John Houston (musician)
John Houston (born March 22, 1933 in Philadelphia ) is an American jazz pianist .
Live and act
Houston worked from the early 1950s at Sonny Stitt ("Cool Mambo", 1952) and Gene Ammons ; in the spring of 1957 he played with John Coltrane at a gig in Philadelphia . In the 1960s he was a member of the bands of Curtis Amy ( Tippin 'On Through , 1962) and Harold Land ( Jazz Impressions of Folk Music , 1968) in Los Angeles . In the field of jazz he was involved in 15 recording sessions between 1952 and 1969, most recently with Louis Jordan .
Web links
- John Houston at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lewis Porter , Chris DeVito, David Wild, Yasuhiro Fujioka, Wolf Skinny: The John Coltrane Reference, . 2013, p. 135
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed June 11, 2017)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Houston, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz musician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 22, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Philadelphia |