Howard Alden : biography
17 October 1958 –
Howard Alden (born ) is an American jazz guitarist born in Newport Beach, California. He has recorded a long series of albums for Concord Records. His performances were dubbed over Sean Penn as ‘Emmet Ray’ in the 1999 Woody Allen film Sweet and Lowdown. Howard has recorded four albums with seven-string guitar innovator George Van Eps.
Discography
Year | Album | Leader | Label |
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1985 | "No Amps Allowed" | Howard Alden & Jack Lesberg | Chiaroscuro |
1986 | "Swing Street" | Howard Alden | Concord Jazz |
1988 | "Swinging Into Prominence" | Howard Alden | Famous Door |
1988 | "Plays the Music of Harry Reser" | Howard Alden | Stomp Off |
1989 | "The Howard Alden Trio Plus Special Guests Ken Peplowski & Warren Vache" | Howard Alden | Concord Jazz |
1989 | "The ABQ Salutes Buck Clayton" | Howard Alden & Dan Barrett | Concord Jazz |
1990 | "Snowy Morning Blues" w/ Monty Alexander | Howard Alden | Concord Jazz |
1991 | "13 Strings" w/ George Van Eps | Howard Alden | Concord Jazz |
1991 | "Misterioso" | Howard Alden | Concord Jazz |
1991 | "Hand-Crafted Swing" | Howard Alden & George Van Eps | Concord Jazz |
1992 | "Good Likeness" | Howard Alden | Concord Jazz |
1993 | "Seven & Seven" | Howard Alden & George Van Eps | Concord Jazz |
1994 | "Keepin’ Time" | Howard Alden & George Van Eps | Concord Jazz |
1994 | "Your Story: The Music of Bill Evans" | Howard Alden | Concord Jazz |
1994 | "Encore! Live at Centre Concord" | Howard Alden & Ken Peplowski | Concord Jazz |
1995 | "Concord Jazz guitar Collective" | Howard Alden, Frank Vignola & Jimmy Bruno | Concord Jazz |
1996 | "Take Your Pick" | Howard Alden | Concord Jazz |
2001 | "The Jazz KENnection" | Kenny Davern & Ken Peplowski | Arbors Records |
2001 | "Live In Belfast" | Frank Tate | Nagel-Heyer |
2002 | "My Shining Hour" | Howard Alden | Concord Jazz |
2003 | "In A Mellow Tone" | Howard Alden & Bucky Pizzarelli | Concord Jazz |
2004 | "Live In ’95" | Howard Alden & Dan Barrett | Concord Jazz |
2005 | "Everything I Love" | Howard Alden & Dave Cliff | Zephyr Records |
2006 | "Howard Alden’s UK 4 Live at Lewes" | Howard Alden | Woolf Notes |
2006 | "Maurice Hines: To Nat King Cole With Love" | Maurice Hines | Arbors Records |
2006-05-08 | "Dialogues" | w/ Kenny Davern | Arbors Records |
2007 | "Howard Alden and Ken Peplowski’s Pow-Wow" | Howard Alden and Ken Peplowski | Arbors Records |
2010 | "I Remember Django" | Howard Alden – featuring Anat Cohen & Warren Vaché | Arbors Records |