Search - Artist/Band: Howard Roberts

• Name: Howard Roberts
• Birthday: 10/02/1929
• Birth Place: Phoenix, AZ
• Died: 06/28/1992
• Decades Active: 1950,1960,1970,1980,1990
• Genre: Jazz
• Styles: Cool, Instrumental Pop, West Coast Jazz, Bop, Guitar Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Standards
• Moods: Elegant, Reserved, Freewheeling, Sentimental, Stylish, Warm, Gentle, Smooth, Amiable/Good-Natured, Intimate, Literate, Lively, Refined/Mannered, Sophisticated, Relaxed, Summery

Title	Release
Color Him Funky/H.R. Is a Dirty Guitar Player WA	07/23/2002
Jaunty-Jolly/Guilty!! WA	04/10/2001
Something's Cookin'/Goodies WA	04/10/2001
Whatever's Fair!/All Time Great Instrumental Hits	04/10/2001
Dirty 'N' Funky WA	01/27/1998
The Real Howard Roberts WA	08/26/1977

Howard Roberts was a talented guitarist on the level of a Barney Kessel or Herb Ellis, who spent most of his career playing commercial music in the studios. Shortly after he moved to Los Angeles in 1950, Roberts was firmly established in the studios, although on occasion he recorded jazz (most notably twice for Verve during 1956-1959, a Concord session from 1977, and one for Discovery in 1979); however, most of his other output (particularly for Capitol in the 1960s) is of lesser interest. The co-founder of the Guitar Institute of Technology in Hollywood, Roberts was an enthusiastic and talented educator, and wrote a regular instructional column for Guitar Player. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide