Carnival (Randy Weston album)

Carnival is a live album by American jazz pianist Randy Weston recorded in 1974 at the Montreux Jazz Festival and originally released on the Freedom label in 1975.[1]

Carnival
Live album by Randy Weston
Released	1975
Recorded	July 5, 1974
Venue	Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:02
Label	Freedom FLP 40148
Producer	Alan Bates, Michael Cuscuna
Randy Weston chronology
Tanjah (1973) Carnival (1975) Informal Solo Piano (1974)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Christgau's Record Guide	B+[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, with its review by Scott Yanow stating, "This is an enjoyable and well-rounded set, easily recommended".[2] Village Voice critic Robert Christgau wrote: "A delightful discovery. Weston applies the rigorous wit of Monk to easy rolling African polyrhythms, and they hold up. The title cut suggests a time when intellect is transcended rather than blotted out and makes Lonnie Liston Smith sound pretty sloppy."[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Randy Weston except as indicated

1. "Carnival" - 12:42
2. Introduction - 1:00
3. "Tribute to Duke Ellington" - 7:25
4. Introduction - 1:00
5. "Mystery of Love" (Guy Warren) - 17:55

Personnel

• Randy Weston - piano
• Billy Harper - tenor saxophone, flute
• William Allen - bass
• Don Moye - drums
• Steve Berrios, congas, percussion

References

1. Randy Weston catalog accessed August 17, 2012
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic review, accessed August 17, 2012.
3. Christgau, Robert (1981). "Consumer Guide '70s: W". Christgau's Record Guide: Rock Albums of the Seventies. Ticknor & Fields. ISBN 089919026X. Retrieved March 22, 2019 – via robertchristgau.com.
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 206. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.