As a pianist and composer, Horace Silver was known for his soulful playing and catchy, blues-inflected compositions. His music often featured funky grooves and gospel-inspired harmonies, which helped to shape the sound of hard bop in the 1950s and 1960s.
Horace Silver Quintet at the Umbria Jazz Festival, 1974 with Horace Silver: piano Bob Berg: tenor sax Tom Harrell: trumpet Mike Richmond: bass Willian Goffigan: drums.