“Basically my influences have been American influences. It's been blues, gospel, swing era music, bebop music, Broadway show music, classical music.” Has BeensShowsInfluenceMusic IsErasSwingsBroadwayClassical MusicBroadway ShowsBebop Author:Horace Silver
“I've found in composing that being simple and profound—having in-depthness in your music—is the most difficult thing to do. Anybody can write a whole lot of notes, which may or may not say something . . . But why make it complicated for the musicians to play? Why make it difficult for the listeners to hear?” WritingMayPlayWholeFoundDifficultSimpleMusicianMusic IsNotesProfoundComplicatedThings To DoListenersDifficult ThingsComposing Author:Horace Silver
“Basically my influences have been American influences. It's been blues, gospel, swing era music, bebop music, Broadway show music, classical music. It's like making a stew. You put all these various ingredients in it. You season it with this. You put that in it. You put the other in it. You mix it all up and it comes out something neat, something that you created.” Has BeensShowsMusicInfluenceMusic IsSeasonsJazzVariousErasIngredientsSwingsBroadwayClassical MusicJazz MusicNeatStewBroadway ShowsBebop Author:Horace Silver
