Carnival (John Handy album) explained
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
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".
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)
Notes and References
- http://www.johnhandy.com/ John Handy discography
- http://www.jazzdisco.org/impulse-records/catalog-9300-series/#asd-9324 Impulse! Records Catalog: 9300 series