Howard Johnson (alto saxophonist)
Howard Johnson , called "Swan" (* 1905 in Boston ; † 1991 ) was an American swing jazz musician ( alto saxophonist and clarinetist ) .
Live and act
Johnson played with Elmer Snowden and Benny Carter (1933) in the early 1930s . From 1934 until 1939 he played in Teddy Hills Orchestra. Johnson can be heard on his recordings of Uptown Rhapsody , Passinette (1936) and King Porter Stomp (1937). During the band's European tour he made recordings with Dickie Wells : Nobodys Blues But My Own , Hot Club Blues , Dinah (1937). He later worked with Claude Hopkins , Don Redman (1945) and Dizzy Gillespie ( Dizzy Gillespie Big Band , 1946-48).
He should not be confused with the tuba player and baritone saxophonist Howard Johnson, who was born in 1941 .
Selection discography
- Roy Eldridge: Little Jazz (Columbia, 1935-40)
- Dizzy Gillespie: Groovin 'High (Savoy, 1945–46), Pleyel 48 (Vogue, 1948)
- Horace Henderson : 1940 (Claccics, 1940)
- Claude Hopkins: 1937-1940 (Classics)
Lexical entries
- Martin Kunzler : Jazz Lexicon . Reinbek, Rowohlt, 1988.
- Bielefeld Catalog Jazz 2001.
- Richard Cook , Brian Morton : The Penguin Guide of Jazz on CD . 6th edition. Penguin, London 2002, ISBN 0-14-051521-6 .
Web links
- Howard Johnson at Discogs (English)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Johnson, Howard |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Swan (nickname) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician (alto saxophonist) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1991 |