Kid Howard
Avery "Kid" Howard (April 22, 1908,
New Orleans jazz
scene.
Howard began on drums at about age fourteen, but switched to
Buddy Petit.[2] He played in the Palace Theatre pit orchestra from 1938 to 1943. In 1943, he recorded with George Lewis,[1] considered to be among his best recordings.[3] In 1946, he led the Original Zenith Brass Band, but played only locally for the next few years.[2] In 1952 he returned to playing with Lewis, where he would remain until 1961. His later recordings with Lewis are uneven because he was battling with alcoholism, which interfered with his abilities as a soloist.[3] He fell ill in 1961 and left Lewis's band, and upon his recovery he led his own band from 1961 to 1965 and recorded several times; these recordings were also highly praised.[4]
He continued to play in New Orleans at
brain hemorrhage in 1966.[2]
Discography
- Kid Howard and His La Vida Jazz Band (1961, Icon Records)
- "Kid" Howard And His New Orleans Jazz Band At Zion Hill Church (1965, Nobility Recording Co.)
References
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
- ^ a b c Leonard Feather and Ira Gitler, The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz. Oxford, 1999. pp. 331-332.
- ^ a b Scott Yanow, Kid Howard at AllMusic
- JazzologyPress 2008
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