Biography by Scott Yanow
Howard Roberts was a talented guitarist on the level of a Barney Kessel
or Herb Ellis, who spent most of his career playing commercial music in
the studios. Shortly after he moved to Los Angeles in 1950, Roberts was
firmly established in the studios, although on occasion he recorded jazz
(most notably twice for Verve during 1956-1959, a Concord session from
1977, and one for Discovery in 1979); however, most of his other output
(particularly for Capitol in the 1960s) is of lesser interest. The
co-founder of the Guitar Institute of Technology in Hollywood, Roberts
was an enthusiastic and talented educator, and wrote a regular
instructional column for Guitar Player.
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Biografía de Scott Yanow
Howard Roberts fue un talentoso guitarrista a nivel de Barney Kessel o
Herb Ellis, quien pasó la mayor parte de su carrera tocando música
comercial en los estudios. Poco después de mudarse a Los Ángeles en
1950, Roberts se estableció firmemente en los estudios, aunque en
ocasiones grabó jazz (especialmente dos veces para Verve durante
1956-1959, una sesión de Concord en 1977 y una para Discovery en 1979);
sin embargo, la mayor parte de su otra producción (particularmente para
Capitol en la década de 1960) es de menor interés. Roberts, el
cofundador del Instituto de Tecnología de la Guitarra de Hollywood, era
un educador entusiasta y talentoso, y escribió una columna de
instrucción regular para el Guitar Player.
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