Talk:Horace Silver/GA1

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


 * Lede
 * " 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)

Not sure how 1950 could be described as "later life". I would simply change to Career.
 * Later life
 * 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?
 * A. Prose quality:
 * B. MoS compliance:
 * 1) Is it factually accurate and verifiable?
 * A. References to sources:
 * B. Citation of reliable sources where necessary:
 * C. No original research:
 * 1) Is it broad in its coverage?
 * A. Major aspects:
 * B. Focused:
 * 1) Is it neutral?
 * Fair representation without bias:
 * 1) Is it stable?
 * No edit wars, etc:
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 * A. Images are copyright tagged, and non-free images have fair use rationales:
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 * 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)