Howard Alden
Part of a youthful swing movement that gained momentum in the 1980s, Howard Alden plays the earlier pre-bop styles quite effectively but also has the ability to perform the music of Thelonious Monk and Bill Evans and he is equally talented on electric guitar, acoustic guitar, and his rarely played banjo. He began gigging professionally in Los Angeles as a teenager and became good friends with trombonist Dan Barrett. In 1979 Alden played with vibraphonist Red Norvo, and in 1982 he followed Barrett to New York where he quickly became established as a major guitarist. He performed and recorded with the who's who of mainstream jazz and by the mid-'80s was one of the most popular artists on the Concord label. A very consistent and inventive musician, Alden has been in great demand for recording sessions, jazz parties, and festivals for the past 15 years. His many recordings (which include a quintet co-led with Barrett, sessions on the seven-string guitar with his idol George Van Eps and duets with Ken Peplowski) are all enjoyable and perfect examples of modern swing.
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Discography
18 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Hand-Crafted Swing
Jazz - Released by Concord Records on 1 Jan 1992
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In A Mellow Tone (Album Version)
Howard Alden, Bucky Pizzarelli
Jazz - Released by Concord Records on 1 Jan 2003
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Concord Jazz Guitar Collective
Howard Alden, Frank Vignola, Jimmy Bruno
Jazz - Released by Concord Records on 1 Jan 1995
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My Shining Hour
Jazz - Released by Concord Records on 1 Jan 2002
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Timelines
Howard Alden & Helmut Nieberle
Jazz - Released by Housemaster Records on 7 Jul 2014
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Heavy Artillery
Howard Alden, Andy Brown Quartet
Bebop - Released by Delmark on 6 Aug 2013
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Everything I Love
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Zephyr Records on 29 Dec 2016
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Birdland Birthday (Live at 95)
Mike LeDonne, Steve Blailock, Howard Alden, Ed Locke, Benny Waters, Earl May
Jazz - Released by ENJA RECORDS Matthias Winckelmann on 20 Oct 1997
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Window: The Music of Manu Lafer
Jazz - Released by Tratore on 1 Mar 2016
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All I Ask Is Love
Bob Greene, Bobby Gordon, Howard Alden
Jazz - Released by GHB on 26 Mar 2015
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Trip the Light Fantastic
Howard Alden, Manu Lafer, Swami Junior
Jazz - Released by Tratore on 1 Mar 2016
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Further On
Jazz - Released by nagel heyer records on 12 Feb 2021
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