Black Hope

Black Hope
Studio album by Kenny Garrett
Released	September 8, 1992
Studio	Power Station and Eastside Sound (New York City, New York)
Genre	Jazz
Length	65:40
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Donald Brown
Kenny Garrett chronology
African Exchange Student (1990) Black Hope (1992) Triology (1995)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

Black Hope is the fifth album by Kenny Garrett, the first that he recorded for Warner Bros. ^[3] It features Garrett in a quartet with pianist Kenny Kirkland, bassist Charnett Moffett and drummer Brian Blade. Additional musicians include veteran tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson and percussionist Don Alias.

Track listing

1. "Tacit Dance" – 6:08
2. "Spanish-Go-Round" – 4:08
3. "Computer “G”" – 10:03
4. "Van Gogh's Left Ear" – 7:39
5. "Black Hope" – 3:51
6. "Jackie & The Bean Stalk" – 7:02
7. "Run Run Shaw" – 4:45
8. "2 Step" – 5:24
9. "Bone Bop" – 4:53
10. "Books & Toys" – 5:41
11. "Bye Bye Blackbird" (Ray Henderson & Mort Dixon) – 4:32
12. "Last Sax" – 1:34

All tracks composed by Kenny Garrett except for 11

Personnel

Musicians

• Kenny Garrett – alto saxophone (1-3, 6, 8, 10, 12), soprano saxophone (4, 5, 7, 9)
• Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone (1, 3, 11)
• Kenny Kirkland – acoustic piano (1, 2, 4-11), synthesizers (8, 9)
• Donald Brown – synthesizers (5, 8)
• Charnett Moffett – bass (1-11)
• Brian Blade – drums (1-7, 10, 11), cymbals (9)
• Ricky Wellman – drums (8, 9)
• Don Alias – percussion (1, 2, 4, 5, 7-9)

Production

• Matt Pierson – executive producer
• Donald Brown – producer, mixing
• Joe Ferla – recording, mixing
• Kenny Garrett – mixing
• Chris Alberts – assistant engineer
• A.W. Dick – assistant engineer
• Bob Ludwig – mastering at Gateway Mastering (Portland, Maine)
• Bibi Green – production coordinator
• Mike Beard – computer host
• Linda Cobb – art direction, design
• Keith Schoenheit – photography (of flower)
• Chris Carroll – photography (of Kenny)
• Peter Shukat – management

References

1. Wynn, Ron (2011). "Black Hope - Kenny Garrett | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved July 17, 2011.
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 531. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
3. "Kenny Garrett – Black Hope". Discogs . Retrieved February 24, 2021.