Horace Parlan (1931-2017), a hard bop pianist who overcame a polio-stricken right hand to become one of the finest trio and solo pianists of his generation, died in Denmark on Feb. 23. He was 86. I recently posted about Parlan here and here. Among Parlan's finest group recordings are the Blue Note albums he recorded with Stanley Turrentine and Dexter Go…
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