etherbored Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 what they said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluesoul Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Horace Silver Memorial Broadcast: Wednesday June 18 at 8pm Starting at 8pm on Wednesday, June 18 and ending at midnight on the night of Thursday, June 19, WKCR will be preempting all regular programming to honor the life and work of jazz pianist Horace Silver, who passed away this Wednesday, June 18 at the age of 85 years. Stay tuned also for weekend jazz programming, which will also focus on the work of Horace Silver. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milestones Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 R.I.P for a wonderful man and musician. Would we even have the "Blue Note sound" without Horace? So many great tunes. So much that was catchy and simply joyful. Your music will always live with me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinuta Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 R.I.P for a wonderful man and musician. Would we even have the "Blue Note sound" without Horace? So many great tunes. So much that was catchy and simply joyful. Your music will always live with me. My feelings exactly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imeanyou Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 (edited) I'm really bummed to hear this. One of the gateway musicians for me. Funky, humourous and deep.He blew the blues away and he blew me away. Thank you Horace. Edited June 19, 2014 by Imeanyou Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noj Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 R.I.P for a wonderful man and musician. Would we even have the "Blue Note sound" without Horace? So many great tunes. So much that was catchy and simply joyful. Your music will always live with me. My feelings exactly. Mine too. I love Horace. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartyJazz Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Just put on one of my very favorite Horace tracks, "Nutville" with Joe, Woody and JJ. Killin' like so many Silver cuts. He did contribute. RIP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 (edited) this is a big blow to me personally, what it is and what it represents. it really is over. I have an autographed picture (real), it means a lot. I think the HS lp thats been doin it for me the most rt now is Cape Verdean Blues. But to pay tribute the best, I really should dig out the iconic HS & The Jazz Messengers on Lexington Ave. label...the one that "started it all" -------- *need to note here the NY Times piece i read at 730 tonite spoke of Benny Maupin playing on HS lp: "Six Pieces of Silver". the auth. was peter keepnews (keepnews's boy) need to get this fixed before print, cant find his email Edited June 19, 2014 by chewy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejp626 Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 RIP. I really dug a lot of his early and mid-career BNs. Not as familiar with the later material, though I do have In Pursuit of the 27th Man. Almost all my CDs are boxed up, waiting for the moving van, but I did find a loose copy of the Bohemia After Dark album, so I put that on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 (edited) something i look over compared to his own music....is Silver the songwriter, SO many other artists have covered his songs, theres full albums of horace music by other artists, like shirley scott on prestige and the mastersounds on world pacific, amongst others. he must of been so widely regarded, his songs became instant standards, it really is amazing, you dont see that much crossover in jazz like that like with a blue note artists material being covered SO frequently.... Edited June 19, 2014 by chewy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sidewinder Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 What sad news to start the day on. Horace has been a massive influence on my listening. RIP. Tuned in to that Memorial Broadcast right now.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John L Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 RIP. Horace was one of the true giants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnS Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Just read this on the BBC news site. Very sad news, he gave us so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyril Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXkZMnOhgME R.I.P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
king ubu Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 So much wonderful music left behind ... thank you for all, Mr. Silver! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 (edited) There was a time when Ilistened to his music every day, and it gave me joy and peace. To me, his tunes always were one of several ideal incarnations of what jazz is, at its core. Many thanks for the music, and R.I.P. Edited June 19, 2014 by mikeweil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imeanyou Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 I put Blowing The Blues Away on the turntable this morning, and Sister Sadie had me groovin' like always, that staccatto blast of horns near the end, wow! 'Joy and Peace' would have been a perfect title for that album. I remember flying out of Newark Airport years ago and I had a mix tape playing 'The African Queen' just as we crossed the Hudson River and circled above Manhattan, one of those perfect moments. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skeith Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Sad news... he was one of my all-time favorites!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 I always loved how he accompanied Miles on the BN version of It Never Entered My Mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Shearn Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Listening to "The Stylings of Silver" now, "The Back Beat" is one of my favorite tunes of his, I love his funky entrances on Blakey's "Cafe Bohemia" volumes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryCurleyMoe Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 R.I.P. Horace. What a legacy! AND - one to foster new talent in his bands from Carmell Jones to Tom Harrell and Bob Berg. Silver's music attracted my ear early on - the great voicings/harmonies, unique melodies, great piano playing, excellent ensembles, and a sort of hipness missing in today's music. "African Queen" for me is a great example of SOUL MUSIC! Thankful to hear his group in the early 1980's in Cleveland, OH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul secor Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Horace Silver touched so many listeners and musicians in ways that I can't imagine. I recall that Cecil called him an influence. Thanks, Mr. Silver. You were loved and you'll be greatly missed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clifford_thornton Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 Yes, Cecil did cite him as an influence. I believe - though I'm not positive & the book is not in front of me - that he's quoted as such in the Spellman book. It is strange that I didn't listen to him as much as I did some of his brethren over the years. Though obviously his compositions were recorded by many people I spent more time with, clearly some rectification needs to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 ..... and a sort of hipness missing in today's music. So true ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 He made repeteadly my heart sing.....RIP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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