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Howard Wales

Organist Howard Wales was best known for his collaborations with Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia. After honing his chops during the mid-1960s backing acts ranging from Ronnie Hawkins to the Four Tops to James Brown, Wales eventually settled in San Francisco, joining the group A.B. Skhy; he first performed with Garcia at the guitarist's weekly jam sessions with bassist John Kahn and drummer Bill Vitt at the Bay Area club the Matrix, and in 1970 played on the Dead's seminal American Beauty LP. Hooteroll?, the first joint Wales/Garcia album, appeared in 1971; in January of 1972, the duo also teamed with guitarist Jim Vincent, bassist Roger Troy and drummer Jerry Love in a band which performed regularly during the year to follow. In addition to a longstanding stint backing guitarist Harvey Mandel, in 1976 Wales released a solo album, Rendezvous with the Sun; a follow-up, The Monk in the Mansion, appeared a few years later. He performed infrequently with Garcia in the years leading to the latter's 1995 death; one of their 1970 Matrix jams was officially released in 1998 as the first volume in the ongoing Side Trips series.

Jason Ankeny at allmusic.com

Baby Batter Janus Records JLS 3017 released 1971	Harvey Mandel, guitar Howard Wales, organ, piano Mike Melvoin, organ, piano Larry Taylor, bass Colin Bailey, drums Paul Lagos, drums Big Black, congas Emil Richards, percussion Joe Picaro, percussion Sandra Crouch, tambourine
Hooteroll? CBS DGL 69013 released 1971	Howard Wales, organ, piano Jerry Garcia, guitar John Kahn, bass Bill Vitt, drums Michael Marinelli, drums Curly Cook, guitar Martin Fierro, sax, flute Ken Balzall, trumpet
The Monk In The Mansion What Next Records WNR-002 released 1994 recorded 1992 in Nicassio, CA/USA	Howard Wales, organ, synthesizer Rob Sudduth, sax Curt Lindberg, trombone Philip “Levi” Wood, trumpet Terry Haggerty, guitar Dave Burgin, harmonica Tim Haggerty, bass Tony Saunders, bass Bobby Vega, bass Tom Donlinger, drums Benny Murray, drums Chris Sandoval, drums Michael Carabello, percussion Jennifer Newell, vocals Twanna Turner, vocals
Complex Simplex What Next Records WNR-003 recorded 2001 in San Francisco, CA/USA	Howard Wales, organ, piano, synthesizer Jim Rothermel, tenor sax Mic Gillette, trombone Peter Welker, trumpet Michael Whitwell, trumpet Don Fox, guitar Terry Haggerty, guitar Chris Hayes, guitar Harvey Mandel, guitar Ralph Woodson, guitar Steve Cox, bass Steve Evans, bass Rob Lopez, bass Bob Cochran, drums Carl Hoffman, drums Gregg Schnitzer, drums Steve Van Dewark, drums Tommy Donlinger, drums, percussion Al Vasquez, percussion
Between Two Worlds What Next Records WNR-004 recorded 2006 in Forestville, CA and San Francisco, CA/USA	Howard Wales, organ, synthesizer Jim Rothermell, tenor sax Rene Jenkins, trombone Peter Welker, trumpet, flugelhorn Michael Whitwell, trumpet, flugelhorn Michael Lee Firkins, guitar Garth Weber, guitar Ralph Woodson, guitar Steve Evans, bass Ira Walker, bass Tom Donlinger, drums Elijah, drums Steve Van Dewark, drums Louie Romero, congas
Up From The Desert Brr BRR4012 recorded 26 January 1972 in Boston, MA/USA	Howard Wales, keyboards Jerry Garcia, guitar Roger Troy, bass Jerry Love, drums Jim Vincent, guitar
Faces no label recorded 2012 in San Rafael, CA/USA	Howard Wales, organ, keyboard Chris Cain, guitar Garth Weber, guitar Steve Evans, bass Tom Donlinger, drums Kenny Stavropoulos, drums Phil Levi Wood, trumpet, flugelhorn Ed Early, trombone Carl Green, tenor sax Otto, percussion
Overview no label recorded 2014 in Sebastopol, CA/USA	Howard Wales, Hammond B-3 organ, piano Tom Donlinger, drums
Life Is A Trip no label recorded in Sebastopol, CA/USA	Howard Wales, organ, synthesizer Ken “Snake Bite” Jacobs, tenor sax Ed Early, trombone Phil “Levi” Wood , trumpet Garth Weber, guitar Steve Evans, bass Tom Donlinger, drums Kenny Stavropoulos, drums

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