| Carnival | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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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]
| 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]
All compositions by Randy Weston except as indicated
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