Paul Howard
Paul Leroy "Ox Blood" Howard (September 20, 1895 – February 18, 1980) was an American jazz saxophonist and clarinetist. |
Birth and Death Data: Born Steubenville (city in and county seat of Jefferson County, Ohio, United States), Died February 18, 1980 (Los Angeles (seat of Los Angeles County, and largest city in California, United States) )
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1929 - 1930
Roles Represented in DAHR: leader, tenor saxophone
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor | BVE-50830 | 10-in. | 4/16/1929 | Over night blues | Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders | Jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | BVE-50831 | 10-in. | 4/16/1929 | Quality shout | Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders | Jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | PBVE-50868 | 10-in. | 4/28/1929 | The ramble | Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders | Jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | PBVE-50869 | 10-in. | 4/28/1929 | Moonlight blues | Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal chorus | leader, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | PBVE-50870 | 10-in. | 4/28/1929 | Charlie's idea | Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders | Jazz/dance band | leader, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | PBVE-50877 | 10-in. | 4/29/1929 | Stuff | Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | leader, instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |
| Victor | CVR-52040 | 12-in. | 4/29/1929 | Leaping love | Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders | Motion picture soundtrack : Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Victor | CVR-52041 | 12-in. | 4/29/1929 | Leaping love | Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders | Motion picture soundtrack : Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Victor | CVR-52042 | 12-in. | 4/29/1929 | Leaping love | Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders | Motion picture soundtrack : Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Victor | CVR-52043 | 12-in. | 4/29/1929 | Leaping love | Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders | Motion picture soundtrack : Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Victor | CVR-52044 | 12-in. | 4/29/1929 | Leaping love | Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders | Motion picture soundtrack : Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Victor | CVR-52045 | 12-in. | 4/29/1929 | Leaping love | Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders | Motion picture soundtrack : Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Victor | CVR-52046 | 12-in. | 4/29/1929 | Leaping love | Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders | Motion picture soundtrack : Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Victor | CVR-52047 | 12-in. | 4/29/1929 | Leaping love | Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders | Motion picture soundtrack : Jazz/dance band | leader | |
| Victor | PBVE-54477 | 10-in. | 10/21/1929 | Harlem | Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, leader | |
| Victor | PBVE-54478 | 10-in. | 10/21/1929 | Cuttin' up | Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, leader | |
| Victor | PBVE-54585 | 10-in. | 2/3/1930 | New kinda blues | Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal trio | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, leader | |
| Victor | PBVE-54586 | 10-in. | 2/3/1930 | California swing | Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders | Jazz/dance band, with male vocal solo | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, leader | |
| Victor | PBVE-54847 | 10-in. | 6/25/1930 | Burma girl | Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, leader | |
| Victor | PBVE-54848 | 10-in. | 6/25/1930 | Gettin' ready blues | Paul Howard ; Quality Serenaders | Jazz/dance band | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone, leader |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Howard, Paul," accessed December 25, 2025, http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109677.
Howard, Paul. (2025). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved December 25, 2025, from http://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/109677.
"Howard, Paul." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2025. Web. 25 December 2025.
DAHR Persistent Identifier
External Sources
Wikipedia: Paul Howard
Discogs: Paul Howard
Allmusic: Paul Howard
Grove: Paul Howard
Linked Open Data Sources
LCNAR: Howard, Paul, 1895-1980 - https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no93022817
Wikidata: Paul Howard - https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7151403
VIAF: https://viaf.org/viaf/51899521
MusicBrainz: Paul Howard - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/0d401df5-a238-4390-8e62-b2aa19e3ca39
Fast: https://id.worldcat.org/fast/325908 - https://id.worldcat.org/fast/325908
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