tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post6229157526174670917..comments2024-03-27T22:39:08.396-04:00Comments on Sweet Freedom: Horace Silver, 1928-2014Todd Masonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-72122752719100284352014-06-19T22:26:43.733-04:002014-06-19T22:26:43.733-04:00No, make that a quintet.No, make that a quintet.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-61281006899529077232014-06-19T22:25:13.560-04:002014-06-19T22:25:13.560-04:00Just recalled, I saw him once - maybe twice - at t...Just recalled, I saw him once - maybe twice - at the Playboy Jazz Festival, back in the day. It was a quartet, but I don't remember who he was with.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-49597618424684525852014-06-19T20:45:53.147-04:002014-06-19T20:45:53.147-04:00Famously a nice guy as well as (much like Art Blak...Famously a nice guy as well as (much like Art Blakey) a mentor to younger jazz musicians.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-24976765746191125252014-06-19T17:43:26.571-04:002014-06-19T17:43:26.571-04:00So long, Horace, a giant of American music both as... So long, Horace, a giant of American music both as a pianist (often underestimated) and composer. Some other great ones besides Song for My Father and the others you've posted: Silver's Blue, Sister Sadie, Filthy McNasty, The African Queen, Too Much Sake, and on and on. Jim C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07964049228931887059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8525415828746712027.post-10497398999838597322014-06-19T17:07:41.561-04:002014-06-19T17:07:41.561-04:00Great talent. I have many of his albums, enjoy the...Great talent. I have many of his albums, enjoy them fairly often. I downloaded Tokyo Blues just a couple of weeks ago so I could listen while out walking.Rick Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07978136287154214297noreply@blogger.com