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Kenny Garrett – Sounds From The Ancestors (CD)

$ 21.95
$ 21.95
Est. 1974, Curated by Heads
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Recorded during the isolation of the pandemic, Garrett channeled that stillness into something deeply devotional, drawing on the Afro-Cuban and West African rhythmic traditions that have threaded through his work for decades. The result sits in conversation with the spiritual jazz lineage of John Coltrane while remaining unmistakably Garrett's own, rooted in a Detroit upbringing where church music and blues were never far from the same room.

Composer / saxophonist Kenny Garrett emerged as a distinctive voice on the national scene in 1978 with an undisputed aptitude for emotive melodic phrasing that led him to collaborations with Woody Shaw, Freddie Hubbard, Art Blakey and Miles Davis. With Sounds from the Ancestors, Garrett remembers the spirit of the sounds of African ancestors from church services, recited prayers, songs from the work fields, Yoruban chants and African drums, alongside tributes to Roy Hargrove and two drum pioneers - Art Blakey and Tony Allen - who all looked into the past to influence the future sound and evolution of jazz.

Tracklist
1. It's Time To Come Home (9:49)
2. Hargrove (5:14)
3. When The Days Were Different (8:08)
4. For Art's Sake (8:05)
5. What Was That? (8:32)
6. Sounds From The Ancestors (7:10)
7. It's Time To Come Home (Original) (9:47)

UPC: 673203118027
Label: Mack Avenue Records
Release Date: 8.27.21
Format: CD