Introducing Kenny Garrett

Kenny Garrett
Studio album by Kenny Garrett Quintet
Released	1985
Recorded	December 28, 1984
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Jazz post-bop
Length	55:34
Label	Criss Cross Jazz CRISS 1014 CD
Producer	Gerry Teekens
Kenny Garrett chronology
Kenny Garrett (1985) Garrett 5 (1989)

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AllMusic	[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[2]

Introducing Kenny Garrett is the debut album by saxophonist Kenny Garrett, recorded on December 28, 1984. ^[1] It features Garrett in a quintet with veteran trumpeter Woody Shaw, pianist Mulgrew Miller, bassist Nat Reeves, and drummer Tony Reedus.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kenny Garrett except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"For Openers"		6:20
2.	"Have You Met Miss Jones?"	Richard Rodgers Lorenz Hart	9:10
3.	"A Silent Prayer"		7:56
4.	"Blues in the Afternoon"	Mulgrew Miller	3:54
5.	"Oriental Towaway Zone"		4:27
6.	"Until Tomorrow"		8:42
7.	"Reedus' Dance"		6:30
8.	"Lover"	Rodgers Hart	8:12
Total length:			55:34

Personnel

Music

• Kenny Garrett – alto saxophone
• Woody Shaw – trumpet, flugelhorn
• Mulgrew Miller – piano
• Nat Reeves – bass
• Tony Reedus – drums

Production

• Gerry Teekens – producer
• Jerry Teekens – associate producer
• Rudy Van Gelder, Max Bolleman – engineer
• Leendert Stofbergen – cover design
• Stanley Crouch – liner notes

References

1. Yanow, Scott. "Introducing Kenny Garrett - Kenny Garrett Quintet". AllMusic . Retrieved December 15, 2025.
2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 530. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.