John Handy is one of the unsung greats of modern jazz -- as saxophonist, composer/arranger and group leader -- especially for the series of four albums he recorded for Columbia between 1965 and 1968. This 3-CD is devoted to the three albums he made for the label that featured violin in the instrumentation -- Recorded Live At The Monterey Jazz Festival, The 2nd John Handy Album and Projections, plus a live Carnegie Hall performance.
CD1
01. If Only We Knew (A) 26:54
02. Spanish Lady (A) 19:29
03. Dancy Dancy (D) 5:33
04. Blues For A High Strung Guitar (D) 6:04
05. Dance For Carlos B (D) 4:31
06. Scheme #1 (D) 13:37
CD2
01. Theme X (D) 7:29
02. Right On The Line (E) 7:05
03. Debonair (E) 8:47
04. Tears Of Ole Miss (E) 14:18
05. What’s New (E) 7:19 (B. Haggart-J. Burke)
06. New Theme (E) 7:24
07. A Bad Stroke Of Luck (B) 7:44
08. Blues For A High Strung Guitar (alternate version) (B) 5:35
09. Spanish Lady (single version) (C) 2:57
10. If Only We Knew (single version) (C) 2:53
CD3
01. The Thing (F) 8:29
02. Senora Nancye (live version) (F) 12:19
03. Three In One (G) 4:00
04. Projections (G) 3:16 (Mike Nock)
05. A Song Of Uranus (G) 9:07 (Michael White)
06. Senora Nancye (G) 6:30
07. Dance To The Lady (G) 7:22
08. Sanpaku (G) 2:26 (Mike Nock)
09. Eros (G) 3:55(Mike Nock)
10. All The Way To The West, By God, Virginia (G) 8:08
(A) John Handy (as), Michael White (vln), Jerry Hahn (g), Don Thompson (b), Terry Clarke (dr)
(B), (C),(D), (E) Same personnel
(F) John Handy (as, saxello), Michel Sampson (vln), Sonny Greenwich (g), Calo Scott (cello), Don Thompson (b), Terry Clarke (dr)
(G) John Handy (as, saxello, flute), Michael White (vln), Mike Nock (p), Bruce Cale (b), Larry Hancock (dr)
