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Horace Parlan

American‐Danish jazz pianist

Pittsburgh, United States • 1931-01-19 – 2017-02-23

Horace Parlan is credited on 1,123 releases across 199 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1958–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,123

Pressings credited

199

Albums

8

Decades active

212

In collections

Biography

Horace Parlan (January 19, 1931 – February 23, 2017) was an American jazz pianist and composer known for working in the hard bop and post-bop styles. In addition to his work as a bandleader, Parlan was known for his contributions to the Charles Mingus recordings Mingus Ah Um (1959) and Blues & Roots (1960).

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1,123 releases · 199 albums · active 1958–2025

  • Performance · 1,406
  • Other credits · 35
  • Production · 4

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Columbia 30th Street Studio · Sweet Silence Studios · Studio 44 (2)

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