Horace Silver

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bandleader composer human jazz musician pianist

Horace Silver was an influential American jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader known for helping define the hard bop style with blues- and gospel-infused compositions.

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bandleader → composer → human → jazz musician → pianist →
activeYearsEnd	1990s →
activeYearsStart	1940s →
associatedAct	Art Blakey → Blue Mitchell → Clifford Brown → Donald Byrd → Hank Mobley → Junior Cook → Louis Hayes → Miles Davis → Stan Getz → The Jazz Messengers →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1928-09-02 →
dateOfDeath	2014-06-18 →
ethnicOrigin	Cape Verdean American →
fullName	Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silva →
genre	hard bop → jazz → soul jazz →
instrument	piano →
knownFor	blues-influenced jazz compositions → gospel-influenced jazz compositions → helping define the hard bop style →
languageOfWork	instrumental music →
movement	hard bop →
notableAlbum	Blowin' the Blues Away → Finger Poppin' → Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers → Six Pieces of Silver → Song for My Father → The Tokyo Blues →
notableWork	Blowin' the Blues Away → Nica's Dream → Opus de Funk → Señor Blues → Song for My Father → The Preacher →
occupation	bandleader → composer → jazz pianist →
placeOfBirth	Norwalk, Connecticut, United States →
placeOfDeath	New Rochelle, New York, United States →
recordLabel	Blue Note Records →
stageName	Horace Silver →
styleCharacteristic	funky, rhythmic piano comping → strong, catchy melodies → use of blues-based riffs → use of gospel-inspired harmonies →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Horace →	hasNotableBearer
Dee Dee Bridgewater →	influencedBy
Horace Silver →	stageName