Which genre of jazz was Horace Silver particularly influential in?
Swing
Free Jazz
Bop
Hard Bop
Answer
Horace Silver was a pianist and composer who was one of the pioneers of hard bop, a style of jazz that emerged in the 1950s. Hard bop is characterized by its strong beat, bluesy melodies, and use of improvisation. Silver was a master of the hard bop style, and his compositions are some of the most well-known and influential in jazz.
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