Carnival (John Handy album)

Carnival
Studio album by
John Handy
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)

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]

Reception

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

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

  • 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

  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.