A Happy Fathers’ Day Jazz Tribute from CAT and Horace Silver
……Horace Silver by George Underwood
Horace Silver, a major contributor to and influencer of 20th century jazz, tended not to play up that he was proficient in Portuguese, nor draw directly on his rich Portuguese musical upbringing. Song For My Father was his most famous jazz creation and reflects both his Portuguese and Brazilian influences. Several versions of the song are offered here interspaced with the lyrics, including Silver’s own fully instrumental version from 1976, second in line …
… Happy Fathers’ Day, enjoy!
If there was ever a man
Who was generous, gracious and good
That is my dad
The man
A human being so true
He could live like a king
‘Cause he knew
The real pleasure in life
LEON THOMAS PERFORMING
To be devoted to
And always stand by me
So I’d be unafraid and free
The Piano Passion of Eric Allaman
I recall over two decades ago as if it were yesterday – Eric passionately conveying to me his love and intrigue with the History of Berlin and its impact on his music. Eric’s passion manifests brilliantly through this latest composition “A Season of Losses”.
So beautiful, I feel the heart of your art, Eric! Play on!
Excerpt from Eric’s bio –
I took the route of countless artists before and moved to Paris, then Berlin, a city still divided between East and West. Barely scraping by on solo piano gigs in stylish hotels and smoky lounges, I got a break working with the electronica group, Tangerine Dream. In West Berlin, I began to merge my classical background with electronica aspects of synths, drum machines and sequencers.
