John Handy
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Biography
[Edit]A talented and adventurous altoist whose career has gone through several phases, John Handy started playing alto in 1949. After moving to New York in 1958, he had a fiery period with Charles Mingus (1958-1959) that resulted in several passionate recordings that show off his originality; he also recorded several dates as a leader for Roulette. Handy led his own bands during 1959-1964, and played with Mingus at the 1964 Monterey Jazz Festival, but it was at the following year's festival that he was a major hit, stretching out with his quintet (which included violinist Michael White and guitarist Jerry Hahn) on two long originals. Soon, Handy was signed to Columbia, where he recorded his finest work (three excellent albums) during 1966-1968. Since that time, he has performed world music with Ali Akbar Khan, recorded the R&B hit "Hard Work" for Impulse in 1976, gigged and recorded with Mingus Dynasty, and in the late '80s led a group (called Class) featuring three female violinists who sing. John Handy (no relation to the Dixieland altoist Capt. John Handy) remains a strong soloist who can hit high notes way above his horn's normal register with ease, but he has mostly maintained a low profile, teaching in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Title: Hard Work / Carnival
Artist: John Handy
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Karuna Supreme (with Ustad Zakir Hussain & Yogish S. Sahota)
Artist: John Handy, Ali Akbar Khan
Genre: Jazz
Title: Two Originals (CD1: Karuna Supreme)
Artist: John Handy, Ali Akbar Khan
Genre: World Music, Ethnic
Title: Recorded Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival (Bonus Track Version)
Artist: John Handy
Genre: Jazz
Title: John Handy's Quintet (feat. Pat Hawes, Dave Green & Barry Martyn)
Artist: John Handy
Genre: Jazz
Title: John Handy's Musical Dreamland (Remastered 2014)
Artist: John Handy
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz
Title: Musical Dreamland
Artist: John Handy, Captain John Handy
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock, Alternative
Collections
Title: The Best of Jazz Crusade
Genre: Jazz
Title: The House That Trane Built: The Story of Impulse Records
Genre: Jazz
Title: The House That Trane Built: The Best of Impulse Records
Genre: Jazz
Title: Number 1's: Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Back To Mine: Carl Cox
Genre: Ambient, Downtempo, Trip Hop, Electronica, House
Title: Jazz For Meditation
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz, Bossanova
Title: New Life @ TMD Jazz Edition Vol. 8
Genre: Jazz
Title: I Love Music! - Jazz Edition Vol. 11
Genre: Jazz
Title: I Love Music! - Jazz Edition Vol. 16
Genre: Jazz
Title: Impulse Records: Music, Message And The Moment
Genre: Jazz
Title: Impulse 60 The Best Of Impulse Records (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Gospel, Jazz, Country
Title: Indo-Jazz Essentials
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz For Kids
Genre: Jazz
Featuring albums
Title: Live At the Theatre Boulogne-Billancourt/Paris, Vol. 2
Artist: Big Band Charlie Mingus
Genre: Jazz
Title: In The Moonlight (Live San Francisco '82)
Artist: Bobby McFerrin
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, A Cappella