Carnival is an album by American jazz saxophonist John Handy which was recorded in 1977 and originally released on the ABC/Impulse label.John Handy discography, accessed November 10, 2015Impulse! Records Catalog: 9300 series, accessed November 11, 2015
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) Carol Guida Backing vocals (tracks 1 & 3)
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