Blue Note Records, celebrates its 70th anniversary this year. And while jazz has progressed since then, hard bop is still heard in many modern jazz recordings. Hear five classics.

Blue Note Records Celebrates 70 Years Of Jazz

Pianist Horace Silver recorded a number of classic albums for Blue Note, including Song for My Father and The Jody Grind. Francis Wolff/Mosaic Images hide caption

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Take Five: By Artist Recommendation

Blue Note Records Celebrates 70 Years Of Jazz

From before bebop to the present day, some of the best jazz albums of all time have been issued by Blue Note Records. The label celebrates its 70th anniversary this week, and to honor the occasion, pianist Bill Charlap has chosen five of his all-time favorite Blue Note songs.

Blue Note Records Celebrates 70 Years Of Jazz

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