The 2nd John Handy Album is a studio 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 1966. It was Handy's second 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 album features five pieces, all recorded on July 25, 1966 in Los Angeles. The CD reissue features three additional tracks recorded during a different session.

Track listing

All compositions by John Handy.

1. "Dancy Dancy" - 5:34
2. "Theme X" - 7:30
3. "Blues for Highstrung Guitar" - 6:04
4. "Dance for Carlo B" - 4:32
5. "Scheme #1" - 13:50

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

6. "A Bad Stroke of Luck - 7:52 Recorded April 27, 1966
   
7. "Blues for Highstrung Guitar" (Alternate Take) - 5:44 Recorded April 27, 1966
   
8. "Debonair" - 8:53 Recorded July 26, 1966
   

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
• Mike White
  Michael White (violinist)
  Michael Walter White is an American jazz violinist.White was born in Houston, Texas, and grew up in Oakland, California, taking up the violin when he was nine years old. He first became known in 1965 when he played with the John Handy Quintet at the Monterey Jazz Festival, and recorded three...
  
   – violin
• Jerry Hahn
  Jerry Hahn
  Jerry Hahn is an American jazz guitarist.Hahn studied at Wichita State University, then moved to San Francisco in 1962, where he played with John Handy . He toured with The 5th Dimension in 1968 and worked with Gary Burton in 1968-69...
  
   – guitar
• Don Thompson
  Don Thompson (musician)
  Donald Winston Thompson, OC is a Canadian jazz musician who plays bass, piano, and vibes. Thompson formed part of the Toronto Quartet of Paul Desmond during the mid seventies, and that effort produced two stellar albums. Other personnel on those dates, mostly at Bourbon Street in Toronto, were...
  
  – bass
• Terry Clarke – drums