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Horace Silver, RIP

Death of a pianist

Jesse Walker | 6.19.2014 12:40 PM

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The great jazz pianist Horace Silver has passed away at age 85. For a nice selection of his work, check out Boing Boing's tribute here. Below, hear his band playing "Señor Blues":

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Jesse Walker is books editor at Reason and the author of Rebels on the Air and The United States of Paranoia.

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