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John Handy (03 Feb 1933 - )

Male Person - United States US jazz alto saxophonist, born 1933

Releases (14)

Official

Album

  1. In the Vernacular 1958
  2. No Coast Jazz 1961
  3. The 2nd John Handy Album Nov 1966
  4. New View 1967
  5. Projections 1968
  6. Hard Work 1976
  7. Carnival 1977
  8. John Handy's Musical Dreamland 10 Sep 1996
  9. Centerpiece

Album - Live

  1. Recorded Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival 1966

Album - Compilation

  1. In the Vernacular / No Coast Jazz 2001
  2. Hard Work / Carnival 10 Oct 2011

Relationships (1)

Member Of

  1. Charlie Mingus Super Band

Recordings by (89)

  1. I'll Close My Eyes 3:04 (1958)
  2. First Time 7:03 (1958)
  3. Suggested Line 5:28 (1958)
  4. Problem Too 4:26 (1958)
  5. Quote, Unquote 3:08 (1958)
  6. Blues in the Vernacular 5:07 (1958)
  7. Dance to the Lady 5:15 (1958)
  8. I'll Never Smile Again 3:37 (1958)
  9. To Randy 4:53 (1961)
  10. Tales of Paradise 6:16 (1961)
  11. Boo's Ups and Downs 8:14 (1961)
  12. Hi Number 7:00 (1961)
  13. Prettyside Avenue 5:29 (1961)
  14. No Coast 6:29 (1961)
  15. Dancy, Dancy ?:?? (Nov 1966)
  16. Theme X ?:?? (Nov 1966)
  17. Blues for a High-Strung Guitar ?:?? (Nov 1966)
  18. Dance For Carlo B ?:?? (Nov 1966)
  19. Scheme #1 ?:?? (Nov 1966)
  20. If Only We Knew 27:29 (1966) live, 1965-09-18: Monterey Jazz Festival, Monterey, CA, USA
  21. Spanish Lady 19:32 (1966) live, 1965-09-18: Monterey Jazz Festival, Monterey, CA, USA
  22. Naima 9:29 (1967)
  23. A Little Quiet 9:14 (1967)
  24. Tears of Ole Miss (Anatomy of a Riot) 23:45 (1967)
  25. Three In One 4:00 (1968)
  26. Projections 3:15 (1968)
  27. A Song Of Uranus 9:03 (1968)
  28. Senora Nancye 6:30 (1968)
  29. Sanpaku 2:27 (1968)
  30. Eros 3:53 (1968)
  31. All the Way to the West, by God, Virginia 8:08 (1968)
  32. Hard Work 6:56 (1976)
  33. Blues for Louis Jordan 5:40 (1976)
  34. Young Enough to Dream 7:10 (1976)
  35. Love for Brother Jack 3:47 (1976)
  36. Didn’t I Tell You 4:35 (1976)
  37. Afro Wiggle 4:44 (1976)
  38. You Don’t Know 3:18 (1976)
  39. Carnival 3:25 (1977)
  40. Alvina 6:09 (1977)
  41. Watch Your Money Go 5:58 (1977)
  42. I Will Leave You 5:15 (1977)
  43. Love’s Rejoycing 8:16 (1977)
  44. Make Her Mine 4:08 (1977)
  45. All the Things You Are 2:43 (1977)
  46. Christina’s Little Song 6:05 (1977)
  47. Go for Yourself 3:36 (1978)
  48. Stay 2:24 (1982)
  49. Play The Music 5:05 (1986)
  50. Lady, Lady 4:23 (1986)
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On Recordings (50)

