Howard Lewis Johnson was born August 7, 1941, in Montgomery, Alabama. Moved with family to Massillon, Ohio in 1944. Taught himself baritone saxophone in 1954, then learned tuba a year later. Moved to New York City, February, 1963.
Charles Mingus - tuba - 1964-66-1972-74
Hank Crawford - baritone sax - 1965-67
Gil Evans - 1966-1988
tuba, bari-sax, bass sax, bass clarinet
Archie Shepp - tuba - 1966-68
Buddy Rich - 1966 - bari-sax and bass clarinet
In Los Angeles
Gerald Wilson - bari-sax - 1967 and 1972
Oliver Nelson -1 967 and 1972 - tuba
Quincy Jones - tuba (studio) - 1972
Jazz Composer's Orchestra - 1968-70
(Carla Bley, Mike Mantler, Cecil Taylor, Pharoah Sanders)
Charlie Hayden's Liberation Music Orchestra - 1968 - tuba (studio)
SUBSTRUCTURE /GRAVITY - 1968 - present.
Taj Mahal-1971 - tuba, bari-sax, flugelhorn
("The Real Thing" live at Fillmore East/Sony-Legacy)
Gato Barbieri - 1974-75 - electric bass
John Lennon - 1974, 1975-1980 - bari-sax, arranger
Saturday Night Live - 1975-1980 - bari-sax, tuba, arranger
(bandleader in 1979-80 season)
The Band - 1971 - ("Rock of Ages") and 1976 ("The Last Waltz")
B. B. King - 1973 - bari-sax, arranger
Paul Butterfield's Better Days - 1973-74 - bari-sax, arranger
Oakland Symphony - 1977 - arranger for Taj Mahal
George Gruntz - 1976-present - tuba, bari-sax, bass clarinet.
Abdullah Ibrahim - 1987-90 - bari-sax
Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition
1984-87
Dizzy Gillespie Big Band 70th Birthday
European and Japan Tours - 1987
George Gruntz's jazz operas
"The Holy Grail of Jazz and Joy" - 1987
"Cosmopolitan Greetings"-1988
(Principal roles)
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