b. Howard Mancel Roberts, 2 October 1929, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, d. 28 June 1992, Seattle, Washington, USA. After intensive studies on guitar and in music theory, Roberts became a very busy studio musician in Los Angeles. Through the 50s and 60s he played on countless records, mostly pop and rock, but he also featured on several jazz dates. During these years he played in jazz groups for club sessions, sometimes as leader. When let loose from studio restrictions on a true jazz date, as on an especially exhilarating set by his so-called Magic Band, recorded live at Donte's in 1968 with musicians including Pete Christlieb, Dave Grusin and Chuck Berghofer, he could be an exceptionally creative and exciting player.

Listen to Howard Roberts at Finetune.

• (2006)  Good Pickin's

• Girl Talk (1996 Digital Remaster)
• Triste (Digitally Remastered 96)
• All The Things You Are
• Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
• The More I See You

• Les Paul
• Nelson Riddle
• Kenny Burrell
• Tony Bennett
• Bobby Darin
• Al Caiola
• Martin Denny
• Les Baxter
• Antonio Carlos Jobim
• The Voices Of Walter Schumann
• Stan Getz
• Billy May
• The John Buzon Trio
• Astrud Gilberto
• Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra
• April Stevens
• Tom Jones
• Dave Pell
• Burt Bacharach
• Si Zentner

• BigLou55
• Lagoa