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.

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 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)