Horace Parlan (January 19, 1931 – February 23, 2017)[1] was an American pianist and composer known for working in the hard bop and post-bop styles of jazz. In addition to his work as a bandleader Parlan was known for his contributions to the Charles Mingus recordings Mingus Ah Um and Blues & Roots.
He was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States.[2] In his birth year, Parlan was stricken with polio, resulting in the partial crippling of his right hand. The handicap contributed to his development of a particularly "pungent" left-hand chord voicing style, while comping with highly rhythmic phrases with the right.[3]
Later life and careeredit
Between 1952 and 1957, he worked in Washington, D.C., with Sonny Stitt, then spent two years with Mingus' Jazz Workshop.[3] In 1973, Parlan moved to Copenhagen, Denmark. He later settled in the small village of Rude in southern Zealand. In 1974, he completed a State Department tour of Africa with Hal Singer.[3]
He died at a nursing home in Naestved, Denmark at the age of 86. He had been suffering from multiple ailments, including diabetes and failing eyesight.[4][5]
^ abcFeather, Leonard; Gitler, Ira (18 November 1999). The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford University Press. p. 6. ISBN978-0-19-972907-4. Retrieved October 3, 2021 – via Google Books.
^"Horace Parlan, Jazz Pianist Who Overcame Disability, Dies at 86". Billboard.com. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
^. The Washington Post. Archived from the original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
^"Blue Note Records Catalog: 4100 series". jazzdisco. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
^Erlewine, Stephen Thomans. "Happy Frame of Mind: Horace Parlan". AllMusic. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
^"Horace Parlan Discography". jazzdisco. Retrieved March 17, 2023.
^"Horace Parlan by Horace Parlan". loc.gov. Retrieved March 18, 2023.
^"A Moon Of Roses (1994, CD)". Discogs.com. 1994. Retrieved October 3, 2021.
External linksedit
BBC World Service - A Portrait of Horace Parlan
Horace Parlan Hardbop Homepage
Biography at AllMusic
Article at All About Jazz
Soul Note Catalogue
Horace Parlan -Pittsburgh Music History
April 10, 2024
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Horace Parlan January 19 1931 February 23 2017 1 was an American pianist and composer known for working in the hard bop and post bop styles of jazz In addition to his work as a bandleader Parlan was known for his contributions to the Charles Mingus recordings Mingus Ah Um and Blues amp Roots Horace ParlanBorn 1931 01 19 January 19 1931Pittsburgh Pennsylvania U S DiedFebruary 23 2017 2017 02 23 aged 86 Korsor DenmarkGenresBebopavant garde jazzpost bopthird streamOccupation s Musician composerInstrument s PianoLabelsBlue Note SteepleChase Contents 1 Early life 2 Later life and career 3 Discography 3 1 As leader co leader 3 2 As sideman 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editHe was born in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania United States 2 In his birth year Parlan was stricken with polio resulting in the partial crippling of his right hand The handicap contributed to his development of a particularly pungent left hand chord voicing style while comping with highly rhythmic phrases with the right 3 Later life and career editBetween 1952 and 1957 he worked in Washington D C with Sonny Stitt then spent two years with Mingus Jazz Workshop 3 In 1973 Parlan moved to Copenhagen Denmark He later settled in the small village of Rude in southern Zealand In 1974 he completed a State Department