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Carnival (John Handy album)

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Released
  
1977

Label
  
ABC/Impulse AS 9324

Release date
  
1977

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
42:04

Artist
  
John Handy

Producer
  
Esmond Edwards

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Carnival is an album by American jazz saxophonist John Handy which was recorded in 1977 and originally released on the ABC/Impulse label.

Contents

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

  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 Hoffman (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

    Carnival (John Handy album) Wikipedia
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