George Howard (September 15, 1956 – March 20, 1998) was an American smooth jazz saxophonist.

Howard was born September 15, 1956 in Philadelphia. In the late 1970s, he toured with Grover Washington, Jr., who was one of his idols. In the early 1980s, Howard released his first and second studio albums, Asphalt Gardens and Steppin' Out. Both albums were well received and ranked high on the Billboard magazine jazz album charts at No. 25 and 9, respectively. The last track on 'Steppin' Out' is called 'Dream Ride' and features George playing clarinet. The track was promoted in 1984 in the UK by DJ Robbie Vincent and is now a classic among soul and jazz enthusiasts.

George Howard ‎– Asphalt Gardens

Label: #PaloAltoJazzRecords ‎– PA 8035

Format: Vinyl, LP, Album

Country: US

Released: 1982

Genre: Jazz

Style: Smooth Jazz, Jazz-Funk

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Tracklist

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A1 Asphalt Gardens

A2 Brand New (And All Made Over)

A3 Rocket Love

B1 Bright Eyes

B2 The Preacher

B3 Is This Commercial Enough For You?

B4 As We Grow

Credits

Composed By – George Howard (tracks: A1, A2, B1 to B4), #StevieWonder (tracks: A3)

Bass – #DerekGraves

Drums – #BillyJohnson, #JimmyJones

Electric Piano [Fender Rhodes] – #AllenBlake

Piano [Acoustic] – #RayChew

Soprano Saxophone, Synthesizer [Oberheim Strings, French Horns] – George Howard

Synthesizer [French Horn] – #KayeWilliams

Synthesizer [Prophet 5] – #MarkKnox

Backing Vocals – Lita Blake, Victoria Wallace

Guitar – #RonSmith

Soprano Saxophone , Percussion, Vibraphone [Vibes] – George Howard

Bongos, Percussion, Timbales – Leonard "Dr" Gibbs

Producer – #GeorgeHoward, Kaye Williams Jr.

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