tour of Africa with Hal Singer 3 His later work such as a series of duos with the tenor saxophonist Archie Shepp included the album Goin Home 1977 2 steeped in gospel music Parlan received the 2000 Ben Webster Prize awarded by the Ben Webster Foundation He died at a nursing home in Naestved Denmark at the age of 86 He had been suffering from multiple ailments including diabetes and failing eyesight 4 5 Discography editAs leader co leader edit Recording date Title Label Year released Notes1960 02 Movin amp Groovin Blue Note 1960 Trio with Sam Jones bass Al Harewood drums 1960 04 Us Three Blue Note 1960 Trio with George Tucker bass Al Harewood drums 1960 07 Speakin My Piece Blue Note 1960 Quintet with Tommy Turrentine trumpet Stanley Turrentine tenor sax George Tucker bass Al Harewood drums 1960 12 Headin South Blue Note 1961 Some tracks trio with George Tucker bass Al Harewood drums most tracks quartet with Ray Barretto congas added1961 03 On the Spur of the Moment Blue Note 1961 Quintet with Tommy Turrentine trumpet Stanley Turrentine tenor sax George Tucker bass Al Harewood drums 1961 06 Up amp Down Blue Note 1961 Quintet with Booker Ervin tenor sax Grant Green guitar George Tucker bass Al Harewood drums 1963 02 Happy Frame of Mind Blue Note 1986 One track quintet with Johnny Coles trumpet Booker Ervin tenor sax Butch Warren bass Billy Higgins drums other tracks sextet with Grant Green guitar added originally released as part of Booker Ervin s Back from the Gig released in Parlan s name in 1986 6 7 1973 12 Arrival SteepleChase 1974 Some tracks trio with Hugo Rasmussen bass Ed Thigpen drums some tracks quintet with Idrees Sulieman flugelhorn Bent Jaedig tenor sax added1975 12 No Blues Steeplechase 1976 Trio with Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen bass Tony Inzalaco drums 1977 02 Frank ly Speaking Steeplechase 1977 Quintet with Frank Foster tenor sax Frank Strozier alto sax Lisle Atkinson bass Al Harewood drums 1977 04 Goin Home Steeplechase 1977 Duo co led with Archie Shepp tenor sax soprano sax 1978 02 Hi Fly Steeplechase 1978 Trio with Doug Raney guitar Wilbur Little bass 1978 11 Blue Parlan Steeplechase 1979 Trio with Wilbur Little bass Dannie Richmond drums 1979 11 Musically Yours Steeplechase 1980 Solo piano1979 11 The Maestro Steeplechase 1982 Solo piano1980 02 Trouble in Mind Steeplechase 1980 Duo co led with Archie Shepp tenor sax soprano sax 1981 02 Pannonica Enja 1984 Trio with Reggie Johnson bass Alvin Queen drums 1983 03 Like Someone in Love Steeplechase 1983 Trio with Jesper Lundgaard bass Dannie Richmond drums 1983 06 Jazzbuhne Berlin 83 Jazzbuhne Berlin 79 Repertoire 1991 2in1 CD album shared with Mal Waldron Solo piano1984 07 Glad I Found You Steeplechase 1984 Quintet with Thad Jones flugelhorn Eddie Harris tenor sax Jesper Lundgaard bass Aage Tanggaard drums 1987 03 Little Esther Soul Note 1987 Quartet with Per Goldschmidt baritone sax Klavs Hovman bass Massimo De Majo drums 1987 05 Duo Reunion L R 1987 Duo co led with Archie Shepp tenor sax 1988 01 Keep Your Hands Wide Open Olufsen 1988 Most tracks duo with Soren S Eriksen alto sax one track trio with Thomas Helmig vocals added1991 09 Swing Low Plainisphare 1993 Duo co led with Archie Shepp tenor sax alto sax vocals in concert 8 1994 04 Joinin Forces Olufsen 1994 Duo co led with Jan Kaspersen piano 1997 06 We Three Baybridge 1998 Trio with Mads Vinding bass Ed Thigpen drums 1998 08 The Horace Parlan Trio also released as Kōjō no Tsuki 荒城の月 M amp I 1999 Trio with Jesper Lundgaard bass Ed Thigpen drums 1999 01 Voyage of Rediscovery Storyville 1999 Solo piano2001 09 Behind the Blues Leafage