Seeds from the Underground
Personnel: Kenny Garrett (soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, piano); Nedelka Prescod (vocals); Benito Gonzalez (piano); Ronald Bruner, Jr. (drums); Rudy Bird (bata, percussion).Audio Mixer: Todd Whitelock.Liner Note Author: Gretchen Valade.Recording information: Avatar Studios, New York, NY.Photographer: Keith Major.Arranger: Kenny Garrett.On his sophomore Mack Avenue date, saxophonist Kenny Garrett has taken a back-to-basics approach to melodic composition with some compelling twists and turns. Seeds from the Underground is a set of ten new originals, performed by his standard group -- bassist Nat Reeves and pianist Benito Gonzalez -- with drummer Ronald Bruner (who also hails from Garrett's hometown of Detroit) and percussionist Rudy Bird. While the framework of nearly everything here stays firmly within the post-bop frame, Garrett' structural reliance on intricate, memorable melody is a keen lift-off point for group interplay. Opener "Boogety Boogety" features him head to head with