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Horace Silver

Although known as one of the world's greatest pianists, Horace Silver's first instrument was the tenor saxophone. Heavily influenced by saxophonist Lester Young and pianist Bud Powell, Silver was discovered playing at a club in Hartford, Connecticut where his trio backed Stan Getz on saxophone, who subsequently took him on the road with him and recorded three of his compositions. Moving to New York, Silver got a weekly residency at the famous Birdland jazz club, where he was signed by Blue Note Records and formed the Jazz Messengers with Art Blakey. He also became a member o...