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Horace Silver hit the scene in the early 1950s, and his compositions and piano playing helped define the shift from the bebop of Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, and Bud Powell towards the hard-bop style that would dominate the next decade. Silver was a founding member of the Jazz Messengers, and many of his compositions, including “Song for My Father,” “The Preacher,” “Peace,” and “Nica’s Dream” have become jazz standards. As one of the most pro...