John Handy
'Captain' John Handy, New Orleans style alto saxophonist, born 1900
United States • 1900-06-24 – 1971-01-12
Biography
Captain John Handy (June 24, 1900 – January 12, 1971), was an American jazz alto saxophonist, who was part of the New Orleans jazz revival.
Bio from Wikipedia
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Mingus Ah Um
1959
Blues & Roots
1960
Mingus At Carnegie Hall
Recorded Live At The Monterey Jazz Festival
1966
Hard Work
1976
Mingus At Monterey
1965
Stunts, Blunts, & Hip Hop
1992
Carnival
1977
Better Git It In Your Soul
1971
Projections
1968
Mingus Dynasty
1960
Jazz Portraits
1959
Anthems Volume 1
1987
Nostalgia In Times Square / The Immortal 1959 Sessions
1979
Handy Dandy Man
1978
Karuna Supreme
1976
New View!
1967
The 2nd John Handy Album
1966
Extensions
1965
Jazz Poll Winners
1960
Credited work
937 releases · 105 albums · active 1957–2026
- Performance · 1,485
- Other credits · 61
Studios: Columbia 30th Street Studio · Atlantic Studios · Carnegie Hall · Monterey Jazz Festival
Frequent collaborators
- Charles Mingus
- Various
- Charlie Mingus
- Ahmad Jamal
- John Handy III
- Brass Fever
- Chris Barber
- Ravi Shankar