Seeds from the Underground

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Seeds From The Underground
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 10, 2012 (U.S.)
Genre Jazz
Length70:01
Label Mack Avenue Records
Producer Kenny Garrett, Donald Brown, Maria Ehrenreich
Kenny Garrett chronology
Sketches of MD: Live at The Iridium
(2008)
Seeds From The Underground
(2012)
Pushing the World Away
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
The New York Times (favorable) [2]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]

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 nominations in Best Jazz Instrumental Album and Best Improvised Jazz Solo categories, [5] as well as a NAACP Image Award nomination in Outstanding Jazz Album category, [6] a Soul Train Award nomination in Best Traditional Jazz Artist/Group category, [7] a Jazz Awards nomination for Alto Saxophonist of the Year [8] and an Echo Award win in the Saxophonist of the Year category. [9] 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.

Contents

Critical reception

The album received a 77/100 score on Metacritic, based on four reviews from mainstream media. [10]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Boogety Boogety"Kenny Garrett9:03
2."J. Mac"Kenny Garrett6:26
3."Wiggins"Kenny Garrett7:37
4."Haynes Here"Kenny Garrett7:27
5."Detroit"Kenny Garrett4:21
6."Seeds from the Underground"Kenny Garrett8:08
7."Du-Wo-Mo"Kenny Garrett8:16
8."Welcome Earth Song"Kenny Garrett8:43
9."Ballad Jarrett"Kenny Garrett6:22
10."Laviso, I Bon?"Kenny Garrett3:38

Personnel

Musicians

Production

Awards and nominations

YearResultAwardCategoryWork
2012Nominated NAACP Image Award Outstanding Jazz AlbumSeeds from the Underground
2012Nominated Soul Train Awards Best Traditional Jazz Artist/GroupSeeds from the Underground
2013Nominated Grammy Award Best Jazz Instrumental Album [11] Seeds from the Underground
2013NominatedGrammy AwardBest Improvised Jazz Solo [11] "J. Mac" in Seeds from the Underground
2013Won Echo Award Best International Jazz Saxophone PerformanceSeeds from the Underground

Chart positions

ChartPeak
position
Billboard Top Jazz Albums (2012) [12] 10

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References

  1. AllMusic.com review
  2. "New Albums From Jack White, Sarah Jaffe and Kenny Garrett (Published 2012)". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 2012-04-29.
  3. "Kenny Garrett: Seeds from the Underground – review". The Guardian . 2012-03-15. Archived from the original on 2018-09-26.
  4. PopMatters review
  5. "Kenny Garrett 2013 Grammy Award Nomination".
  6. "Kenny Garrett NAACP Image Award Nomination" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-01-29.
  7. "Kenny Garrett Soul Train Award Nomination".
  8. "Kenny Garrett Jazz Award Nomination".
  9. "Kenny Garrett Echo Award Win".
  10. "Seeds from the Underground on Metacritic".
  11. 1 2 "Kenny Garrett". Recording Academy.
  12. "Jazz Albums". Billboard.com. Retrieved June 25, 2012.