Recorded Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival

Recorded Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival is a live album by saxophonist John Handy, recorded in 1965 and released in 1966. It is Handy's most famous album,^{[citation needed]} and his debut on Columbia. The original album only features two long instrumental pieces, notable for their "free form", a peculiar use of harmonies and unusual instruments (violin and guitar along with more "classic" jazz instruments are uncommon in jazz music). The bonus track "Tears of Ole Miss (Anatomy of a Riot)", which was added to the now out-of-print 1996 CD edition, was originally featured on New View!.

ReleasedMay 21, 1966

RecordedSeptember 18, 1965

VenuesMonterey Jazz Festival, Monterey

GenreJazz

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Recorded Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival
Live album by John Handy
Released	May 21, 1966
Recorded	September 18, 1965
Venues	Monterey Jazz Festival, Monterey
Genre	Jazz
Length	47:00
Labels	Columbia CS 9262
Producer	John H. Hammond
John Handy chronology
Jazz (1962) Recorded Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival (1966) The 2nd John Handy Album (1966)

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The album is mentioned in 1995 Charles Burnett's short film When It Rains.^[1] Music critic Ralph J. Gleason called the lineup on the album "an exciting group and one of that will make jazz history".^[2] Notwithstanding the praises and its relevance, Recorded Live at the Monterey Jazz Festival still remains a little-known album.^{[citation needed]}