Seeds from the Underground

Seeds From The Underground
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 10, 2012 (U.S.)
GenreJazz
Length70:01
LabelMack Avenue Records
ProducerKenny 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)
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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, as well as an NAACP Image Award nomination in Outstanding Jazz Album category, a Soul Train Award nomination in Best Traditional Jazz Artist/Group category, a Jazz Awards nomination for Alto Saxophonist of the Year and an Echo Award win in the Saxophonist of the Year category. 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.