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]

Carnival
Studio album by
Released1977
Recorded1977
Studio
  • A&R, New York City
  • ABC, Los Angeles, California
GenreJazz
Length42:04
LabelABC/Impulse
AS 9324
ProducerEsmond Edwards
John Handy chronology
Hard Work
(1976)
Carnival
(1977)
Where Go the Boats
(1978)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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

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All compositions by John Handy except as indicated

  1. "Carnival" – 3:25
  2. "Alvina" – 6:11
  3. "Watch Your Money Go" – 5:58
  4. "I Will Leave You" – 5:15
  5. "Love's Rejoycing" – 8:17
  6. "Make Her Mine" – 4:10
  7. "All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:43
  8. "Christina's Little Song" – 6:05

Personnel

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  • John Handyalto 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

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  1. ^ John Handy discography, accessed November 10, 2015
  2. ^ Impulse! Records Catalog: 9300 series, accessed November 11, 2015
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Carnival – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 11, 2015.