Darnell Howard

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Darnell Howard (* 25. July 1905 in Chicago , † 2. September 1966 in San Francisco ) was an American clarinetist , violinist and jazz - saxophonist of the New Orleans Jazz .

Darnell Howard was the son of musicians and played the violin at the age of seven and later learned the clarinet and saxophone. While still at school in 1912, he began to play professionally as a musician. From 1913 to 1916 he was in the Ginger Orchestra of John H. Wickcliffe , went to New York City in 1917 and played the violin in WC Handy in Memphis (Tennessee) in 1919 , with whom he also recorded. In 1921 he was with Charles Elgar and in 1923 he was with James P. Johnson and came to Europe with his Plantation Days review. In 1924 he was back in Europe with the Singing Syncopators. After this tour he went to Chicago to play in King Oliver's Dixie Syncopators in 1925/26 . He also played with Carroll Dickerson and Erskine Tate and was in Shanghai with the New York Singing Syncopators (he also played there with Teddy Weatherford ). In 1928 he was with Jimmy Wade's Dixielanders and had his own quartet. In 1929/30 he was with Dave Peyton . From 1931 to 1937 Howard was a member of the Earl Hines Orchestra . Here he mainly played the clarinet ( Wolverine Blues, Darkness , 1934), but also alto saxophone and violin (influenced by Eddie South ). During this time he also recorded records with Jimmy Blythe (1931), Roy Palmer and under his own name (1932).

In 1941 he was briefly with Fletcher Henderson and Coleman Hawkins and led his own band in Chicago from 1943 to 1945. In 1945 he was in California with Kid Ory ( Weary Blues, Maple Leaf Rag, Down Home Rag , 1944), then went back to Chicago, where he played with Doc Evans , among others . From 1948 to 1952 he was with Muggsy Spanier in California. He then played briefly with Bob Scobey and Jimmy Archey and was then 1955 to 1962 in the Dixieland band of Earl Hines in San Francisco, which he left due to illness. He also recorded records with Don Ewell (1956/7), Baby Dodds , Miff Mole and Barbara Dane . In 1966 he fell ill during a European tour of the New Orleans All-Stars and died a few months later in San Francisco.

Howard's clarinet playing is heavily influenced by Jimmie Noone . He only recorded once under his own name, in 1950 in San Francisco with his Frisco Footwarmers ( Bob Scobey's band , who also played).

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  1. ↑ According to Reclam's jazz guide he was born in 1900, according to Scott Yanow in the specified web link of the Allmusic Guide in 1895
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SURNAME Howard, Darnell
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist
DATE OF BIRTH July 25, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Chicago
DATE OF DEATH 2nd September 1966
Place of death San Francisco