Horace Parlan (born January 19, 1931, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is an American hard bop and post-bop piano player.
He is noted for his contributions to the classic Charles Mingus recordings Mingus Ah Um and Blues & Roots.
In his birth year, 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.[1]
Between 1952 and 1957, he worked in Washington DC with Sonny Stitt and then spent two years with Mingus' Jazz Workshop.[1] In 1973, Parlan moved to Copenhagen, Denmark. He later settled in the small village of Rude in southern Zealand. In 1974 he did a State Department tour of Africa with Hal Singer.[1]
His later work, notably a series of duos with the tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp, including the album Goin' Home, is steeped in gospel music.
He was recipient of the 2000 Ben Webster Prize given by the Ben Webster Foundation.
Horace Parlan Trio - Love and Peace
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtknUifOpF0Horace Parlan Trio - No Blues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP2xJgg4OZUHorace Parlan Trio - My Foolish Heart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwoeKoBfSB4Horace Parlan - Come Rain Or Come Shine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZJCzfqYKqwHorace Parlan - The Lady Is A Tramp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L74yyT4NcZoHorace Parlan - C Jam Blues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpgcZtMxga0Horace Parlan - Stella By Starlight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IoF19yQxPMHorace Parlan - On Green Dolphin Street
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyfO5DaZoGgHORACE PARLAN, On The Spur Of The Moment (Parlan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ugem-qDy8AHORACE PARLAN, Skoo Chee (Ervin)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV3k5TdZGkgHorace Parlan - Party time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvRjyLxcHSoHorace Parlan - Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RExNNH2piRIHorace Parlan - Headin' South
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBBNmxGfbxEHorace Parlan - Congalegre
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytZ-CnzMmpEHorace Parlan - A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FburnmeevMQHorace Parlan Trio - Cynthia's Dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TdE3rEyNEEHorace Parlan Trio - Monk's Mood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEw29YAKhdIHorace Parlan - Deep River
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zYRonDZg8cRound about midnight - Horace Parlan Trio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJQ2QysJmMAWest coast blues - Horace Parlan Trio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ujqiPR0w2MArchie Shepp & Horace Parlan - Goin' Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCvkcL-aUNsArchie Shepp & Horace Parlan - Goin' Down Slow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHMBgFPoeA0Horace Parlan - Home Is Africa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1XZHQdZJaIHorace Parlan Wadin' Speakin' My Piece 1960
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5A6_8sG6LUHORACE PARLAN, Oh So Blue (Mitchell)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQNLf9pxDwUHorace Parlan - The Song Is Ended
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3kjPR84YGsHorace Parlan - Summertime
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVkftRgGkjsHorace Parlan,MadsVinding,Ed Thigpen - Us Three
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D28YcTvpJEU