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Horace Silver is one of the last giants remaining from the
incredible flowering and creative extension of bebop music that
became known as hard bop in the 1950s. This freewheeling
autobiography of the great composer, pianist, and bandleader takes
us from his childhood in Norwalk, Connecticut, through his rise to
fame as a musician in New York, to his comfortable life after the
road in California. During that time, Silver composed an impressive
repertoire of tunes that have become standards and recorded a
number of classic albums. Well-seasoned with anecdotes about the
music, the musicians, and the milieu in which he worked and
prospered, SilverOCOs narrativeOColike his musicOCois earthy,
vernacular, and intimate. His stories resonate with lessons learned
from hearing and playing alongside such legends as Art Blakey,
Charlie Parker, and Lester Young. His irrepressible sense of humor
combined with his distinctive spirituality make his account both
entertaining and inspiring. Most importantly, SilverOCOs unique
take on the music and the people who play it opens a window onto
the creative process of jazz and the social and cultural worlds in
which it flourishes."LetOCOs Get to the Nitty Gritty "also
describes SilverOCOs spiritual awakening in the late 1970s. This
transformation found its expression in the electronic and vocal
music of the three-part work called The United States of Mind and
eventually led the musician to start his own record label, Silveto.
Silver details the economic forces that eventually persuaded him to
put Silveto to rest and to return to the studios of major jazz
recording labels like Columbia, Impulse, and Verve, where he
continued expanding his catalogue of new compositions and
recordings that are at least as impressive as his earlier work."
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