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Horace Silver, an Uncommon card
Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Arts
- ATK
- 75
- DEF
- 92
- Power
- 167
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 70,000
Power 167 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 85 % of WikiCards cards.
Horace Silver quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Horace Silver card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Silver soon moved to New York City, where he developed a ______ as a composer and for his bluesy playing.
Answer
reputation. Silver soon moved to New York City, where he developed a reputation as a composer and for his bluesy playing. From the Horace Silver article on Wikipedia.
In which decade?
Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the ____s.
Answer
1950s. Horace Ward Martin Tavares Silver was an American jazz pianist, composer, and arranger, particularly in the hard bop style that he helped pioneer in the 1950s. From the Horace Silver article on Wikipedia.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- After playing tenor saxophone and piano at school in Connecticut, Silver got his break on piano when his trio was recruited by Stan Getz in 1950.
- Silver soon moved to New York City, where he developed a reputation as a composer and for his bluesy playing.
- Frequent sideman recordings in the mid-1950s helped further, but it was his work with the Jazz Messengers, co-led by Art Blakey, that brought both his writing and playing the most attention.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Horace Silver article was read about 70,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 75 and blocks with 92: each hit it takes is cut by 37 %.
How to get Horace Silver
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Horace Silver (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Dimitri Savitski, SAVITSKI, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
