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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