Instruments

  1. Suggested Line 5:28 John Handy (1958) saxophone
  2. Quote, Unquote 3:08 John Handy (1958) saxophone
  3. I'll Close My Eyes 3:04 John Handy (1958) saxophone
  4. I'll Never Smile Again 3:37 John Handy (1958) saxophone
  5. First Time 7:03 John Handy (1958) saxophone
  6. Blues in the Vernacular 5:07 John Handy (1958) saxophone
  7. Problem Too 4:26 John Handy (1958) saxophone
  8. Dance to the Lady 5:15 John Handy (1958) saxophone
  9. Open Letter to Duke 4:56 Charles Mingus (1959) alto saxophone
  10. Better Git It in Your Soul 7:23 Charles Mingus (1959) alto saxophone
  11. Alice’s Wonderland 8:54 Charles Mingus (1959) alto saxophone
  12. Self‐Portrait in Three Colors 3:08 Charles Mingus (1959) alto saxophone
  13. Pussy Cat Dues 6:29 Charles Mingus (1959) clarinet
  14. Bird Calls 3:13 Charles Mingus (1959) alto saxophone
  15. Nostalgia in Times Square 12:18 Charles Mingus (1959) alto saxophone
  16. Goodbye Pork Pie Hat 4:48 Charles Mingus (1959) tenor saxophone
  17. Jelly Roll 4:01 Charles Mingus (1959) alto saxophone
  18. No Private Income Blues 12:51 Charles Mingus (1959) alto saxophone
  19. Boogie Stop Shuffle 3:44 Charles Mingus (1959) alto saxophone
  20. Fables of Faubus 8:14 Charles Mingus (1959) alto saxophone
  21. E’s Flat Ah’s Flat Too 6:42 Charles Mingus (04 Apr 1960) alto saxophone
  22. Moanin’ 8:02 Charles Mingus (04 Apr 1960) alto saxophone
  23. Cryin’ Blues 5:02 Charles Mingus (04 Apr 1960) alto saxophone
  24. Tensions 6:30 Charles Mingus (04 Apr 1960) alto saxophone
  25. Wednesday Night Prayer Meeting 5:42 Charles Mingus (04 Apr 1960) alto saxophone
  26. My Jelly Roll Soul 6:49 Charles Mingus (04 Apr 1960) alto saxophone
  27. Far Wells, Mill Valley 6:14 Charles Mingus (1960) alto saxophone
  28. Song With Orange 4:16 Charles Mingus (1960) saxophone
  29. Diane 7:32 Charles Mingus (1960) alto saxophone
  30. Slop 4:41 Charles Mingus (1960) saxophone
  31. Mood Indigo 8:13 Charles Mingus (1960) alto saxophone
  32. Gunslinging Bird 3:59 Charles Mingus (1960) saxophone
  33. Put Me in That Dungeon 2:53 Charles Mingus (1960) alto saxophone
  34. Hi Number 7:00 John Handy (1961) alto saxophone
  35. Prettyside Avenue 5:29 John Handy (1961) alto saxophone
  36. Tales of Paradise 6:16 John Handy (1961) alto saxophone
  37. To Randy 4:53 John Handy (1961) alto saxophone
  38. Boo's Ups and Downs 8:14 John Handy (1961) alto saxophone
  39. No Coast 6:29 John Handy (1961) alto saxophone
  40. Spanish Lady 19:32 John Handy (1966) alto saxophone
  41. If Only We Knew 27:29 John Handy (1966) alto saxophone
  42. Naima 9:29 John Handy (1967) alto saxophone
  43. Tears of Ole Miss (Anatomy of a Riot) 23:45 John Handy (1967) alto saxophone
  44. A Little Quiet 9:14 John Handy (1967) alto saxophone
  45. Eros 3:53 John Handy (1968) woodwind, flute
  46. Three in One 4:00 John Handy (1968) woodwind
  47. Senora Nancye 6:30 John Handy (1968) woodwind
  48. Projections 3:15 John Handy (1968) woodwind
  49. Sanpaku 2:27 John Handy (1968) woodwind
  50. A Song of Uranus 9:03 John Handy (1968) woodwind, flute

Credited as (8)

  1. John Handy
  2. John Handy & Ali Akbar Khan
  3. George Cables, Warren Gale, John Handy, Eddie Marshall, Mel Martin, Frank Tusa
  4. Gato Barbieri, Don Cherry, Albert Ayler & John Handy
  5. Mingus Dynasty, Joe Farrell, Charlie Haden, John Handy, Jimmy Knepper, Jimmy Owens, Don Pullen, Dannie Richmond
  6. John Handy / Lee Ritenour
  7. Ali Akbar Khan, John Handy & L. Subramaniam
  8. John Handy + Ali Akbar Khan

Works (6)

Composed

  1. Alamo Suite
  2. The Soul and the Atma
  3. Just for Ingo
  4. What U Heard (radio edit)
  5. "*!*!" What You Heard (original LP version)
  6. Dance to the Lady

Links (9)

Official Homepages

  1. http://www.johnhandy.com/

Other Databases

  1. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13996440s
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr89016200
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-nr89016200
  4. https://d-nb.info/gnd/134397223

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/233016

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000221660

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/22337881

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1700362