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Garrett gig," and remarked: "It's good party music, but the kind of spontaneous turns that make you jump are rare."
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Garrett is as concerned with offering his audience a solid and utterly engaging show as he is with having himself thought of as a banner-carrying sophisticated jazzman."
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described the recording as "an album of unabashed blowing and multiplicity of stylistic references," but noted that the rendition of "Happy People" "turns tedious."
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Garrett and Pharaoh Sanders not only conjure up spirits from jazz's illustrious past, but summon us to participate in their spiritual communion."
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2008 live album by Kenny
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22:Sketches of MD: Live at The Iridium
634:Al Pryor – executive VP of A&R
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803:Jim Macnie (November 2008).
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1237:Mack Avenue Records albums
1109:Sounds from the Ancestors!
1085:Seeds from the Underground
922:. Billboard Magazine. 2008
143:Seeds from the Underground
993:Introducing Kenny Garrett
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628:Kenny Garrett – producer
602:– tenor saxophone, vocals
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618:Jamire Williams – drums
478:Claudrena N. Harold of
1152:Dreyfus Night In Paris
1093:Pushing the World Away
643:– engineer (mastering)
1242:Kenny Garrett albums
1069:Standard of Language
195:Professional ratings
1211:The Jazz Messengers
1144:Stars & Stripes
717:Mack Avenue Records
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168:Mack Avenue Records
93:Mack Avenue Records
469:In an article for
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56:September 22, 2008
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1128:Live albums
1055:Simply Said
926:November 7,
849:February 6,
818:February 8,
756:February 6,
723:February 6,
184:Miles Davis
1231:Categories
1023:Black Hope
873:PopMatters
695:References
641:Greg Calbi
623:Production
606:Nat Reeves
516:"The Ring"
481:PopMatters
365:PopMatters
180:Nat Reeves
114:chronology
44:featuring
37:Live album
1178:Old Folks
1001:Garrett 5
899:JazzTimes
680:Billboard
672:position
591:Musicians
586:Personnel
505:Writer(s)
472:JazzTimes
190:Reception
1047:Songbook
1031:Triology
812:DownBeat
780:AllMusic
440:DownBeat
429:AllMusic
289:DownBeat
252:AllMusic
100:Producer
53:Released
39: by
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147:(2012)
138:(2008)
129:(2006)
1196:(2021)
1188:(1999)
1163:(2008)
1155:(1994)
1147:(1993)
1139:(1991)
1136:Ja-Hed
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608:– bass
508:Length
208:Rating
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