Horace Silver Dies, Song For My Father Lives Forever

As I write this, YouTube is open in another window. I’m listening to Song for My Father. If it were possible to create a list of songs I’ve heard the most times, this would definitely be on it. Because of my dad, of course. Suggested Reading Why Ari Lennox Admitting She Chose the Toxic Man…

As I write this, YouTube is open in another window. I’m listening to Song for My Father. If it were possible to create a list of songs I’ve heard the most times, this would definitely be on it. Because of my dad, of course.

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As I hear it now, my mind races back to when I was a teen, and I see my dad in the dining room, listening to this while doing a crossword puzzle and smoking a cigarette. He’s nodding his head. His headphones are on, but I can still hear the song.

Song for My Father, indeed.

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