Horace Parlan (1931-2017)
March 5, 2017 4:31 PM Subscribe
American Jazz Pianist with a partially-disabled right-hand from polio.
NYT and a documentary, Horace Parlan by Horace Parlan
Thanks for posting this.
Just want to leave this here: Up & Down. It's a great performance, check it out if only for a couple minutes of great piano from Parlan at 5:10, then listen to the whole thing. I love this because it's Grant Green and Parlan together and their styles mesh so well. It's the sort of music that you can have on as background for people who would otherwise be "jazz...schmazz" but then they might tune in for a second and be like "Oh. I like this. Who is this?"
Or you can sit down to have a deep listen to it because it's so good.
I'm not a jazz player, but the first jazz album I ever bought and sat down with was Mingus Ah Um, on which Parlan played piano and that was formative for me liking some really good music.
So thanks, sir. That was some fantastic piano playing.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 6:39 PM on March 5, 2017 [4 favorites]
Just want to leave this here: Up & Down. It's a great performance, check it out if only for a couple minutes of great piano from Parlan at 5:10, then listen to the whole thing. I love this because it's Grant Green and Parlan together and their styles mesh so well. It's the sort of music that you can have on as background for people who would otherwise be "jazz...schmazz" but then they might tune in for a second and be like "Oh. I like this. Who is this?"
Or you can sit down to have a deep listen to it because it's so good.
I'm not a jazz player, but the first jazz album I ever bought and sat down with was Mingus Ah Um, on which Parlan played piano and that was formative for me liking some really good music.
So thanks, sir. That was some fantastic piano playing.
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 6:39 PM on March 5, 2017 [4 favorites]
. and a quarter note to everyone since Mingus he touched
posted by cyclotronboy at 6:47 PM on March 5, 2017
posted by cyclotronboy at 6:47 PM on March 5, 2017
Dang. I just recently got into Horace Parlan, I think through his work on Blues and Roots. . for a singular talent.
posted by selfnoise at 8:13 PM on March 5, 2017 [1 favorite]
posted by selfnoise at 8:13 PM on March 5, 2017 [1 favorite]
My absolute favourite.
Godspeed, sir. And thank you.
posted by Capt. Renault at 6:33 AM on March 6, 2017
Godspeed, sir. And thank you.
posted by Capt. Renault at 6:33 AM on March 6, 2017
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posted by misteraitch at 7:31 AM on March 6, 2017
posted by misteraitch at 7:31 AM on March 6, 2017
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posted by languagehat at 8:09 AM on March 6, 2017
posted by languagehat at 8:09 AM on March 6, 2017
oh no
me and my partially wonky left hand are reluctantly inspired
posted by poffin boffin at 10:30 AM on March 6, 2017
me and my partially wonky left hand are reluctantly inspired
posted by poffin boffin at 10:30 AM on March 6, 2017
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