Re: Horace Silver

Tony Reid (t-bird@salata.com)
27 May 96 05:23:14 -0800


py> I think Silver is fantastic,
py> but I have to disagree that Steely Dan ripped off his
py> bass line for "Ricky Don't Lose that Number."
py> Horace's "Song for my Father" and the above mentioned
py> song both share a bass line, but the fact is, that the line
py> is a typical Bossa-Nova line, on the 1 and 5 of the triad,
py> emphasising each downbeat and the eighth note before it.
py> Steely Dan couldn't have ripped Horace off because as
py> brilliant as his compositions are, he didn't invent the
py> Bossa Nova!

true that the opening lick from "ricki..." is a standard bossa nova lick,
but i'm sure that donald & walter would agree that it's at least a quote of
"...father", they only use that lick for interlude/introduction, besides,"
ricki's" not really a bossa tune. also they would have been familiar w/
horace silver's music.

the "t-bird" opinion