New View (John Handy album)
1967 live album by John Handy / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
New View is a live album by saxophonist John Handy and his quintet, recorded and released in 1967. It was Handy's second live and third release for Columbia. The original LP features three pieces: two Handy originals and a version of "Naima", recorded as a homage to saxophone legend John Coltrane, who would die three weeks after this recording (July 17). The subtitle "In Memory of" was expressly added for the release in late 1967.[2][3]
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Released | 1967 | |||
Recorded | June 28, 1967 | |||
Venue | Village Gate, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 42:21 | |||
Label | Columbia CS 9497 | |||
Producer | John H. Hammond | |||
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The song "Tears of Ole Miss (Anatomy of a Riot)" was inspired by the Ole Miss riot of 1962 and initially performed by Handy's Freedom Band, a group formed in 1963 to raise funds for Civil Rights causes.[4]