John Handy
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| John Handy | |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Dallas, Texas |
| Genre(s) | Jazz |
| Years active | 1953–present |
| Label(s) | Roulette Records Columbia Records Impulse! Records Warner Bros. Records Milestone Records American Music Records Harbor Records Koch International Records Boulevard Records |
John Richard Handy III (born February 3, 1933 in Dallas, Texas) is an American jazz alto saxophonist.
Handy appeared on four Charles Mingus studio albums recorded in 1959:
- Mingus in Wonderland
- Blues & Roots
- Mingus Ah Um
- Mingus Dynasty
He also made guest appearances on several later Mingus albums.
In the 1960s, Handy led several groups. The most famous was a quintet with members:
- Michael White – violin
- Jerry Hahn – guitar
- Don Thompson – bass
- Terry Clarke – drums
This group's performance at the 1965 Monterey Jazz Festival was recorded and released as an album; Handy received Grammy nominations for "Spanish Lady" (jazz performance) and "If Only We Knew" (jazz composition).
Handy has also taught music history and performance at San Francisco State University; Stanford University; The University of California, Berkeley; the San Francisco Conservatory of Music; and other schools.
Handy's son, Craig Handy, is also a noted jazz saxophonist.
[edit] Discography
- In the Vernacular (Roulette Records, 1959)
- No Coast Jazz (Roulette Records, 1960)
- Jazz (Roulette Records, 1962)
- Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival (Columbia Records, 1965)
- The 2nd John Handy Album (Columbia Records, 1966)
- Quote Unquote (Roulette Records, 1967)
- New View (Columbia Records, 1967)
- Projections (Columbia Records, 1968)
- Two Originals: Karuna Supreme/Rainbow [with Ali Akbar Khan] (MPS, 1975)
- Hard Work (Impulse! Records, 1976)
- Carnival (Columbia Records, 1977)
- Where Go the Boats (Warner Bros. Records, 1978)
- Handy Dandy Man (Warner Bros. Records, 1978)
- Excursion in Blue (Harbor Records, 1988)
- Centerpiece [with CLASS] (Milestone Records, 1989)
- Very First Recordings (American Music Records, 1994)
- Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival (Koch International Records, 1996)
- Live at Yoshi's Nightspot (Boulevard Records, 1996)
- John Handy's Musical Dreamland (Boulevard Records, 1996)
