Howard Johnson

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Howard Johnson

as, US
Musician of Jazz
A.k.a. Howard E. Johnson

Howard William "Swan" Johnson. American swing saxophonist (alto) and clarinetist player. Born : January 01, 1908 in Boston, Massachusetts. Died : December 28, 1991 in New York City, New York. Although never a prominent figure in jazz, during a career which lasted from the 1930s to the 1980s he worked and recorded with many of the most famous jazz musicians of his time, including Benny Carter, Don Redman, Dizzy Gillespie, Bessie Smith, Teddy Hill, and Chick Webb. Note: Not to be confused with the post-bop tuba player, Howard Johnson (3).

Instruments

Alto sax
Saxophone

Genres

Jazz
Latin
Blues

Plays With

Coleman Hawkins And His Orchestra

Dizzy Gillespie And His Orchestra

Dizzy Gillespie Big Band

Panama Francis And The Savoy Sultans

Spike Hughes And His Negro Orchestra

Band Members

External Links

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Discogs

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