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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]
All compositions by John Handy.
On bonus track