Sketches of MD: Live at The Iridium is one of the few live albums by Kenny Garrett, his first for Mack Avenue Records, released in 2008. The Mack Avenue label was based out of Garrett’s hometown of Detroit. Garrett is featured in a quintet with tenor saxophonist Pharoah Sanders, keyboardist Benito Gonzalez, bassist Nat Reeves and drummer Jamire Williams.[1] The "MD" of the title track refers to Garrett’s old bandleader Miles Davis.[2]
In a review for AllMusic, Thom Jurek wrote: "What is most pleasing about Sketches of MD is that Garrett is as concerned with offering his audience a solid and utterly engaging show as he is with having himself thought of as a banner-carrying sophisticated jazzman."[3]
DownBeat's Jim Macnie called the album "frustratingly static," and commented: "Garrett may be a fire-starter, but his party records need a bit more design."[4]
John Kelman of All About Jazz described the recording as "an album of unabashed blowing and multiplicity of stylistic references," but noted that the rendition of "Happy People" "turns tedious."[2]
Writing for The Guardian, John Fordham stated that the album "catches the incandescent quality of a typical Garrett gig," and remarked: "It's good party music, but the kind of spontaneous turns that make you jump are rare."[5]
In an article for JazzTimes, Steve Greenlee suggested that Garrett's association with Pharoah Sanders "is pushing Garrett to new heights," and noted the influence of "John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter, Cannonball Adderley and others."[7]
Claudrena N. Harold of PopMatters commented: "If you've had the fortune of seeing Garrett live, the magic he captures on this disc... should come as no surprise." She called the opening track "a perfect showcase of the intellectual curiosity and spiritual probing that makes Garrett's music so captivating," and wrote: "Shrieks and honks by Garrett and Pharaoh Sanders not only conjure up spirits from jazz's illustrious past, but summon us to participate in their spiritual communion."[6]
^ ab"Sketches of MD: Live At The Iridium". Mack Avenue Records. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
^ abcJohn Kelman (October 6, 2008). "Kenny Garrett: Sketches of MD: Live at The Iridium". All About Jazz. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
^ abJurek, Thom. "Sonny Simmons: Music from the Spheres". AllMusic. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
^ abJim Macnie (November 2008). "Reviews / Kenny Garrett: Sketches Of MD: Live At The Iridium" (pdf). DownBeat. pp. 70–71. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
^ abJohn Fordham (September 26, 2008). "Jazz review: Kenny Garrett/ Pharoah Sanders, Sketches of MD - Live at the Iridium". The Guardian. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
^ abHarold, Claudrena N. (January 21, 2009). "Kenny Garrett: Sketches of MD: Live at the Iridium". PopMatters. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
^Greenlee, Steve (November 1, 2008). "Kenny Garrett: Sketches of MD". JazzTimes. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
^"Billboard Jazz Albums, 2008". Billboard Magazine. 2008. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
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sketches, live, iridium, live, albums, kenny, garrett, first, mack, avenue, records, released, 2008, mack, avenue, label, based, garrett, hometown, detroit, garrett, featured, quintet, with, tenor, saxophonist, pharoah, sanders, keyboardist, benito, gonzalez, . Sketches of MD Live at The Iridium is one of the few live albums by Kenny Garrett his first for Mack Avenue Records released in 2008 The Mack Avenue label was based out of Garrett s hometown of Detroit Garrett is featured in a quintet with tenor saxophonist Pharoah Sanders keyboardist Benito Gonzalez bassist Nat Reeves and drummer Jamire Williams 1 The MD of the title track refers to Garrett s old bandleader Miles Davis 2 Sketches of MD Live at The IridiumLive album by Kenny Garrett featuring Pharoah SandersReleasedSeptember 22 2008 1 VenueIridium Jazz Club NYCGenreJazzLabelMack Avenue RecordsProducerKenny GarrettKenny Garrett chronologyBeyond the Wall 2006 Sketches of MD Live at The Iridium 2008 Seeds from the Underground 2012 Contents 1 Reception 2 Track listing 3 Personnel 4 Chart positions 5 ReferencesReception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAll About Jazz nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 AllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 DownBeat nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 5 PopMatters nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 In a review for AllMusic Thom Jurek wrote What is most pleasing about Sketches of MD is that Garrett is as concerned with offering his audience a solid and utterly engaging show as he is with having himself thought of as a banner carrying sophisticated jazzman 3 DownBeat s Jim Macnie called the album frustratingly static and commented Garrett may be a fire starter but his party records need a bit more design 4 John Kelman of All About Jazz described the recording as an album of unabashed blowing and multiplicity of stylistic references but noted that the rendition of Happy People turns tedious 2 Writing for The Guardian John Fordham stated that the album catches the incandescent quality of a typical Garrett gig and remarked It s good party music but the kind of spontaneous turns that make you jump are rare 5 In an article for JazzTimes Steve Greenlee suggested that Garrett s association with Pharoah Sanders is pushing Garrett to new heights and noted the influence of John Coltrane Wayne Shorter Cannonball Adderley and others 7 Claudrena N Harold of PopMatters commented If you ve had the fortune of seeing Garrett live the magic he captures on this disc should come as no surprise She called the opening track a perfect showcase of the intellectual curiosity and spiritual probing that makes Garrett s music so captivating and wrote Shrieks and honks by Garrett and Pharaoh Sanders not only conjure up spirits from jazz s illustrious past but summon us to participate in their spiritual communion 6 Track listing editNo TitleWriter s Length1 The Ring Kenny Garrett14 342 Intro To Africa Kenny Garrett9 213 Sketches of MD Kenny Garrett10 024 Wayne s Thang Kenny Garrett10 585 Happy People Kenny Garrett11 41Personnel editMusicians Kenny Garrett alto saxophone bass clarinet organ synthesizer Pharoah Sanders tenor saxophone vocals Nat Reeves bass Benito Gonzalez piano electric piano Fender Rhodes synthesizer Jamire Williams drumsProduction Kenny Garrett producer Gretchen Valade executive producer liner notes Al Pryor executive VP of A amp R Jonathan Duckett engineer recording Greg Calbi engineer mastering Raj Naik art direction design Casey Conroy creative direction Maria Enrenreich director of creative service Jimmy amp Dena Katz photographyChart positions editChart 2008 PeakpositionUS Billboard Top Jazz Albums 8 11References edit a b Sketches of MD Live At The Iridium Mack Avenue Records Retrieved February 6 2021 a b c John Kelman October 6 2008 Kenny Garrett Sketches of MD Live at The Iridium All About Jazz Retrieved February 6 2021 a b Jurek Thom Sonny Simmons Music from the Spheres AllMusic Retrieved May 7 2023 a b Jim Macnie November 2008 Reviews Kenny Garrett Sketches Of MD Live At The Iridium pdf DownBeat pp 70 71 Retrieved February 8 2021 a b John Fordham September 26 2008 Jazz review Kenny Garrett Pharoah Sanders Sketches of MD Live at the Iridium The Guardian Retrieved February 6 2021 a b Harold Claudrena N January 21 2009 Kenny Garrett Sketches of MD Live at the Iridium PopMatters Retrieved May 7 2023 Greenlee Steve November 1 2008 Kenny Garrett Sketches of MD JazzTimes Retrieved May 7 2023 Billboard Jazz Albums 2008 Billboard Magazine 2008 Retrieved November 7 2013 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sketches of MD amp oldid 1214058171, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
