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In the early 1980s, Howard started his solo career, and released his first and second studio albums, Asphalt Gardens in 1982, and Steppin' Out in 1984. Both albums were well received and ranked high on the Billboard magazine jazz album charts at No. 25 and 9, respectively. The last track on Steppin' Out is called "Dream Ride", and features ...
His most varied album yet, this jazz/R&B/funk effort features a variety of guests including jazz/soul diva Dianne Reeves (vocals); Grover Washington, Jr. (alto sax); veteran Earth, Wind & Fire vocalist Philip Bailey; the popular George Howard (soprano sax); and trumpeter/flugelhornist Rick Braun, along with fellow Heads Up artists Joe McBride ...
Biography. George Howard’s polished fusion of funk, jazz, and urban soul helped the soprano saxophonist become one of the most popular contemporary jazz performers of the ’80s and ’90s. Since he concentrated on groove and overall sound instead of improvisation, Howard never received much attention from jazz critics, but he retained a ...
6. Mai 2024 · In remembrance of American Jazz-Funk / Fusion / Smooth Jazz soprano saxophonist, George Nathaniel Howard Jr. born September 15, 1957, Philadelphia, Pennsylva...
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On Love & Understanding, his first original GRP outing (after a re-release of 1985's Dancing in the Sun), he sticks to the basic funk and romance formulas which made him one of the most consistent suppliers of sweet and nasty improvisational soul over the previous half decade." Track listing
George Howard . Because he was creating his distinctive trademark silky funk sounds long before the coining of the terms New Adult Contemporary and "smooth jazz," in many ways it's easy for lovers of instrumental music to take saxophonist George Howard for granted. Quite simply, in a career noted more for its remarkable consistency than flash and pretense, h
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