Horace Silver, pioneer jazz pianist, composer, dies at 85

... "Even an ordinary 12-bar blues in his hands turned into something magical." Silver was born Sept. 2, 1928, in Norwalk, Connecticut. His father, John Tavares Silver, was an immigrant from Cape Verde, an island group off the west coast of Africa. ...



via Norwalk Newswire http://bangordailynews.com/2014/06/19/living/horace-silver-pioneer-jazz-pianist-composer-dies-at-85/