DZ
DefZone.Net

Kien thuc cong nghe & giai tri

Wiki Article

Seeds from the Underground

Nguồn dữ liệu từ Wikipedia, hiển thị bởi DefZone.Net

Xem trên WikipediaBài ngẫu nhiên khác

Seeds From The Underground
Studio album by
Kenny Garrett
ReleasedApril 10, 2012
GenreJazz
Length70:01
LabelMack Avenue
MAC 1063
Producer
Kenny Garrett chronology
Sketches of MD: Live at the Iridium
(2008) 		Seeds From The Underground
(2012) 		Pushing the World Away
(2013)

Seeds from the Underground is the thirteenth studio album by saxophonist Kenny Garrett. It was released on April 10, 2012, on Mack Avenue Records and received two Grammy Award nominations in Best Jazz Instrumental Album and Best Improvised Jazz Solo categories,[1] as well as an NAACP Image Award nomination in the Outstanding Jazz Album category,[2] a Soul Train Award nomination in the Best Traditional Jazz Artist/Group category,[3][dead link] a Jazz Awards nomination for Alto Saxophonist of the Year[4] and an Echo Award win in the Saxophonist of the Year category.[5] It features Garrett in a quintet with pianist Benito Gonzalez, bassist Nat Reeves, percussionist Rudy Bird, and drummer Ronald Bruner, along with a small choir.

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[6]
The New York Times(favorable)[7]
The GuardianStarStarStar[8]
PopMatters8/10[9]

The album received a 77/100 score on Metacritic, based on four reviews from mainstream media.[10]

Track listing

[edit]

All tracks are written by Kenny Garrett.

No.TitleLength
1."Boogety Boogety"9:03
2."J. Mac"6:26
3."Wiggins"7:37
4."Haynes Here"7:27
5."Detroit"4:21
6."Seeds from the Underground"8:08
7."Du-Wo-Mo"8:16
8."Welcome Earth Song"8:43
9."Ballad Jarrett"6:22
10."Laviso, I Bon?"3:38
Total length:70:01

Personnel

[edit]

Music

Production

  • Kenny Garrett, Donald Brown, Maria Ehrenreich – producer
  • Gretchen Valade – executive producer, liner notes
  • Greg Calbi – engineer (mastering)
  • Todd Whitelock – engineer (mixing)
  • Fernando Lodeiro, Tim Marchiafava, Damon Whittemore – assistant engineer
  • Will Wakefield – production manager
  • Tino Passante – studio manager
  • Randall Kennedy – creative director
  • Timothy Zach – art direction, design
  • Keith Major – photography

Awards and nominations

[edit]
Year Result Award Category Work
2012 Nominated NAACP Image Award Outstanding Jazz Album Seeds from the Underground
2012 Nominated Soul Train Awards Best Traditional Jazz Artist/Group Seeds from the Underground
2013 Nominated Grammy Award Best Jazz Instrumental Album[1] Seeds from the Underground
2013 Nominated Grammy Award Best Improvised Jazz Solo[1] "J. Mac" on Seeds from the Underground
2013 Won Echo Award Best International Jazz Saxophone Performance Seeds from the Underground

Chart positions

[edit]
Chart (2012) Peak
position
US Billboard Top Jazz Albums[11][dead link] 10

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c "Kenny Garrett | Artist | GRAMMY.com". Grammy Awards. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  2. ^ "The '44th NAACP Image Awards' Nominees Announced Two-hour Special Airs Live Friday, February 1 on NBC" (PDF). NAACP. December 11, 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 29, 2013. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  3. ^ "Kenny Garrett Soul Train Award Nomination". Soul Train. October 15, 2012.
  4. ^ "Kenny Garrett Jazz Award Nomination". JJA Jazz Awards. Archived from the original on April 5, 2013. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
  5. ^ "Kenny Garrett Echo Award Win". Twitter. Mack Avenue Records.
  6. ^ AllMusic.com review
  7. ^ "New Albums From Jack White, Sarah Jaffe and Kenny Garrett (Published 2012)". The New York Times. Archived from the original on April 29, 2012.
  8. ^ "Kenny Garrett: Seeds from the Underground – review". The Guardian. March 15, 2012. Archived from the original on September 26, 2018.
  9. ^ PopMatters review
  10. ^ "Seeds from the Underground by Kenny Garrett". Metacritic. Retrieved January 24, 2026.
  11. ^ "Jazz Albums". Billboard. April 28, 2012. Retrieved June 25, 2012.