Hard Work/Carnival

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All Music Guide - Campbell
Originally released separately on Impulse, this two-fer combines saxophonist John Handy's 1976 release Hard Work and Carnival, which came out the following year. These dates find Handy branching out from modern jazz and combining lite jazz with smooth R&B. "Hard Work" became a radio hit and the remaining tracks -- all original Handy compositions -- will appeal to fans of smooth jazz. Carnival is a bit more festive. The title cut has traces of the traditional melody associated with Sonny Rollins "Don't Stop the Carnival," but like the previous set, Carnival is mainly smooth jazz with synthesizers. The only cover version recorded for these dates is "All the Things You Are," ...
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All Music Guide - Campbell
Originally released separately on Impulse, this two-fer combines saxophonist John Handy's 1976 release Hard Work and Carnival, which came out the following year. These dates find Handy branching out from modern jazz and combining lite jazz with smooth R&B. "Hard Work" became a radio hit and the remaining tracks -- all original Handy compositions -- will appeal to fans of smooth jazz. Carnival is a bit more festive. The title cut has traces of the traditional melody associated with Sonny Rollins "Don't Stop the Carnival," but like the previous set, Carnival is mainly smooth jazz with synthesizers. The only cover version recorded for these dates is "All the Things You Are," a duet with Reginald Burke on acoustic piano and Handy on alto. This two-fer offers very pleasant background music, but those expecting to hear Handy in a post-bop setting should skip this one. The music has been remastered and, while there are no bonus tracks or new liner notes, Impulse had the good taste to restore the original packaging: front and back cover art and liner notes.
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Product Details

  • Release Date: 1/24/2012
  • Label: Verve
  • UPC: 602527809496
  • Catalog Number: 2780949
  • Sales rank: 66,974

Album Credits

Performance Credits
John Handy Primary Artist, Percussion, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Vocals
Larry Carlton Guitar
Chuck Rainey Electric Bass
Hotep Cecil Barnard Keyboards
Eddie "Bongo" Brown Percussion, Conga
Paulinho Da Costa Conga
Esmond Edwards Percussion, Background Vocals
James Gadson Drums
Zakir Hussain Tabla
James Jamerson SR. Bass
Harold Jones Drums
Lee Ritenour Guitar, Keyboards, ARP
George Spencer Keyboards
Sonny Burke Piano, Keyboards, ARP
Mike Hoffmann Guitar
Vincent Jefferson Bass
Tom Nichols Conga
Ruddy Coleman Bass
John Handy IV Drums
Technical Credits
John Handy Composer
Jerome Kern Composer
Glenn Burger Engineer
Esmond Edwards Producer
Oscar Hammerstein II Composer
Barney Perkins Engineer
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