Horace Parlan, jazz pianist who overcame disability, dies at 86

Horace Parlan, a jazz pianist who overcame limited use of his right hand to develop a distinctive punchy style that made him a stalwart of the hard-bop movement of the 1950s and 1960s and a notable collaborator with such stars as Charles Mingus and Dexter Gordon, died Feb. 23 at a nursing home in Naestved, Denmark. He was 86.

The death was confirmed by Danish jazz scholar Frank Buchmann-Moller. Mr. Parlan, who had lost his eyesight in recent years, had a variety illnesses, including diabetes.

plus sur: https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/horace-parlan-jazz-pianist-who-overcame-disability-dies-at-86/2017/02/25/80c68522-fb6e-11e6-bf01-d47f8cf9b643_story.html?utm_term=.0c425fba8f25