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Horace Parlan (born January 19, 1931 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American hard bop and post-bop piano player.
Noted for his contributions to the classic Charles Mingus recordings Mingus Ah Um and Blues & Roots, Parlan often bridges the divide between the chordal sophistication of the bop idiom and the African-American "roots."
His later work, notably a series of duos with the tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp, including the album Goin' Home, display a sturdy architecture reminiscent of gospel music.
As a child, Parlan was stricken with polio, resulting in the partial crippling of his right hand.
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Horace Parlan (born January 19, 1931 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American hard bop and post-bop piano player.
Noted for his contributions to the classic Charles Mingus recordings Mingus Ah Um and Blues & Roots, Parlan often bridges the divide between the chordal sophistication of the bop idiom and the African-American "roots."
His later work, notably a series of duos with the tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp, including the album Goin' Home, display a sturdy architecture reminiscent of gospel music.
As a child, Parlan was stricken with polio, resulting in the partial crippling of his right hand. The handicap, though, has contributed to his development of a particularly "pungent" left-hand chord voicing style, while comping with highly rhythmic phrases with the right.
Discography
As leader
- Speakin' My Piece (Blue Note, 1960)
- Us 3 (Blue Note, 1960) with George Tucker, Al Harewood
- Headin' South (Blue Note, 1960) with George Tucker, Al Harewood, Ray Barretto
- On the Spur of the Moment (Blue Note, 1961)
- Goin' Home (1977)
- Blue Parlan (Steeplechase, 1978) with Wilbur Little, Dannie Richmond
- Glad I Found You (Steeplechase, 1984) with Thad Jones, Eddie Harris, Jesper Lundgaard
As sideman
With Tommy Turrentine
With Pierre Dorge
With Charles Mingus
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