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Howard Johnson and Gravity: Testimony

Read "Testimony" reviewed by Angelo Leonardi


Il Gravity di Howard Johnson è un organico dedito esclusivamente alla timbrica grave (basso tuba, principalmente) con solisti e sezione ritmica. Il progetto risale addirittura al 1968 ma registrò il suo primo disco solo nel 1996 perchè tutte le etichette lo rifiutavano. Alla fine Johnson convinse i dirigenti della Verve, che non se ne pentirono viste le ottime accoglienze che ottenne. L'anno dopo la Verve pubblicò un secondo lavoro (Right Now!, 1997) con ospite Taj Mahal ma il capitolo si ...

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Howard Johnson and Gravity: Testimony

Read "Testimony" reviewed by Roger Farbey


Howard Johnson really should need no introduction. He's played with many of the greats including Charles Mingus, Archie Shepp, Hank Crawford, Jack De Johnette and Gil Evans (his solo on “Voodoo Child" was a highlight of Evans's Jimi Hendrix tribute album). He also appeared on Carla Bley's seminal 1971 album Escalator Over The Hill. Throughout his career, Johnson has been a trailblazer in the acceptance of the tuba in modern jazz, not merely as an oompah substitute for the bass ...

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