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Joe Howard
real name Francis L. Howard
Joe Howard is credited on 512 releases across 168 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
512
Credits
168
Albums
8
Decades active
92
In collections
Biography
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American trombone player, born November, 3 1919, Batesville, Indiana, died 1995.
Played trombone with such bands as Stan Kenton, Ben Pollack, Will Osborne, Woody Herman, and Gene Krupa.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
512 releases · 168 albums · active 1950–2025
- Performance · 610
- Other credits · 34
- Engineering · 1
Studios: Radio Recorders · United Recording Studios · RCA Victor's Music Center Of The World · Capitol Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Close Encounters Of The Third Kind (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
1977

Sings The Cole Porter Song Book
1956

Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Rodgers And Hart Song Book
1956

From Hello Dolly To Goodbye Charlie
1964

Goodbye To Love
1959

Music From The TV Series "The Mancini Generation"
1972

The Swing Era: The Music Of 1941-1942: Swing As A Way Of Life
1970

Perspectives In Percussion: Volume 1
1961

The Wham Of Sam
1961

The Music From "M Squad"
1959

Robin Hood (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
2017

Black Sunday (Music From The Motion Picture)
2010

By Request - Volume II
1972

The Best Of Pete Fountain
1970

Friendly Persuasion
1965

Perspectives In Percussion: Volume 2
1961

The Home Of Happy Feet
1959

Blues And Brass
1958

Caution! Men Swinging
1957

Mood For 12
1955

Sweet And Hot
1955

Sweet With A Beat
1955

Sounds Of The Great Bands Volume 6

Seven Classic Albums
Frequent collaborators
- Various
- Glen Gray And The Casa Loma Orchestra
- Ella Fitzgerald
- The Frankie Capp Percussion Group
- Glen Gray & The Casa Loma Orchestra
- Skip Martin
- Billy May And His Orchestra
- Ray Anthony's Big Band Dixieland
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