Horace Silver Dies, 85 years young

One of my heores in Jazz piano, Horace Silver, died today.  He was the source of a lot of my jazz inspiration over the years.
http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-horace-silver-20140619-story.html#page=1
Here is the LA Times OBIT
And here is a sample of his music
https://archive.org/embed/JazzInspirationHoraceSilver