Carnival of Jazz

Carnival of Jazz is a 2002 double live album by Russian singer Larisa Dolina, recorded with the participation of saxophonist Igor Butman and his big band.

[2] The album was released in December 2002 and included selected numbers recorded during the artists' tours of cities in Russia, the United States, Germany, Israel, Ukraine, Belarus, Latvia.

[3] Dmitry Bebenin in a review for the website Zvuki.ru [ru] stated that such a grand prima as Larisa Dolina, with her gorgeous voice, could not stay away from the revival of normal music, and the restless manic "jazzophrenic" Igor Butman, who in recent years has developed a stormy and fruitful activity in the field of popularization of real noble jazz, turned out to be very welcome here.

He positively assessed the issue of standards: "The funky–all innovatively, and without any hints of "popness"—version of the classic "Night and Day" is able to "get out of the game" even Red Hot Chili Peppers.

Summarizing, Bebenin noted that, judging by the chic with which Dolina published this superfood, interest in truly stylish music in our crazy world has not only not died yet, but is ready to flare up with renewed vigor.