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Hi, I'm Mark Rapp, and this is Rapp on Jazz.
Horace Silver, born in 1928 and passed away in 2014, was a pianist and composer known for blending hard bop with elements of gospel, blues, and Latin music to create a sound that is uniquely his own. His masterpieces, like “Song for My Father” and “The Preacher,” are cherished for their infectious melodies and irresistible grooves.
As a co-founder of the Jazz Messengers alongside the legendary Art Blakey, Silver played a pivotal role in shaping the hard bop era throughout the 1950s and 1960s.
He’s inspired countless pianists and composers and nurtured young jazz talent in his bands over an impressive four-decade career.
This has been Rapp on Jazz, a co-production of ColaJazz and SC Public Radio, made possible in part by Layman Poupard Publishers, producers of the Literary Criticism Series and the Dictionary of Literary Biography.