Carnival (Randy Weston album)

Carnival
Live album by
Randy Weston
Released1975
RecordedJuly 5, 1974
VenueMontreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland
GenreJazz
Length38:02
LabelFreedom
FLP 40148
ProducerAlan Bates, Michael Cuscuna
Randy Weston chronology
Tanjah
(1973) 		Carnival
(1975) 		Informal Solo Piano
(1974)

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]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Christgau's Record GuideB+[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

References

  1. ^ Randy Weston catalog accessed August 17, 2012
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic review, accessed August 17, 2012.
  3. ^ a b 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.