Garrett 5

Garrett 5
Studio album by
Kenny Garrett
ReleasedSeptember 1989
RecordedSeptember 21–23, 1988
StudiosRCA Studios, New York City
Genres
Length59:32
LabelsPaddle Wheel
K28P-6494
Kenny Garrett chronology
Introducing Kenny Garrett
(1985)		 Garrett 5
(1989)		 Prisoner of Love
(1989)
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Garrett 5 is the second studio album by American jazz saxophonist Kenny Garrett, released in September 1989 on Paddle Wheel Records. It features a quintet of Garret, trumpeter Wallace Roney, pianist Mullgrew Miller, bassist Charnett Moffett, and drummer Tony Reedus, plus guest musician Rudy Bird on various percussion. Garrett's influences for this album included Elvin Jones and Ron Carter.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kenny Garrett except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Feeling Good"
6:27
2."Little Dixie" 5:23
3."But Beautiful"
5:06
4."Little Melonae"Jackie McLean6:35
5."Computer 'G'" 6:19
6."La Bamba"Mexican folk song4:35
7."Lee Hall's Blues" 5:39
8."Tokyo Tower" 5:59
9."Odoriko" 7:15
10."United We Waltz" 6:14
Total length:59:32

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 "KENNY GARRETT — Garrett 5". Jazz Music Archives. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Garrett 5 – Kenny Garrett | Album". AllMusic. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  3. ↑ "Garrett 5 by Kenny Garrett – Jazz Album". All About Jazz. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  4. ↑ "Kenny Garrett Catalog". JazzDisco.org. Retrieved December 25, 2025.
  5. ↑ Contreras, Ayana (January 17, 2022). "Kenny Garrett Honors the Ancestors". DownBeat. Retrieved December 25, 2025.