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Jazz pianist Horace Parlan
Jan 21, 2017 00:23:28   #
bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL
 
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=gtknUifOpF0
Horace Parlan Trio - No Blues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qP2xJgg4OZU
Horace Parlan Trio - My Foolish Heart
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwoeKoBfSB4
Horace Parlan - Come Rain Or Come Shine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZJCzfqYKqw
Horace Parlan - The Lady Is A Tramp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L74yyT4NcZo
Horace Parlan - C Jam Blues
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpgcZtMxga0
Horace Parlan - Stella By Starlight
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2IoF19yQxPM
Horace Parlan - On Green Dolphin Street
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KyfO5DaZoGg
HORACE PARLAN, On The Spur Of The Moment (Parlan)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ugem-qDy8A
HORACE PARLAN, Skoo Chee (Ervin)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hV3k5TdZGkg
Horace Parlan - Party time
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvRjyLxcHSo
Horace Parlan - Goodbye Pork Pie Hat
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RExNNH2piRI
Horace Parlan - Headin' South
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hBBNmxGfbxE
Horace Parlan - Congalegre
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytZ-CnzMmpE
Horace Parlan - A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FburnmeevMQ
Horace Parlan Trio - Cynthia's Dance
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TdE3rEyNEE
Horace Parlan Trio - Monk's Mood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEw29YAKhdI
Horace Parlan - Deep River
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8zYRonDZg8c
Round about midnight - Horace Parlan Trio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJQ2QysJmMA
West coast blues - Horace Parlan Trio
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ujqiPR0w2M
Archie Shepp & Horace Parlan - Goin' Home
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCvkcL-aUNs
Archie Shepp & Horace Parlan - Goin' Down Slow
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHMBgFPoeA0
Horace Parlan - Home Is Africa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d1XZHQdZJaI
Horace Parlan Wadin' Speakin' My Piece 1960
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5A6_8sG6LU
HORACE PARLAN, Oh So Blue (Mitchell)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQNLf9pxDwU
Horace Parlan - The Song Is Ended
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b3kjPR84YGs
Horace Parlan - Summertime
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVkftRgGkjs
Horace Parlan,MadsVinding,Ed Thigpen - Us Three
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D28YcTvpJEU

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Jan 21, 2017 01:13:44   #
DOOK Loc: Maclean, Australia
 
He was good, Brian. I had never heard of him, though. His sound seems to be somewhere between Oscar Peterson & Art Tatum. Thanks for sharing--I'm going to extract the audio from these.

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Jan 21, 2017 01:17:53   #
bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL
 
DOOK wrote:
He was good, Brian. I had never heard of him, though. His sound seems to be somewhere between Oscar Peterson & Art Tatum. Thanks for sharing--I'm going to extract the audio from these.


I liked his Green Dolphin Street but he had a lot of other good standards too.

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Jan 21, 2017 03:25:53   #
Leicaflex Loc: Cymru
 
Excellent collection of music.
Thank you for all these wonderful links.

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Jan 21, 2017 10:58:26   #
bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL
 
Leicaflex wrote:
Excellent collection of music.
Thank you for all these wonderful links.


I am glad that you are enjoying them.

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Jan 22, 2017 08:34:16   #
jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY
 

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Jan 22, 2017 10:49:10   #
bcheary Loc: Jacksonville, FL
 
jerryc41 wrote:



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