Horace Silver

The great jazz pianist and composer Horace Silver is in his 80s now, no longer playing and reportedly in poor health, but his music lives on in his many recordings and compositions.

Here he is in the late 1950s with his quintet, featuring saxophonist Junior Cook and trumpeter Blue Mitchell, playing "Senor Blues":

...and "Cool Eyes":

You can hear an NPR Jazz Profiles broadcast on Silver here.