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Person · Open Library
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- An analysis of Black business enterprises
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1933
2008 universal fire victimclassic pop and rockhard bopjazzjazz fusionpost-bop
Discography
- In the Vernacular1958
- No Coast Jazz1961
- Recorded Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival1966
- New View1967
- Projections1968
- Hard Work1976
- Karuna Supreme1976
- Carnival1977
- Where Go the Boats1985
- Handy Dandy Man1986
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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. 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 <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/John+Handy">Read
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- John
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Dallas
- Occupation
- saxophonist
- Employer
- San Francisco State University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- alto saxophone
- Record label
- Columbia Records
- Official website
- www.johnhandy.com
- Image
- John Handy 1977.JPG
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- date of birth
- 1933-02-03
- start of work period
- 1953-00-00
- Commons category
- John Handy
- ethnic group
- African Americans
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