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
Studio	A&R, New York City ABC, Los Angeles, California
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)