Horace Parlan Song Book This book is based on an idea by the Danish tenorsaxophonist Jesper Thilo and has been made possible by agrant from The Ben Webster Foundation in CopenhagenTranscription: Olivier Antunes.Photos: Kirsten Malone Horace Parlan - Born in 1931 the American jazz pianist Horace Parlan developed his own unique piano style as a result of hisaffliction with polio which partially paralysed his right hand. From 1957 Parlan was in high demand among the great jazz musicians and bandleaders of New York such as Charles Mingus Stanley Turrentine Booker Ervin andRoland Kirk. During this time he was also busy recording under his own leadership. In 1972 he relocated to Denmark where he became very active on the Danish jazz scene as well as in otherEuropean countries. This led to an array of collaborations with such musicians as Archie Shepp Jesper Lundgaard Benny Carter Jimmy Roger Pedersen Idrees Sulieman Christina von Bülow Ed Thigpen NHØP Alex Riel Johnny Griffin Jackie McLean Mads Vinding and Red Holloway.In 2000 Parlan received the prestigious Ben Webster Award.