The Recording Academy Statement re: Horace Silver

Neil Portnow, president of The Recording Academy, Horace Silver and Dan Carlin, chairman of The Recording Academy. Silver, along with Benny Golson and Jon Hendricks, was honored at the GRAMMY Salute to Jazz on Feb. 8, 2005. Photo Courtesy of The Recording Academy®/Wireimage.com © 2005. Photographed by: R. Diamond

Jazz pianist, composer and bandleader Horace Silver was one of the most popular and influential jazz musicians of the ’50s and ’60s. Widely regarded as the creator of the hard bop sound — a combination of R&B, gospel, and his unique piano style — he performed with some of the biggest names in jazz, including Stan Getz, Miles Davis, and Art Blakey, the latter with whom he founded the legendary Jazz Messengers.

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Seven for Saturday - 7 Freddie Hubbard Videos

"Seven for Saturday" is a great way to see some of the legendary men and women of jazz in action.

Trumpeter Frederick Dewayne "Freddie" Hubbard (Apr 7, 1938 – Dec 29, 2008) was born in Indianapolis, IN. He was known primarily for playing in the bebop, hard bop and post bop styles from the early 1960s and on. His unmistakable and influential tone contributed to new perspectives for modern jazz and bebop.

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Seven for Saturday - 7 Ray Brown Videos

"Seven for Saturday" is a great way to see some of the legendary men and women of jazz in action.

Ray Brown was born in Pittsburgh, PA, moved to New York around 1945 and immediately became part of the musical establishment. He took part in a number of early bop recording sessions with Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Bud Powell, and others, and played in Gillespie's big band (1946-47). Thereafter he toured for several years as the music director for Ella Fitzgerald, who was his wife at the time.

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