No Coast Jazz

Last updated
No Coast Jazz
No Coast Jazz.jpg
Studio album by John Handy III
Released 1960
Recorded 1960
New York City
Genre Jazz
Label Roulette
SR 52058
Producer Teddy Reig
John Handy III chronology
In the Vernacular
(1959)		No Coast Jazz
(1960)		 Jazz
(1962)

No Coast Jazz is an album by saxophonist John Handy III featuring tracks recorded in 1960 and originally released on the Roulette label. [1] [2]

John Handy American jazz musician

John Richard Handy III is an American jazz musician most commonly associated with the alto saxophone, although he also plays tenor and baritone, saxello, clarinet, and oboe, and also sings.

Roulette Records was an American record company and label founded in 1957 by George Goldner, Joe Kolsky, Morris Levy and Phil Kahl, with creative control given to producers and songwriters Hugo Peretti and Luigi Creatore. Levy was appointed director.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states, "The inside/outside music (advanced hard bop that sometimes hints at the avant-garde) still sounds quite fresh". [3]

AllMusic Online music database

AllMusic is an online music database. It catalogs more than 3 million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musical artists and bands. It launched in 1991, predating the World Wide Web.

Track listing

All compositions by John Handy III

  1. "To Randy" - 6:16
  2. "Tales of Paradise" - 4:53
  3. "Boo's Ups and Downs" - 8:15
  4. "Hi Number" - 6:59
  5. "Pretty Side Avenue" - 5:29
  6. "No Coast" - 6:29

Personnel

Alto saxophone type of saxophone

The alto saxophone, also referred to as the alto sax, is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in the 1840s, and patented in 1846. It is pitched in E♭, and is smaller than the tenor, but larger than the soprano. The alto sax is the most common saxophone and is commonly used in concert bands, chamber music, solo repertoire, military bands, marching bands, and jazz. The fingerings of the different saxophones are all the same so a saxophone player can play any type of saxophone.

Don Friedman American jazz pianist

Donald Ernest Friedman was an American jazz pianist. He began playing in Los Angeles and moved to New York in 1958. In the 1960s, he played with both modern stylists and more traditional musicians.

Piano musical instrument

The piano is an acoustic, stringed musical instrument invented in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700, in which the strings are struck by hammers. It is played using a keyboard, which is a row of keys that the performer presses down or strikes with the fingers and thumbs of both hands to cause the hammers to strike the strings.

Related Research Articles

<i>Hard Work</i> album by jazz saxophonist John Handy

Hard Work is an album by American jazz saxophonist John Handy which was recorded in 1976 and originally released on the ABC/Impulse label.

<i>Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland</i> 1959 live album by Charles Mingus

Jazz Portraits: Mingus in Wonderland is a live album by jazz bassist and composer Charles Mingus recorded in 1959 and released on the United Artists label. The original release was titled Jazz Portraits and a subsequent edition titled Wonderland.

<i>Captain Buckles</i> 1971 studio album by David "Fathead" Newman

Captain Buckles is an album by saxophonist David "Fathead" Newman featuring performances recorded in 1970 and released on the Cotillion label.

<i>Maynard Ferguson Plays Jazz for Dancing</i> 1959 studio album by Maynard Ferguson

Maynard Ferguson Plays Jazz for Dancing is an album released by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring tracks recorded in early 1959 and originally released on the Roulette label.

<i>Basie Plays Hefti</i> 1958 studio album by Count Basie

Basie Plays Hefti is an album released by pianist, composer and bandleader Count Basie performing the compositions and arrangements of Neal Hefti recorded in 1958 and originally released on the Roulette label.

<i>The Count Basie Story</i> 1961 studio album by Count Basie and His Orchestra

Count Basie Story is a double album by pianist, composer and bandleader Count Basie featuring tracks originally performed by his orchestra in the 1930s and 1940s rerecorded in 1960 as a celebration of its 25th anniversary and first released on the Roulette label. Selections from the 2-LP set were also released as Roulette's The Best of Basie in 1962 and The Best of Basie Vol. 2 in 1964. The album was rereleased with bonus tracks in 2004 to commemorate Basie's 100th birthday.

<i>Jazz</i> (John Handy album) 1962 studio album by John Handy III

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

<i>In the Vernacular</i> 1958 studio album by John Handy III

In the Vernacular is the debut album led by saxophonist John Handy III featuring tracks recorded in 1958 and originally released on the Roulette label.

<i>Projections</i> (John Handy album) 1968 studio album by John Handy Concert Ensemble

Projections is an album by saxophonist John Handy's Concert Ensemble featuring tracks recorded in 1968 and originally released on the Columbia label.

<i>Carnival</i> (John Handy album) 1977 studio album by John Handy

Carnival is an album by American jazz saxophonist John Handy which was recorded in 1977 and originally released on the ABC/Impulse label.

<i>Maynard 61</i> 1961 studio album by Maynard Ferguson

Maynard '61 is an album released by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring tracks recorded in late 1960 and early 1961 and originally released on the Roulette label.

<i>"Straightaway" Jazz Themes</i> 1961 studio album by Maynard Ferguson

"Straightaway" Jazz Themes is an album released by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson containing music composed for the TV series Straightaway. The album was recorded in 1961 and released by Roulette.

Chicago Revisited: Live at Joe Segal's Jazz Showcase is a live album by American jazz pianist Ahmad Jamal featuring performances recorded in Chicago in 1992 and released on the Telarc label.

<i>Four Keys</i> 1979 studio album by Martial Solal, Lee Konitz, John Scofield and Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen

Four Keys is an album by pianist Martial Solal with saxophonist Lee Konitz, guitarist John Scofield and bassist Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen recorded in West Germany in 1979 and released on the MPS label. The album was also released in the US on Pausa Records.

<i>Si! Si! M.F.</i> 1962 studio album by Maynard Ferguson

Si! Si! M.F. is an album released by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring tracks recorded in early 1962 and originally released on the Roulette label.

<i>Message from Maynard</i> 1963 studio album by Maynard Ferguson

Message from Maynard is an album released by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring tracks recorded in early 1962 and originally released on the Roulette label.

<i>Maynard 63</i> 1963 studio album by Maynard Ferguson

Maynard '63 is an album released by Canadian jazz trumpeter Maynard Ferguson featuring tracks recorded in March 1962 and originally released on the Roulette label.

<i>Twos Company</i> (Maynard Ferguson and Chris Connor album) 1961 studio album by Maynard Ferguson and Chris Connor

Two's Company is an album by Canadian jazz trumpeter/bandleader Maynard Ferguson and American vocalist Chris Connor featuring tracks recorded in late 1960 and early 1961 which was originally released on the Roulette label.

<i>Vignettes</i> (Ray Drummond album) 1996 studio album by Ray Drummond

Vignettes is an album by bassist Ray Drummond which was recorded in 1995 and released on the Arabesque label the following year.

<i>Reflections in Change</i> 1999 studio album by Craig Handy

Reflections in Change is the third album led by saxophonist Craig Handy which was recorded in 1999 and released on the Sirrocco Music label.

References

  1. ↑ Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Album Discography, Part 3, accessed November 10, 2015
  2. ↑ John Handy discography, accessed November 10, 2015
  3. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. No Coast Jazz – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved November 10, 2015.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.