Earle "Nappy" Howard (June 3, 1904 – December 31, 1978) was an American jazz pianist,[1] bandleader,[1] guitarist, and vocalist.
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| Born | June 3, 1904 Petersburg, VA |
| Died | December 31, 1978 (aged 74) Modena, Italy |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupations | Musician and bandleader |
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Career
editHoward was raised in New York City and went to the same high school as Fats Waller.[2] He belonged to a youth band that included Benny Carter, Charlie Irvis, and Benny Morton.[2]
He led bands in the 1920s, including one with Geechie Fields and Johnny Russell (c. 1926–1927),[1] and later performed at Strand Danceland, New York, with a band that included saxophonists Fernando Arbello and Pete Brown (autumn 1928 – spring 1929),[1] before accompanying Bill Benford[2] (spring 1929 – spring 1930).[1]
In 1930, he led a big band in Boston,[1] and spent the next decade as a musical director and performing in clubs in New York, with residencies at the Saratoga Club, the Savoy Ballroom[1] and in the Blackbirds revue, played with Leon Abbey, and toured in South America.[2] He moved to Europe in the 1950s.[2]
Discography
edit- Americans in Europe Vol. 2 (Impulse!, 1963)
References
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