Carlos Garnett
Carlos Garnett (* 1. December 1938 in Red Tank / Panama Canal Zone ) is a from Panama originating American Jazz -Saxophonist.
Live and act
Garnett grew up in Panama, where he was mainly active as a calypso musician. In 1962 he went to New York City and performed there with various rock bands. In 1968 he played with Freddie Hubbard , 1969/70 with Art Blakey and his Jazz Messengers . After activities with Charles Mingus (1970), he was involved in Pharoah Sanders ' album Black Unity . In 1972 he founded "Universal Black Force". His collaboration with Miles Davis (on his albums On the Corner , 1972 and Get Up with It , 1974) was decisive for his musical career . At Davis, he met guitarist Reggie Lucas, who appeared on Garnett's debut album Black Love , a "mixture of avant-garde jazz and electronics ". His next albums Fire and Journey to Enlightenment are also considered energetic. Other albums are considered less spectacular. He also worked with Jack McDuff , Andrew Hill , Gary Bartz, and Norman Connors (1972-1975).
During the 1980s he was largely inactive as a musician; In 1991 he started his comeback. In 1996, Fuego en Mi Alma was released by High Note , which is considered his best album to date after Scott Yanow .
Discography
- Black Love with Mtume , Billy Hart , Onaje Allan Gumbs , Charles Sullivan , Reggie Lucas , Dee Dee Bridgewater , Norman Connors, Guilherme Franco , Ayodele Jenkins , Mauricio Smith , Buster Williams , Carlos Chambers , 1974
- Journey to Enlightenment with Charles Pulliam , Neil Clarke , Howard King , 1974
- Fire with Kenny Kirkland , Reggie Lucas, Neil Clark , Wayne Cobham , Angel Fernandez , Anthony Jackson , Howard King, Charles Pulliam, 1974–1977
- Fuego en Mi Alma with Neil Clarke, Brad Jones , Carlton Holmes , Shingo Okudaira , 1996
- Under Nubian Skies with Carlton Holmes, Russell Gunn , Shingo Okudaira, 1999
- Moon Shadow with Robert Trowers , Neil Clarke, Alvin Flythe , Derrick Gardner , Carlton Holmes, Shingo Okudaira, 2001
- Shekina's Smile (2020)
Web links
- Carlos Garnett at Allmusic (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wolf Kampmann (ed.), With the assistance of Ekkehard Jost : Reclams Jazzlexikon . Reclam, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-15-010528-5 .
- ↑ Fire (compilation) on Allmusic (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Garnett, Carlos |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American jazz saxophonist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Red Tank , Panama Canal Zone |