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Howard Roberts

Gospel
Gospel

Howard Roberts is a Gospel act. Their sound grew out of Art Farmer, Sonny Stitt, Dexter Gordon, Buddy DeFranco and Barney Kessel. Those roots explain a lot about how Howard Roberts arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Wes Montgomery, Charlie Byrd, Jack McDuff and Django Reinhardt, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Altogether the chart holds 15 connections around Howard Roberts, reaching back through Art Farmer. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
Howard RobertsArt FarmerSonny StittDexter GordonBuddy DeFrancoBarney KesselNeal HeftiHenry ManciniChico HamiltonWes MontgomeryCharlie ByrdJack McDuffDjango Reinhardt

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Howard Roberts connections

Howard Roberts grew out of Art Farmer, Sonny Stitt, Dexter Gordon and Buddy DeFranco, shares an orbit with Wes Montgomery, Charlie Byrd, Jack McDuff and Django Reinhardt. 15 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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