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 .
Horace Silver was famed jazz pianist . Silver co-founded Jazz Messengers , helped create `` hard bop '' Composition `` Song for My Father '' has keyboard phrase later used in Steely Dan hit .