Talk:Horace Silver/GA1

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Reviewer: Dr. Blofeld (talk · contribs) 17:31, 15 March 2016 (UTC)

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• " Their Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers album contained Silver's first hit, "The Preacher"." -what year was this?

The track was recorded in 1955. I don't have a date for the original 10" release that contained "The Preacher". Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers was released in 1956. I go for the jazz discography system of using the recording date. Is the current "mid-1950s", with his leaving the band in 1956, sufficient? EddieHugh (talk) 13:31, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

• "Silver left Blue Note after 28 years, founded his own record label," -which was?

Probably not worth mentioning here, as almost no-one will know about it and as far as I know it was just for his own recordings. EddieHugh (talk) 13:31, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

• ". Many of his varied repertoire of songs became jazz standards that are still widely played." -such as?

Added three examples. EddieHugh (talk) 13:31, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

Early life

• Correct link to Nat King Cole

Done. EddieHugh (talk) 13:36, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

• "Silver graduated from St. Mary's Grammar School in 1943.[12]" -new paragraph needed

Good point. EddieHugh (talk) 13:36, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

Later life

Not sure how 1950 could be described as "later life". I would simply change to Career.

This dates back to when another reviewer asked me to inocorporate a Personal life section into a Career section. It makes sense to me, so a heading that incorporates both 'life' and 'career' is needed. I've used "Later life and career" for a while, to contrast with "Early life" while including "Career". Suggestions for better alternatives are welcome. EddieHugh (talk) 13:55, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

• " at a club in Hartford" -do we know the name?

Some sources mention a name, but, from memory, they're not consistent. EddieHugh (talk) 13:55, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

• "and, the following year, by Art Farmer, Miles Davis, Milt Jackson and others.[24]" -is "by" the right word here?

Sort of... added a few words to try to improve that bit. EddieHugh (talk) 13:55, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

• "Silver was also busy recording as a sideman. In 1953, he was pianist on sessions led by Sonny Stitt, Howard McGhee, and Al Cohn, and, the following year, by Art Farmer, Miles Davis, Milt Jackson and others.[24] He also" -rep of "also"

Cut the second one. EddieHugh (talk) 13:55, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

The rest looks fine, but I would like to see some examples of standards he was known for. Perhaps the compositions section could be altered to include standards.♦ Dr. Blofeld 13:03, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

There are now three stated explicitly in the lead, where "The Preacher" also appears. "Doodlin'" and "Peace" are described in Compositions, as is "Opus de Funk", which I didn't find an explicit "this is a jazz standard" statement for. I could more bluntly state in Compositions that the first two are (someone has described them as) jazz standards.

Yes, that would be fine.

Thank you for another review. Updates are indented above. EddieHugh (talk) 14:07, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

Thanks for the prompt response.

GA review – see WP:WIAGA for criteria

1. Is it reasonably well written?

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2. Is it factually accurate and verifiable?

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   B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:

   C. No original research:

3. Is it broad in its coverage?

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4. Is it neutral?

   Fair representation without bias:

5. Is it stable?

   No edit wars, etc:

6. Does it contain images to illustrate the topic?

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7. Overall:

   Pass or Fail: ♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:13, 18 March 2016 (UTC)

Excellent job, a sound overall article.♦ Dr. Blofeld 17:17, 18 March 2016 (UTC)