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.

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

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 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)