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Horace Parlan

(1931-2017) American-Danish jazz pianist

Born
19 January 1931
Pittsburgh
Died
23 February 2017
Korsør
Country
United States
Record labels
Blue Note, Enja Records
Discography
28 albums

Biography

Horace Parlan was a jazz musician who played piano. Horace Parlan was born on 19 January 1931 in Pittsburgh and died on 23 February 2017 in Korsør. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Blue Note and Enja Records. The discography here lists 28 albums, from “Movin' & Groovin'” (1960) to “In Copenhagen” (2008).

Horace Parlan (January 19, 1931 – February 23, 2017) was an American jazz pianist and composer known for working in the hard bop and post-bop styles. In addition to his work as a bandleader, Parlan was known for his contributions to the Charles Mingus recordings Mingus Ah Um (1959) and Blues & Roots (1960).

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Discography

Studio and live albums

Movin' & Groovin' 1960
Us Three 1960
Headin' South 1961
Up & Down 1963
Arrival 1974
No Blues 1975
Frank-ly Speaking 1977
Blue Parlan 1979
Musically Yours 1980
One for Wilton 1980
The Maestro 1982
Glad I Found You 1986
Happy Frame of Mind 1986
Blue Parlan 1987
Mama Rose in Concert 1987 · Live
Reunion 1987 · L+R Records
Keep Your Hands Wide Open 1988
Ellington Ballads 1990
Jazzbühne Berlin 1991 · Live
Arrival 1992
Swing Low, Live in Zurich 1993 · Live
In Between Those Changes 1995
Rainer Pusch Trio Meets Horace Parlan 1995
Peter Almqvist Trio With Horace Parlan 1997
Voyage of Rediscovery 1999
Relaxin' With Horace 2004
My Little Brown Book 2007
In Copenhagen 2008

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Albums where Horace Parlan is credited as a sideman

1957 A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry With Charles Mingus — Charles Mingus piano
1959 Mingus Ah Um — Charles Mingus piano
1959 The Time Is Right — Lou Donaldson piano
1960 Blues & Roots — Charles Mingus piano
1960 Look Out! — Stanley Turrentine piano
1961 Doin’ Allright — Dexter Gordon piano
1961 Sunny Side Up — Lou Donaldson piano
1961 Up at "Minton's", Vol. 1 — Stanley Turrentine piano
1961 Up at Minton's, Volume 2 — Stanley Turrentine piano
1961 That's It! — Booker Ervin piano
1962 Jazz With a Twist — Slide Hampton piano
1962 Explosion! The Sound of Slide Hampton — Slide Hampton piano
1963 Exultation! — Booker Ervin piano
1964 Gifts & Messages — Roland Kirk piano
1965 I Talk With the Spirits — Roland Kirk piano, celesta
1966 Slightly Latin — Roland Kirk piano
1971 Salt Song — Stanley Turrentine piano
1975 Motoring Along — Al Cohn and Zoot Sims piano
1977 Goin’ Home — Archie Shepp & Horace Parlan piano
1978 Out of Nowhere — Clark Terry, Red Mitchell, Horace Parlan piano
1980 Trouble in Mind — Archie Shepp & Horace Parlan piano
1980 Midnight Sun — Lou Donaldson piano
1980 Giant Bones '80 — Kai Winding and Curtis Fuller piano
1980 Eclipse — Thad Jones piano
1981 Trombone Summit — Winding, Mangelsdorff, Watrous, Whigham piano
1981 In Sweden — Gene Ammons piano
1983 Holiday for Monica — Monica Zetterlund, Red Mitchell, Nils Sandström, Horace Parlan piano
1986 Benny Carter All Stars — Benny Carter All Stars feat. Nat Adderley & Red Norvo piano
1987 First Set — Archie Shepp & Horace Parlan piano, producer
1987 En Concert: 1rst Set — Archie Shepp & Horace Parlan piano

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Horace Parlan play?

Horace Parlan is known for playing piano.

When and where was Horace Parlan born?

Horace Parlan was born 19 January 1931 in Pittsburgh.

What are Horace Parlan's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Reunion (1987), Movin' & Groovin' (1960), Us Three (1960), Headin' South (1961) and Up & Down (1963).

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