Recorded Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival
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| Recorded Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival | ||||
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| Released | May 21, 1966 | |||
| Recorded | September 18, 1965 | |||
| Venue | Monterey Jazz Festival, Monterey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 47:00 | |||
| Label | Columbia CS 9262 | |||
| Producer | John H. Hammond | |||
| John Handy chronology | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |   [1] |
Recorded Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival is a live album by saxophonist John Handy, recorded in 1965 and released in 1966. It is Handy's most famous album,[citation needed] and his debut on Columbia. The original album only features two long instrumental pieces, notable for their "free form", a peculiar use of harmonies and unusual instruments (violin and guitar along with more "classic" jazz instruments are uncommon in jazz music). The bonus track "Tears of Ole Miss (Anatomy of a Riot)", which was added to the now out-of-print 1996 CD edition, was originally featured on New View!.
The album is mentioned in 1995 Charles Burnett's short film When It Rains.[2] Music critic Ralph J. Gleason called the lineup on the album "an exciting group and one of that will make jazz history".[3] Notwithstanding the praises and its relevance, Recorded Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival still remains a little-known album.[citation needed]
This album is also number 67 in a list titled "The 100 Jazz Albums That Shook the World", published by Jazzwise magazine.[4]
It was accorded five stars in the Encyclopedia of Popular Music.[5]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by John Handy.
- "If Only We Knew" - 27:29
- "Spanish Lady" - 19:31
- "Tears of Ole Miss (Anatomy of a Riot)" - 23:37 Bonus track on CD reissue, recorded on June 28, 1967 at Village Gate, New York City
Personnel
[edit]- John Handy – alto saxophone
- Mike White – violin
- Jerry Hahn – guitar
- Don Thompson – bass
- Terry Clarke – drums
On bonus track
- John Handy – alto saxophone
- Bobby Hutcherson - vibraphone
- Pat Martino - guitar
- Albert Stinson - bass
- Doug Sides - drums
References
[edit]- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 646. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ [1] [dead link]
- ^ Note on LP and CD cover
- ^ "Jazzwise". Jazzwise.com. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
