No Coast Jazz is an album by saxophonist John Handy III featuring tracks recorded in 1960 and originally released on the Roulette label.Edwards, D. & Callahan, M. Roulette Album Discography, Part 3, accessed November 10, 2015 (dead link)John Handy discography, accessed November 10, 2015
Reception
AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states, "The inside/outside music (advanced hard bop that sometimes hints at the avant-garde) still sounds quite fresh".
Track listing All compositions by John Handy III "To Randy" - 6:16 "Tales of Paradise" - 4:53 "Boo's Ups and Downs" - 8:15 "Hi Number" - 6:59 "Pretty Side Avenue" - 5:29 "No Coast" - 6:29
Personnel John Handy III - alto saxophone Don Friedman - piano Bill Lee - bass Lex Humphries - drums
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