Howard Johnson — Tuba, Baritone Saxophone. Played on Tender Moments, Gil Evans, Katumbo (Dance). Worked with Wayne Shorter, Herbie Hancock, Michael Brecker.
Howard Johnson's albums
Jaco Pastorius
Jaco Pastorius · 1976
Deciphering the Message
Makaya McCraven · 2021
Word of Mouth
Jaco Pastorius · 1981
Tender Moments
McCoy Tyner · 1968
Howard Johnson, jazz's foremost tuba specialist, is credited on Jaco Pastorius's self-titled 1976 debut — the album that redefined what the electric bass could do. He plays a marching-band instrument that has almost no other place in fusion.
