Introducing Kenny Garrett
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Introducing Kenny Garrett is an album recorded in December 1984 by Kenny Garrett
.
At the time he recorded this set, altoist Kenny Garrett
was 24, had played with Mercer Ellington
's big band, and was freelancing in New York. (His association with Miles Davis
would not begin for a few more years.) A measure of the strong reputation Garrett already had is that his sidemen include trumpeter Woody Shaw
and pianist Mulgrew Miller
; bassist Nat Reeves
and drummer Tony Reedus
complete the quintet. The group performs five of the altoist's hard bop
originals, Miller's "Blues In the Afternoon," and a couple of standards. A strong start to what would be a significant career.
Review by Scott Yanow at AllMusic.com
Kenny Garrett
Kenny Garrett is a Grammy Award-winning American post bop jazz saxophonist and flautist who gained fame in his youth as a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra and of Miles Davis's band. He has since pursued a critically acclaimed solo career...
.
At the time he recorded this set, altoist Kenny Garrett
Kenny Garrett
Kenny Garrett is a Grammy Award-winning American post bop jazz saxophonist and flautist who gained fame in his youth as a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra and of Miles Davis's band. He has since pursued a critically acclaimed solo career...
was 24, had played with Mercer Ellington
Mercer Ellington
Mercer Kennedy Ellington was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger.Ellington was born in Washington, DC, the son of famous composer, pianist, and bandleader Duke Ellington...
's big band, and was freelancing in New York. (His association with Miles Davis
Miles Davis
Miles Dewey Davis III was an American jazz musician, trumpeter, bandleader, and composer. Widely considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century, Miles Davis was, with his musical groups, at the forefront of several major developments in jazz music, including bebop, cool jazz,...
would not begin for a few more years.) A measure of the strong reputation Garrett already had is that his sidemen include trumpeter Woody Shaw
Woody Shaw
Woody Shaw was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer and band leader, often referred to as the "last innovator" in the jazz trumpet lineage...
and pianist Mulgrew Miller
Mulgrew Miller
Mulgrew Miller is an American jazz pianist who performs in a number of jazz idioms. He began his career as member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers.-Biography:...
; bassist Nat Reeves
Nat Reeves
Nat Reeves is an American jazz bassist. He currently resides in Hartford, Connecticut and teaches at the University of Hartford. He also performs internationally with a number of Jazz artists.-Early life:...
and drummer Tony Reedus
Tony Reedus
Tony Reedus was an American jazz drummer.Reedus first gained notice playing in Woody Shaw's band in the 1980s...
complete the quintet. The group performs five of the altoist's hard bop
Hard bop
Hard bop is a style of jazz that is an extension of bebop music. Journalists and record companies began using the term in the mid-1950s to describe a new current within jazz which incorporated influences from rhythm and blues, gospel music, and blues, especially in the saxophone and piano...
originals, Miller's "Blues In the Afternoon," and a couple of standards. A strong start to what would be a significant career.
Review by Scott Yanow at AllMusic.com
Track listing
- "For Openers"
- "Have You Met Miss Jones?"
- "A Silent Prayer"
- "Blues in the Afternoon"
- "Oriental Towaway Zone"
- "Until Tomorrow"
- "Reedus' Dance"
- "Lover"
Personnel
- Woody ShawWoody ShawWoody Shaw was an American jazz trumpeter, flugelhornist, cornetist, composer and band leader, often referred to as the "last innovator" in the jazz trumpet lineage...
– trumpetTrumpetThe trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air... - Kenny GarrettKenny GarrettKenny Garrett is a Grammy Award-winning American post bop jazz saxophonist and flautist who gained fame in his youth as a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra and of Miles Davis's band. He has since pursued a critically acclaimed solo career...
– alto saxophoneAlto saxophoneThe alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in 1841. It is smaller than the tenor but larger than the soprano, and is the type most used in classical compositions... - Mulgrew MillerMulgrew MillerMulgrew Miller is an American jazz pianist who performs in a number of jazz idioms. He began his career as member of Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers.-Biography:...
– pianoPianoThe piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal... - Nat ReevesNat ReevesNat Reeves is an American jazz bassist. He currently resides in Hartford, Connecticut and teaches at the University of Hartford. He also performs internationally with a number of Jazz artists.-Early life:...
– bassDouble bassThe double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2... - Tony ReedusTony ReedusTony Reedus was an American jazz drummer.Reedus first gained notice playing in Woody Shaw's band in the 1980s...
– drums