Carlos Garnett (born December 1, 1938) is a Panamanian-American

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saxophonist.

Biography

Garnett was born on December 1, 1938, in Red Tank,

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. He was interested in jazz after hearing the music of

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and James Moody in short films. He taught himself to play saxophone as a teenager and played with soldiers from the nearby United States Army base. In 1957 he started playing in calypso and

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groups. After moving to New York in 1962, he played in a rock 'n' roll group led by Leo Price. Around this time he also started learning

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, being self-taught and having always played by ear. Jazz trumpeter

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hired him in 1968 and introduced him to many New York musicians. Garnett's first recording was Hubbard's 1969 album '' A Soul Experiment'', which contained two original compositions by him. In the late 1960s and early 1970 Garnett also played with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers,

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and

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. He led his own group called the Universal Black Force. His group recorded five albums for three years between 1974 and 1977. In 1982, Garnett, suffering from depression and drug abuse, experienced a spiritual awakening and stopped playing music for years. He began performing again in 1991 and released the albums ''Fuego en mi alma'' (1996), ''Under Nubian Skies'' (1999) and ''Moon Shadow'' (2001). In 2000 he moved back to Panama. Garnett has performed at three editions of the annual Panama Jazz Festival. The 9th Annual Panama Jazz Festival in 2012, organized by Panamanian pianist Danilo Perez, was dedicated to Carlos Garnett in recognition of his contribution to music. He has been invited to perform in Japan, where they were interested in his earlier "funk" music, and in Austria twice. His album ''Shekina's Smile'' was named after his daughter.

Discography

As leader

* '' Journey to Enlightenment'' (Muse, 1974) * '' Black Love'' (

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, 1974) * '' Let This Melody Ring On'' (Muse, 1975) * ''Cosmos Nucleus'' (Muse, 1976) * ''The New Love'' (Muse, 1977) * ''Resurgence'' (Muse, 1996) * ''Fuego En Mi Alma'' ( HighNote, 1996) * ''Under Nubian Skies'' (HighNote, 1999) * ''Moon Shadow'' (

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, 2001)

As sideman

With

* '' In Concert: Live at Philharmonic Hall'' (Columbia, 1972) * ''

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'' (Columbia, 1972) * '' Big Fun'' (Columbia, 1974) * ''

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'' (Columbia, 1974) With Norman Connors * ''Dance of Magic'' (1972) * ''Dark of Light'' (1973) * ''Love from the Sun'' (Buddah, 1974) * ''Slewfoot'' (1975) * ''Saturday Night Special'' (1976) With

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* ''Black Unity'', 1971 * '' Live at the East'' (Impulse!, 1972) With others * '' A Soul Experiment'',

(Atlantic, 1969) * ''

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'',

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(Catalyst, 1970) * '' Lift Every Voice'', Andrew Hill (Blue Note, 1970) * ''

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'', Roy Brooks (Reel to Real, recorded 1970) * ''Terra Nova'',

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(1973) * ''I'll Do Anything for You'',

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(1991) * ''Slammin' & Jammin'',

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(1998) * ''Jersey Blues'',

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(2004) * ''Ghetto Child'', Charley Anderson (2008)

References

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Biography

Discography

As leader

As sideman

See also

References