| Carnival | |
| Type: | Live |
| Artist: | Randy Weston |
| Border: | yes |
| 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 |
| Chronology: | Randy Weston |
| Prev Title: | Tanjah |
| Prev Year: | 1973 |
| Next Title: | Informal Solo Piano |
| Next Year: | 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]
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."
All compositions by Randy Weston except as indicated