Happy People

Kenny Garrett, Kenny Garrett Feat.pharoah Sanders | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 12, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Warner Bros / Wea
• ASIN: B00005YW3S
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #47,086 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Song For DiFang

2. Happy People

3. Tango In 6

4. Ain't Nothing But The Blues

5. Song #8

6. Halima's Story

7. Monk-ing Around

8. A Hole In One

9. Thessalonika

10. Asian Medley - Akatonbo/Arirang/Tsubasawa Kudasai

11. Brother B. Harper

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not your usual Kenny Garrett..., November 16, 2004

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Butters and Guns (SC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Happy People (Audio CD)

but there's a reason.

Kenny recorded much of Standard of Language at the same time that he recorded Happy People. It is under my impression that his aim for the much poppier, smoother Happy People was to cheer people up in a time of sorrow (right after the 9-11 tragedy), hence Standard of Language was released a year later than Happy People.

If you want feel-good jazz performed by a brilliant jazz musician, pick up a copy of Happy People.

If you want that vintage Kenny Garrett jazz sound at all its intense and sizzling goodness, look into his other albums such as Songbook, Standard of Language, etc.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One Happy Fan, May 6, 2002

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J. F. Hubbard II "tigerntherain" (Woodbridge, VA,United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Happy People (Audio CD)

I have been following Kenny Garrett since I saw him in Cologne Germany with Miles in 91(still have my ticket and a poster from that show). And he just keeps putting out better and better works. 'African Exchange Student' was my favorite, however this piece has bumped it out. I have yet to take it out of my cd player since I unwrapped it back in late April, well ok, I took it on the road with me too. Very good work. The first time I played it from begining to end, I was just floating along, then bang 'Brother B', just blew me away. A must have.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars REAL jazz musicians stretch out..., April 16, 2002

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Peter J. Swingle "Architect, Poet, Music Lover" (Phoenix, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Happy People (Audio CD)

I love this CD, it's a testament to the fact that there are still real jazz musicians out there who can get together and create something magical and moving. It's a far cry from a lot of the smooth jazz out there, and welcome to those whose ears are accustomed to Coltrane on a warm evening. Check it out!