Comments on: Song For My Father, Again

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Back To Blue Note, Prestige and Fond Memories | jazzcollector.com — Mon, 14 Sep 2020 17:10:17 +0000

[…] was my mother’s name, so every time I listen to the record I think of both my mother as well as my dad, since he was a huge Miles fan and spent many an hour listening to Miles on the Fisher record […]

By: ADAMSKI

ADAMSKI — Fri, 27 Jun 2014 13:45:45 +0000

Nice words Al
Horace was indeed the Daddy.
So many great LPs
I Just Had the ‘African Queen’ on
from ‘The Cape Verdean Blues’ LP
My god, he was so majestic.

By: Rich (DG Mono)

Rich (DG Mono) — Mon, 23 Jun 2014 16:19:02 +0000

Such a beautiful, sincere reflection, Al. Thank you so much for sharing…quite inspiring.

By: japhy

japhy — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 19:04:05 +0000

I saw Horace at the Blue Note in NYC about 7 or 8 years ago. During his set he kept reminding the audience to buy his CDs after the show to help him “keep pork chops on the table.” After the set he was signing CDs and I respectfully went up to meet him and ask for a picture. He was focused on those pork chops and politely tried to hold me off until he was done (I didn’t have a CD because between my vinyl and discs at home I was set!). Nevertheless, he still shook my hand and looked up with a big smile as my brother snapped the pic. I’ll always remember how gracious he was to me despite the lack of pork chops (but let’s be fair – tickets were $50 or $60! ;))

By: Eric

Eric — Fri, 20 Jun 2014 16:20:44 +0000

With all that’s been written over the last couple days, you may have summed it up best:

“There was an infectious joy in Horace Silver’s music and it always seemed as if he and all of the musicians were having a blast”

Indeed!!

By: Gregory the Fish

Gregory the Fish — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 18:28:06 +0000

Such memories are lovely to hear of, Al. I have similar ones, but they mostly consist of classic rock, which has not taken the hold on me that jazz has. Haha.

RIP Horace.

By: Mattyman

Mattyman — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 17:44:00 +0000

Horace Silver’s output is magnificent and for the (once in a blue moon) occasions that people ask me to DJ at their parties, you simple can’t afford to *not* play something from Horace. Anything from the fifties and sixties will do perfectly – “Filthy McNasty” from ‘Doin’ The Thing’, for example, is a true floor filler up to this day. Just play it again at a nice and high volume – irresistible.
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I’d also like to mention his stuff from the seventies, ’cause when you have a few good dancers in the club, every DJ will grab the ‘Silver ‘n Brass’ album and play either “Kissin’ Cousins” or “The Sophisticated Hippie”.
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It’s exactly what Al says in his piece: it’s indeed the infectious joy in Horace Silver’s music that gets ever party started and it really does always sound as if he and all of the musicians are having a blast, that’s why his tracks work so well for DJ sets.
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So Horace Silver may have left this mortal coil, but the joy he still brings to the world with his superb music will last for a long, long, loooong time!

By: Steve B

Steve B — Thu, 19 Jun 2014 16:19:08 +0000

Horace Silver was one of the first jazz artists I really became a fan of. He was my gateway into this wonderful world of music and I for one will be celebrating his legacy this evening by enjoying the wonderful music he left us. Rest in peace Horace.