Noah Howard (b. April 6, 1943) is an American free jazz alto saxophonist. For the Ornette Coleman album after which this genre was named see Free Jazz A Collective Improvisation.
Born in New Orleans, Howard played music since childhood in his church, first learning trumpet and later switching to alto sax. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana He recorded two sessions as a leader in 1966 for ESP Records, but found little critical acclaim in America, and moved to Europe soon after. ESP-Disk is a New York -based Record label, founded in 1966 by the lawyer Bernard Stollman, originally financed from an inheritance In 1969 he appeared on Frank Wright's album One For John, and as leader recorded The Black Arc with Arthur Doyle. Frank Wright ( 9 July 1935 &ndash 17 May 1990) was a Free jazz musician known for his frenetic style of tenor saxophone Arthur Doyle (b June 26, 1944, Birmingham, Alabama) is an American Jazz Saxophonist, Flutist, and Vocalist In 1971 he recorded Patterns with Misha Mengelberg and Han Bennink. Misha Mengelberg (born June 5, 1935) is a Dutch Jazz Pianist and Composer. Han Bennink (born April 17, 1942) is a Dutch Jazz Drummer, Percussionist. He moved to Paris in 1972 and to Brussels in 1982. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is He recorded steadily through the 1970s and 1980s, exploring funk in the latter decade and recording for his own label, AltSax. Funk is an American musical style that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended Soul music, Soul In the 1990s he returned to free jazz, releasing on Cadence Jazz among others, and experienced a resurgence in critical acclaim. Cadence Magazine is a quarterly (monthly until October 2007 review of Jazz, Blues and improvised music published in Redwood New York
Discography
- Noah Howard Quartet (1966)
- At Judson Hall (1966)
- The Black Arc (1969)
- Berlin Concert (1975)
- Red Star (1977)
- Schizophrenic Blues (1977)
- Message to South Africa (1979)
- Migration
- At Documenta IX (1992)
- Live at the Unity Temple (1997)
- In Concert (1997)
- Between Two Eternities (1999)
- Dreamtime (2003)
- Desert Harmony Altsax Records (2008)
References
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