Jazz 2002 Some tracks trio with Mads Vinding bass Ed Thigpen drums some tracks quartet with Staffan William Olsson guitar added2003 12 Relaxin with Horace Stunt 2004 Trio with Jesper Lundgaard bass Ed Thigpen drums 2007 03 My Little Brown Book Stunt 2007 Trio with Christina Von Bulow alto sax Jesper Lundgaard bass Main source 9 Documentary released on DVD Horace Parlan by Horace Parlan 10 As sideman edit With Dave Bailey One Foot in the Gutter Epic 1960 Gettin Into Somethin Epic 1961 rec 1960With Eddie Lockjaw Davis Goin to the Meeting Prestige 1961 rec 1960 Tough Tenor Favorites Jazzland 1962 also with Johnny Griffin Jaw s Blues Enja 1981 With Lou Donaldson The Time Is Right Blue Note 1959 Sunny Side Up Blue Note 1960 Midnight Sun Blue Note 1980 rec 1960With Booker Ervin That s It Candid 1961 Exultation Prestige 1963 With Dexter Gordon Doin Allright Blue Note 1961 Stable Mable SteepleChase 1975 With Slide Hampton Jazz with a Twist Atlantic 1962 rec 1961 Explosion The Sound of Slide Hampton Atlantic 1962 With Roland Kirk Gifts amp Messages Mercury 1964 I Talk with the Spirits Limelight 1965 rec 1964 Slightly Latin Limelight 1965 With Charles Mingus A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry Bethlehem 1957 Mingus Ah Um Columbia 1959 Blues amp Roots Atlantic 1960 rec 1959With Doug Raney I ll Close My Eyes SteepleChase 1982 Meeting the Tenors Criss Cross 1983 rec 1984With Archie Shepp Splashes L R 1987 Black Ballads Timeless 1992 With Idrees Sulieman Bird s Grass SteepleChase 1985 rec 1976 Groovin SteepleChase 1986 rec 1985With Stanley Turrentine Look Out Blue Note 1960 Up at Minton s Blue Note 1961 Salt Song CTI 1971 Comin Your Way Blue Note 1987 rec 1961 With others Gene Ammons Gene Ammons in Sweden Enja 1981 rec 1973 Al Cohn and Zoot Sims Motoring Along Sonet 1975 Johnny Coles New Morning Criss Cross Jazz 1982 Pierre Dorge The Jazzpar Prize Enja 1992 Frank Foster The House That Love Built SteepleChase 1982 Hugo Heredia Mananita Pampera Cote d azur 1976 Langston Hughes Weary Blues MGM 1958 Tommy Turrentine Tommy Turrentine Time 1960 Kai Winding and Curtis Fuller Giant Bones 80 Sonet 1980 various artists A Moon of Roses 11 References edit Jazzlegenden Horace Parlan er dod Sn dk 25 February 2017 Retrieved October 3 2021 a b Colin Larkin ed 1992 The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music First ed Guinness Publishing p 1911 ISBN 0 85112 939 0 a b c Feather Leonard Gitler Ira 18 November 1999 The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz Oxford University Press p 6 ISBN 978 0 19 972907 4 Retrieved October 3 2021 via Google Books Horace Parlan Jazz Pianist Who Overcame Disability Dies at 86 Billboard com Retrieved October 3 2021 Horace Parlan jazz pianist who overcame disability dies at 86 the Washington Post The Washington Post Archived from the original on 2020 10 22 Retrieved 2020 10 20 Blue Note Records Catalog 4100 series jazzdisco Retrieved March 17 2023 Erlewine Stephen Thomans Happy Frame of Mind Horace Parlan AllMusic Retrieved March 17 2023 Yanow Scott Swing Low Archie Shepp AllMusic Retrieved March 18 2023 Horace Parlan Discography jazzdisco Retrieved March 17 2023 Horace Parlan by Horace Parlan loc gov Retrieved March 18 2023 A Moon Of Roses 1994 CD Discogs com 1994 Retrieved October 3 2021 External links editBBC World Service A Portrait of Horace Parlan Horace Parlan Hardbop Homepage Biography at AllMusic Article at All About Jazz Soul Note Catalogue Horace Parlan Pittsburgh Music History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Horace Parlan amp oldid 1215200502, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
