Horace Silver - Senor blues

Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver (born September 2, 1928 in Norwalk, Connecticut) is a world wide known jazz pianist and composer. He is known characteristic funky style and his hard-bop grooves. Silver began his career as a saxophonist, but later switched to piano. His playing was highly influenced by the style of Bud Powell.His music influences excpet Powell are Dexter Gordon, Lester Young, Charlie Parker and general the bebop era.