horace silver has died

Distinctive voice in jazz who will be sorely missed. Love his recordings. Always great bands with some of my favorite tenor players inc Joe Henderson and the underrated Junior Cook. Here is a good and brief overview of his best recordings for anyone interested:

http://www.jazz.com/dozens/the-dozens-horace-silver

Albert, I am intrigued by your comment re tenor sax. I am not aware of Silver playing saxophone; would love to hear that.

RIP Mr. Silver

We do miss things sometimes; and sometimes things fall through the cracks. Frankly, I am amazed that having been a fan of Silver and of tenor saxophone players for so many years I was not aware of that fact. Glad to know and thanks for the education. Do you know if he ever recorded on tenor? Now I am really intrigued and the hunt is on.

I agree about "In Pursuit Of The 27th Man". Great record and the first time that I heard the great late Michael Brecker; it knocked my socks off. Here is an interesting glimpse into Horace Silver the bandleader and the making of that record according to Michael's brother Randy, also in the band:

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kLr9MNoWJAM

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EQ-_WXES0qU

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=yttc-i_vA8I