Carnival (John Handy album)
Carnival is an album by American jazz saxophonist John Handy which was recorded in 1977 and originally released on the ABC/Impulse label.[1][2]
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| Released | 1977 | |||
| Recorded | 1977 A&R Recording Studios, New York and ABC Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 42:04 | |||
| Label | ABC/Impulse AS 9324 | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
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Reception
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| AllMusic |   [3] |
AllMusic awarded the album 2 stars stating "Handy is mostly featured here in commercial settings, singing two songs and interacting with an electric rhythm section".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by John Handy except as indicated
- "Carnival" - 3:25
- "Alvina" - 6:11
- "Watch Your Money Go" - 5:58
- "I Will Leave You" - 5:15
- "Love's Rejoycing" - 8:17
- "Make Her Mine" - 4:10
- "All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 2:43
- "Christina's Little Song" - 6:05
Personnel
- John Handy - alto saxophone, percussion, vocals, backing vocals
- Sonny Burke - keyboards, piano, synthesizer (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5 & 7)
- Lee Ritenour - guitar, keyboards, synthesizer (tracks 1, 6 & 8)
- George Spencer - keyboards (track 3)
- Larry Carlton (track 5), Mike Hoffmann (tracks 2-4) - guitar
- Rudy Coleman (tracks 1-4) James Jamerson (track 5) Vincent Jefferson (tracks 6 & 8) - bass
- James Gadson (tracks 1, 3 & 5), John Handy IV (tracks 2 & 4), Harold Jones (tracks 6 & 8) - drums
- Eddie "Bongo" Brown (tracks 1 & 5), Paulinho da Costa (tracks 6 & 8), Tom Nicholas (tracks 2-4) - congas
- Esmond Edwards - percussion, backing vocals (tracks 1, 4, 5 & 6)
- Unidentified backing vocals (tracks 1 & 3)
References
- John Handy discography, accessed November 10, 2015
- Impulse! Records Catalog: 9300 series, accessed November 11, 2015
- Yanow, Scott. Carnival – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
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