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New View! is a live album by saxophonist John Handy
John Handy
John Richard Handy III is an American jazz alto saxophonist.-Biography:In the 1960s, Handy led several groups...

 and his quintet, recorded and released in 1967. It was Handy's second live and third release for Columbia
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...

. The original LP features three pieces: two Handy originals and a version of "Naima
Naima
"Naima" is a ballad composed by John Coltrane in 1959, and named after his then-wife, Juanita Naima Grubbs. It first appeared on the album Giant Steps, and is notable for its use of a variety of rich chords over a bass pedal...

", recorded as a homage to saxophone legend John Coltrane
John Coltrane
John William Coltrane was an American jazz saxophonist and composer. Working in the bebop and hard bop idioms early in his career, Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes in jazz and later was at the forefront of free jazz...

, whom would pass away by sheer coincidence in those days (July 17). Obviously, the subtitle "In Memory of" was expressly added for the release in late 1967.

Track listing

  1. "Naima (In Memory of John Coltrane)
    Naima
    "Naima" is a ballad composed by John Coltrane in 1959, and named after his then-wife, Juanita Naima Grubbs. It first appeared on the album Giant Steps, and is notable for its use of a variety of rich chords over a bass pedal...

    " (John Coltrane) - 9:31
  2. "A Little Quiet" (Handy) - 9:13
  3. "Tears of Ole Miss (Anatomy of a Riot)" (Handy) - 23:37

Personnel

  • John Handy
    John Handy
    John Richard Handy III is an American jazz alto saxophonist.-Biography:In the 1960s, Handy led several groups...

     – alto saxophone
  • Bobby Hutcherson
    Bobby Hutcherson
    Bobby Hutcherson is a jazz vibraphone and marimba player. His vibraphone playing is suggestive of the style of Milt Jackson in its free-flowing melodicism, but his sense of harmony and group interaction is thoroughly modern...

     - vibraphone
  • Pat Martino
    Pat Martino
    Pat Martino is an Italian-American jazz guitarist and composer within the post bop, fusion, mainstream jazz, soul jazz and hard bop idioms.-Biography:...

     - guitar
  • Albert Stinson
    Albert Stinson
    Albert Stinson was an American jazz double-bassist.Stinson learned to play piano, trombone, and tuba before settling on bass at age 14...

    - bass
  • Doug Sides - drums
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