Carnaval (Ron Carter album)

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Carnaval
Live album by
Ron Carter, Hank Jones, Sadao Watanabe, Tony Williams
Released1983
RecordedJuly 30, 1978
VenueLive Under the Sky, Denen Colosseum, Tokyo, Japan
GenreJazz
Length43:18
LabelGalaxy
GXY-5144
ProducerEd Michel
Ron Carter chronology
1 + 3
(1978) 		Carnaval
(1983) 		Pick 'Em
(1978)
Hank Jones chronology
Compassion
(1978) 		Carnaval
(1978) 		The Great Tokyo Meeting
(1978)

Carnaval is a live album by bassist Ron Carter, pianist Hank Jones, saxophonist Sadao Watanabe and drummer Tony Williams which was recorded in Tokyo in 1978 and released on the Galaxy label in 1983.[1][2][3]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [5]

The AllMusic review by Jim Todd called it "an exuberant, well-recorded set" and stated: "There is generous solo space for all, with each tune getting a solid workout on this date that definitely manages to share with the listener the excitement generated by the quartet in Tokyo's Denen Coliseum."[4]

Track listing[edit]

  1. "Chelsea Bridge" (Billy Strayhorn) – 10:12
  2. "Manhã de Carnaval" (Luiz Bonfá, Antônio Maria) – 9:01
  3. "I'm Old Fashioned" (Jerome Kern, Johnny Mercer) – 8:18
  4. "Confirmation" (Charlie Parker) – 6:40
  5. "Moose the Mooche" (Parker) – 8:05

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Galaxy Records catalog accessed November 13, 2017
  2. ^ David Edwards, Mike Callahan, Patrice Eyries, Randy Watts and Tim Neely Galaxy Album Discography accessed November 13, 2017
  3. ^ The Great Jazz Trio catalog accessed November 13, 2017
  4. ^ a b Todd, Jim. Ron Carter: Carnival – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 235. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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