Horace Silver was famed jazz drummer . Silver died Wednesday in New Rochelle , New York , according to a statement from his longtime label , Blue Note Records . Silver co - founded Jazz Messengers , to create ` ` hard bop '' ' ` ` Song for My Father '' has keyboard phrase later used in Steely Dan hit .
Horace Silver was famed jazz drummer . Silver co - founded Jazz Messengers , to create ` ` hard bop '' ' ` ` Song for My Father '' has keyboard phrase later used in Steely Dan hit .