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John Richard Handy III (born February 3, 1933 in Dallas, Texas) is an American jazz alto saxophonist.

Handy appeared on three Charles Mingus studio albums recorded in 1959:

Mingus in Wonderland
Blues & Roots
Mingus Ah Um

In the 1960s, Handy led several groups. The most famous was a quintet with members:

Michael White – violin
Jerry Hahn – guitar
Don Thompson
– bass
Terry Clarke – drums

This group's performance at the 1965 Monterey Jazz Festival was recorded and released as an album; Handy received Grammy nominations for "Spanish Lady" (jazz performance) and "If Only We Knew" (jazz composition).

Handy has also taught music history and performance at San Francisco State University; Stanford University; The University of California, Berkeley; the San Francisco Conservatory of Music; and other schools.

Discography

In the Vernacular (Roulette Records, 1959)
No Coast Jazz (Roulette Records, 1960)
Jazz (Roulette Records, 1962)
Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival (Columbia Records, 1965)
The 2nd John Handy Album (Columbia Records, 1966)
Quote Unquote (Roulette Records, 1967)
New View (Columbia Records, 1967)
Projections (Columbia Records, 1968)
Two Originals: Karuna Supreme/Rainbow (MPS, 1975)
Hard Work (Impulse! Records, 1976)
Carnival (Columbia Records, 1977)
Where Go the Boats (Warner Brothers Records, 1978)
Handy Dandy Man (Warner Brothers Records, 1978)
Excursion in Blue (Harbor Records, 1988)
Centerpiece (Milestone Records, 1989)
Very First Recordings (American Music Records, 1994)
Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival (Koch International Records, 1996)
Live at Yoshi's Nightspot (Boulevard Records, 1996)
John Handy's Musical Dreamland (Boulevard Records, 1996)

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