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Jazz (John Handy album)

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Jazz is an album by saxophonist John Handy III featuring tracks recorded in 1962 and originally released on the Roulette label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states, "Handy's appealing and already distinctive alto sound, combined with an exploratory style, resulted in this music having plenty of surprising moments".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by John Handy III except as indicated

  1. "From Bird" - 5:50
  2. "Blues for M.F." - 7:27
  3. "East of the Sun (and West of the Moon)" (Brooks Bowman) - 7:54
  4. "No Smiles Please" - 6:52
  5. "Strugglin'" - 6:23
  6. "Afternoon Outing" - 6:46

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Album Discography, Part 3, accessed November, 10, 2015
  2. ^ John Handy discography, accessed November, 10, 2015
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Jazz – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November, 10, 2015.