Results for "Norman Howard"

Norman Howard

Albert Ayler Quartet: Reference: Albert Ayler Quartet Goin' Home 1964

by Mark Corroto
October 12, 2026

On February 24, 1964, Albert Ayler entered Atlantic Studios in New York City to record a series of compositions that would help define the saxophonist's legacy and, arguably, alter the course of jazz. The Cleveland, Ohio, native had recently returned from Europe, where he had performed with Cecil Taylor's quartet and at the urging of Swedish ...

Charles Tyler Ensemble: Voyage From Jericho

by Mark Corroto
December 24, 2025

Was it a matter of timing, or simply living in the shadow of giants, that has kept saxophonist Charles Tyler off most listeners' radars? Born in Kentucky in 1941 and raised in Indianapolis, Tyler first gained recognition through his association with Albert Ayler. After relocating to Cleveland in the early '60s, the two became ...

AALY TRIO: Sustain

by Mark Corroto
December 19, 2024

The previous recording by the AALY Trio, comprised of saxophonist (and flutist) Mats Gustafsson, double bassist Peter Janson and drummer Kjell Nordeson, was recorded 25 years prior (Double Or Nothing, Okka Disk, 2002). The reunion of this Swedish outfit is cause for celebration. If we rewind the clock a bit, Gustafsson and Janson began ...

Burn Baby Burn

By Norman Howard

Label: ESP-Disk
Released: 2009
Track listing: The Sound from There; Bug Out; Deep Black Mystery; Time and Units; Sad Miss Holiday; NxJx; Haunted; Burn Baby Burn.

Norman Howard / Joe Phillips: Burn Baby Burn

by Henry Smith
February 8, 2009

Having been virtually forgotten about since his appearance on Albert Ayler's Spirits (Debut, 1964), trumpeter Norman Howard nevertheless continued his career at least long enough to record two sessions for ESP in 1968. The results were shelved for a number of years before being released on cassette in miniature editions until now. That Burn Baby Burn ...

Burn Baby Burn

By Norman Howard

Label: Not On Label (Norman (15) Self-released)
Released: 2007

Burn, Baby, Burn

By Norman Howard

Label: Not On Label (Norman (15) Self-released)
Released: 1993