Results for "Song For My Father"

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Ornette Coleman's and Horace Silver's "Lonely Woman" — A Disambiguation

by Artur Moral
July 27, 2025

Reality is filled with confusion and misunderstandings; some are suggestive or creative, while others are disappointing or, worse, malicious. The jazz world is no stranger to the first type: specific compositions are often confused or misidentified as if they were the same. Usually, this happens because of similar melodies or titles that are sometimes identical. This ...

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Song for my Father

Featuring the music of Horace Silver
Duration: 18:55
June 15, 2025

What makes the stylings of pianist Horace Silver so identifiable? To begin with, he crafted strong bass patterns that had a weighty pulse to them. For example, his most well-known piece, "Song for my Father," was based on a bossa nova feel but reminds one less of the delicate standard "Girl from Ipanema" and more the catchy Steely Dan pop hook from "Rikki Don’t Lose that Number" (which was inspired by "Father"). In addition, he would carefully compose heads that were intended to be memorable. Finally, hints of the blues and gospel elevated his songs to reflect on the human condition. With this video being presented on AAJ on Father's Day, it's appropriate to pause and enjoy an extended performance of a standard that Silver wrote for his dad. (Music begins at 0:45.)

Song of the Day

Song For My Father

March 19, 2010

Album: Certitude
By Dena Taylor
Label: Self Produced
Released: 2010
Duration: 4:35

Album

Song For My Father

By Dave Hepler

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2007

Album

Song For My Father

By Horace Silver

Label: Blue Note
Released: 1964
Track listing: Song for My Father; The Natives Are Restless Tonight; Calcutta Cutie; Que Pasa; The Kicker; Lonely Woman.