Re: Horace Silver

Elson Trinidad (elson@westworld.com)
Sun, 26 May 1996 10:36:22 -0700


Jim Ayson wrote:

> >Horace Silver is one of the guys that play that kind of soul jazz,
> >and I think he was a talented composer.
>
> Steely Dan must've thought so ... they ripped off Horace Silver's bass line
> for "Song for my Father"for "Rikki Don't Lose that Number". :)
I also think Stevie Wonder might have ripped off part of the melody line for "Don't You
Worry 'Bout A Thing"!
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