''Seeds from the Underground'' is the thirteenth studio album by
Kenny Garrett. It was released on April 10, 2012, on
Mack Avenue Records and received two
Grammy
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nominations in Best Jazz Instrumental Album and Best Improvised Jazz Solo categories,
as well as a
NAACP Image Award
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nomination in Outstanding Jazz Album category,
a
Soul Train Award nomination in Best Traditional Jazz Artist/Group category,
a
Jazz Awards
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nomination for Alto Saxophonist of the Year
and an
Echo Award win in the Saxophonist of the Year category.
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
The album received a 77/100 score on
Metacritic, based on four reviews from mainstream media.
Track listing
Personnel
Musicians
*Kenny Garrett – piano, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone
*Benito Gonzalez – piano
*
Nat Reeves – bass
*
Ronald Bruner – drums
*
Rudy Bird – bata, percussion, vocals
*
Donald Brown – vocals
*Rusty Chops – vocals
*Sengbe Kona Khasu – vocals
*Nedelka Prescod – vocals
*
Misha Tarasov
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– vocals
Production
*Kenny Garrett – producer
*
Donald Brown – producer
*Maria Ehrenreich – producer
*Gretchen Valade – executive producer, liner notes
*
Greg Calbi – engineer (mastering)
*Todd Whitelock – engineer (mixing)
*Fernando Lodeiro – assistant engineer
*Tim Marchiafava – assistant engineer
*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
Chart positions
References
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Mack Avenue Records albums
Kenny Garrett albums
2012 albums