Jazz

United States

Horace Parlan

Top Songs By Horace Parlan

On The Spur Of The MomentHorace Parlan

Listen to Trouble In Mind by Archie Shepp & Horace Parlan, see lyrics, music video & more!

Trouble In MindArchie Shepp & Horace Parlan

Listen to Oh So Blue by Horace Parlan, see lyrics, music video & more!

Oh So BlueHorace Parlan

Listen to Goin' Home by Archie Shepp & Horace Parlan, see lyrics, music video & more!

Goin' HomeArchie Shepp & Horace Parlan

Listen to Headin' South by Horace Parlan, see lyrics, music video & more!

Headin' SouthHorace Parlan

Listen to The Other Part of Town (Rudy Van Gelder Edition) [Remastered 2009] by Horace Parlan, see lyrics, music video & more!

The Other Part of Town (Rudy Van Gelder Edition) [Remastered 2009]Horace Parlan

Listen to Rastus by Horace Parlan, see lyrics, music video & more!

RastusHorace Parlan

Listen to Opus Ocean by Tubby Hayes, see lyrics, music video & more!

Opus OceanTubby Hayes

Listen to Nobody knows the Troubles I've Seen by Archie Shepp & Horace Parlan, see lyrics, music video & more!

Nobody knows the Troubles I've SeenArchie Shepp & Horace Parlan

Listen to Go Down Moses by Archie Shepp & Horace Parlan, see lyrics, music video & more!

Go Down MosesArchie Shepp & Horace Parlan

Latest Release

Listen to Lovesongs by Etta Cameron & Horace Parlan

ALBUMLovesongsEtta Cameron & Horace Parlan

More albums from Horace Parlan

Listen to Body and Soul (feat. Red Mitchell, Nisse Sandström & Bosse Broberg) by Horace Parlan

ALBUMBody and Soul (feat. Red Mitchell, Nisse Sandström & Bosse Broberg)Horace Parlan

Listen to In Copenhagen by Horace Parlan

ALBUMIn CopenhagenHorace Parlan

Listen to Relaxin' With Horace by Horace Parlan

ALBUMRelaxin' With HoraceHorace Parlan

Listen to Horace Parlan By Horace Parlan by Horace Parlan

ALBUMHorace Parlan By Horace ParlanHorace Parlan

Listen to Ellington Ballads by Joe Van Enkhuizen & Horace Parlan

ALBUMEllington BalladsJoe Van Enkhuizen & Horace Parlan

ALBUMHi-FlyHorace Parlan

Listen to Joinin' Forces by Jan Kaspersen & Horace Parlan

ALBUMJoinin' ForcesJan Kaspersen & Horace Parlan

Listen to Mister Light by Louis Petrucciani & Horace Parlan

ALBUMMister LightLouis Petrucciani & Horace Parlan

Listen to I Didn't Know About You by Archie Shepp Quartet

ALBUMI Didn't Know About YouArchie Shepp Quartet

Listen to The Librarian by Louis Petrucciani & Horace Parlan

ALBUMThe LibrarianLouis Petrucciani & Horace Parlan

Listen to Loui's Blues (Disque de Jazz) by Louis Petrucciani & Horace Parlan

ALBUMLoui's Blues (Disque de Jazz)Louis Petrucciani & Horace Parlan

Listen to Little Esther by Horace Parlan & Massimo De Majo

ALBUMLittle EstherHorace Parlan & Massimo De Majo

Listen to First Set by Archie Shepp & Horace Parlan

ALBUMFirst SetArchie Shepp & Horace Parlan

Listen to Second Set by Archie Shepp & Horace Parlan

ALBUMSecond SetArchie Shepp & Horace Parlan

Listen to Joe Meets the Rhythm Section by Horace Parlan, Joe Van Enkhuizen, Rufus Reid & Al Harewood

ALBUMJoe Meets the Rhythm SectionHorace Parlan, Joe Van Enkhuizen, Rufus Reid & Al Harewood

Listen to Young Forever - a Tribute to Lester Young (2021 Remastered) by Bernt Rosengren, Horace Parlan & Red Mitchell

ALBUMYoung Forever - a Tribute to Lester Young (2021 Remastered)Bernt Rosengren, Horace Parlan & Red Mitchell

Listen to Glad I Found You by Horace Parlan

ALBUMGlad I Found YouHorace Parlan

Listen to Like Someone In Love by Horace Parlan

ALBUMLike Someone In LoveHorace Parlan

Listen to Trouble In Mind by Archie Shepp & Horace Parlan

ALBUMTrouble In MindArchie Shepp & Horace Parlan

ALBUMThe MaestroHorace Parlan

Listen to Musically Yours by Horace Parlan

ALBUMMusically YoursHorace Parlan

ALBUMBlue ParlanHorace Parlan

Listen to Goin' Home by Archie Shepp & Horace Parlan

ALBUMGoin' HomeArchie Shepp & Horace Parlan

Listen to Frank-ly Speaking by Horace Parlan

ALBUMFrank-ly SpeakingHorace Parlan

ALBUMNo BluesHorace Parlan

ALBUMArrivalHorace Parlan

Listen to Happy Frame of Mind by Horace Parlan

ALBUMHappy Frame of MindHorace Parlan

Listen to On The Spur Of The Moment by Horace Parlan

ALBUMOn The Spur Of The MomentHorace Parlan

Listen to Up and Down (Rudy Van Gelder Edition) by Horace Parlan

ALBUMUp and Down (Rudy Van Gelder Edition)Horace Parlan

Listen to Headin' South by Horace Parlan

ALBUMHeadin' SouthHorace Parlan

Listen to Movin' & Groovin' by Horace Parlan

ALBUMMovin' & Groovin'Horace Parlan

ALBUMUs ThreeHorace Parlan

About Horace Parlan

Hometown

Pittsburgh, PA, United States

Born

January 19, 1931

Genre

Jazz

Despite a childhood bout with polio that partially paralyzed his right hand, Pittsburgh pianist Horace Parlan became a prominent hard bop (yet forward-looking) stylist. He started his career in the 1950s with Charles Mingus, then partnered with some of the best saxophonists of the '60s: Johnny Griffin, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, and Rahsaan Roland Kirk. In the '70s, Parlan relocated to Denmark, dividing his time between leading his own groups and accompanying fellow expatriates such as Dexter Gordon along with European players like Michal Urbaniak. He died in Denmark in 2017 at the age of 86. ~ Mark Keresman

Horace Parlan has also released music as a member of Horace Parlan Quintet, Clark Terry's Big-B-A-D-Band, Horace Parlan Trio, and The Dave Bailey Sextet.