Norman Howard | |
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Born | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | August 25, 1944
Genres | Free jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Trumpet |
Norman Howard (born August 25, 1944) is a free jazz trumpeter best known for his association with saxophonist Albert Ayler. [1]
Howard was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, in the same neighborhood as Ayler, and played with the saxophonist before he went into the army. [1] [2] In 1962, Ayler moved to Europe, where he made his first recordings, [3] and when he returned, he reunited with Howard. [2] In 1963, Ayler moved to New York City, [4] and Howard followed in early 1964. [5] In February of that year, with Howard, bassists Henry Grimes and Earle Henderson (also from Cleveland), and drummer Sunny Murray, Ayler recorded the album Spirits. [6] Howard's dirge-like composition "Witches and Devils" appeared on the recording, although he was not given credit. [5] [7] [8]
Shortly after the recording session, Howard returned to Cleveland, where he formed a quartet with saxophonist Joe Phillips (also known as Yusef Mumin), bassist Walter Cliff, and drummer Corney Millsap. [5] In November 1968, the group recorded material that was originally intended for release by ESP-Disk as catalogue number 1073. [5] [9] However, the material was shelved until 1989, when some of the tracks were released by Homeboy Music, a label run by British musicologist Roy Morris, on a limited-edition cassette titled Signals. [5] In 1993, Homeboy reissued the contents of Signals, along with additional tracks from the session, on a second cassette called Burn, Baby, Burn. [5] In 2007, ESP-Disk issued eight of the tracks in remastered form on CD as Burn Baby Burn. [10] [11] [12]
Following the 1968 recording session, Howard converted to Islam and disappeared from the music scene. [5] [10] [8]
In 2001, saxophonist Mats Gustafsson, along with members of The Thing and School Days, recorded a tribute to the trumpeter in the form of an album titled The Music of Norman Howard, released the following year on Anagram Records. [13] [14]
Norman Howard | |
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Born | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | August 25, 1944
Genres | Free jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Trumpet |
Norman Howard (born August 25, 1944) is a free jazz trumpeter best known for his association with saxophonist Albert Ayler. [1]
Howard was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio, in the same neighborhood as Ayler, and played with the saxophonist before he went into the army. [1] [2] In 1962, Ayler moved to Europe, where he made his first recordings, [3] and when he returned, he reunited with Howard. [2] In 1963, Ayler moved to New York City, [4] and Howard followed in early 1964. [5] In February of that year, with Howard, bassists Henry Grimes and Earle Henderson (also from Cleveland), and drummer Sunny Murray, Ayler recorded the album Spirits. [6] Howard's dirge-like composition "Witches and Devils" appeared on the recording, although he was not given credit. [5] [7] [8]
Shortly after the recording session, Howard returned to Cleveland, where he formed a quartet with saxophonist Joe Phillips (also known as Yusef Mumin), bassist Walter Cliff, and drummer Corney Millsap. [5] In November 1968, the group recorded material that was originally intended for release by ESP-Disk as catalogue number 1073. [5] [9] However, the material was shelved until 1989, when some of the tracks were released by Homeboy Music, a label run by British musicologist Roy Morris, on a limited-edition cassette titled Signals. [5] In 1993, Homeboy reissued the contents of Signals, along with additional tracks from the session, on a second cassette called Burn, Baby, Burn. [5] In 2007, ESP-Disk issued eight of the tracks in remastered form on CD as Burn Baby Burn. [10] [11] [12]
Following the 1968 recording session, Howard converted to Islam and disappeared from the music scene. [5] [10] [8]
In 2001, saxophonist Mats Gustafsson, along with members of The Thing and School Days, recorded a tribute to the trumpeter in the form of an album titled The Music of Norman Howard, released the following year on Anagram Records. [13] [14]