John Handy (Alto Sax): In The Vernacular / No Coast Jazz auf CD
In The Vernacular / No Coast Jazz
Herkömmliche CD, die mit allen CD-Playern und Computerlaufwerken, aber auch mit den meisten SACD- oder Multiplayern abspielbar ist.
(soweit verfügbar beim Lieferanten)
- Label:
- Fresh Sound
- Aufnahmejahr ca.:
- 1959-60
- Artikelnummer:
- 9711746
- UPC/EAN:
- 8427328606479
- Erscheinungstermin:
- 19.7.2011
Product Information
The two albums on this CD were the first John Handy recorded as a leader. This young alto saxophonist - he also plays tenor on the first album - from Texas had gained exposure and experience working with Charles Mingus and Randy Weston in 1959. "They taught me self-confidence," he said, and these recordings are full of it. His flawlessly controlled playing is strong and inventively contemporary without succumbing to the tyranny of Bird. For his well-received leader debut, "In the Vernacular," he shared the front line with the brilliant trumpeter Richard Williams supported by a near-perfect rhythm section with pianist Roland Hanna. On the second album, "No Coast Jazz," Handy is the consistent focal point of a quartet in which, like pianist Don Friedman, he uses a melodic, gentle style, building a singing, emotional quality saved from sentimentality ...
Disk 1 von 1 (CD)
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1 I'll Close My Eyes
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2 First Time
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3 Suggested Line
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4 Problem Too
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5 Quote, Unquote
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6 Blues in the Vernacular
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7 Dance to the Lady
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8 I'll Never Smile Again
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9 To Randy
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10 Tales of Paradise
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11 Boo's Ups and Downs
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12 Hi Number
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13 Pretty Side Avenue
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14 No Coast
