John Handy & Lee Ritenour - 1978 - Where Go the Boats

John Handy & Lee Ritenour

1978

Where Go the Boats

01. Right There, Right There (6:39)

02. Moogie Woogie (6:15)

03. Where Go the Boats (4:32)

04. Go for Yourself (3:33)

05. The Hissing of Summer Lawns (4:59)

06. She Just Won't Boogie with Me (4:32)

07. Erica (7:57)

08. Salud to Sonny (4:23)

Acoustic Guitar – Abraham Laboriel (tracks: B3)

Alto Saxophone, Saxello, Vocals – John Handy

Bass – James Leary (tracks: A2)

Congas, Percussion – Eddie "Bongo" Brown

Drums – Eddie Marshall (tracks: A2, B3, B4), James Gadson (tracks: A1, A3 to B2)

Electric Bass – Abraham Laboriel (tracks: A1, A3 to B4)

Guitar – Lee Ritenour, Steve Erquiaga

Lead Vocals [Vocal Solo] – Eddie "Bongo" Brown (tracks: B2)

Piano [Acoustic], Electric Piano – Bill King 

Sarod – Ashish Kahn (tracks: B3)

Soloist, Guitar – Lee Ritenour (tracks: A3)

Synthesizer – Ian Underwood

Tenor Saxophone – Herman Riley

Trombone [Tenor & Bass] – Donald Cooke

Trumpet – Nolan Smith

Vocals – The Waters

Recorded at Kendun Recorders, Burbank; The Burbank Studios; Columbia Recording Studios, San Francisco, and One Step Up Recording Studio, Los Angeles

Mixed at Kendun Recorders and Westlake Audio

Mastered at Kendun Recorders

A talented and adventurous altoist whose career has gone through several phases, John Handy started playing alto in 1949. After moving to New York in 1958, he had a fiery period with Charles Mingus (1958-1959) that resulted in several passionate recordings that show off his originality; he also recorded several dates as a leader for Roulette. Handy led his own bands during 1959-1964, and played with Mingus at the 1964 Monterey Jazz Festival, but it was at the following year's festival that he was a major hit, stretching out with his quintet (which included violinist Michael White and guitarist Jerry Hahn) on two long originals. Soon, Handy was signed to Columbia, where he recorded his finest work (three excellent albums) during 1966-1968. Since that time, he has performed world music with Ali Akbar Khan, recorded the R&B hit "Hard Work" for Impulse in 1976, gigged and recorded with Mingus Dynasty, and in the late '80s led a group (called Class) featuring three female violinists who sing. John Handy (no relation to the Dixieland altoist Capt. John Handy) remains a strong soloist who can hit high notes way above his horn's normal register with ease, but he has mostly maintained a low profile, teaching in the San Francisco Bay Area.