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 John Handy
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
John Handy chronology
Hard Work (1976) Carnival (1977) Where Go the Boats (1978)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
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. Yanow, Scott. Carnival – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 11, 2015.