Howard Alden

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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
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

Biography