Fans sit under an umbrella as shade from the hot sun during the Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, R.I., on July 8, 1962. Boston Globe/Getty Images hide caption
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The SFJAZZ Collective, performing live from the Robert N. Miner Auditorium in San Francisco. Don Dixon/SFJAZZ hide caption
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Horace Silver: 'Song for My Father'
Horace Silver on the cover of his record Song for My Father. Courtesy of Blue Note hide caption
With many young talents under his tutelage, Art Blakey has often been called the father of hard bop. David Referns/Redferns hide caption
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