Carlos Garnett - The New Love (1978) [re-rip>true flac]

Here we have the fifth Carlos Garnett Muse Album from the late seventies.

The New Love is an electric record both in terms of its instrumentation and the excitement it engenders, with its panoramic scope of musical influences, joined together in a compact, accessible, and cohesive whole, it once again establishes Carlos Garnett as one of the true masters of musical fusion.

"Memories of Coltrane" is, in this writer's opinion, the album's finest achievement. It opens dramatically with Trane-inspired tenor fervently wailing over rumbling by Mouzon. The theme is stated with ardent emotion by Garnett (joined by Hino on an ascent) over densely textured layers of piano, bass, and percussive sounds. The theme is then repeated vocally by Garnett and McClary, as Hino and Bonner spin intensely spiritual obbligati around it; the lyrics may be simple, but the message they convey is a potent one. ~ Tom Bingham, Liner Notes.

Muse Records, MR 5133, 1978
Recorded May, 1977 At Dimensional Sound Studio, New York City

Personnel: 
Carlos Garnett - Tenor & Soprano Saxophones, Vocals
Terumasa Hino - Trumpet
Joe Bonner - Keyboards
Otis McClary - Guitar, Vocals
John Lee - Bass
Alphonse Mouzon - Drums
Guilherme Franco - Bongos, Percussion
Timana - Bongos, Percussion

Track Listing:
A1. Lil Dear (5:00)
A2. Bolerock (4:13)
A3. The New Love (8:56)
B1. Uncle Ben & Aunt Jemima (5:14)
B2. Dance Of The Virgins (4:04)
B3. Memories Of Coltrane (9:22)

All Compositions by Carlos Garnett

Credits:
Producer - Carlos Garnett, John Lee
Recording Engineer - Malcolm Addey
Design, Photography - Ron Warwell
Liner Notes - Tom Bingham

Carlos Garnett - Cosmos Nucleus (1976) [re-rip>true flac]

Carlos Garnett's fourth album on Muse Records.

Carlos Garnett really finds his own sound here - and steps into a wonderful blend of funky riffs, spiritual styles, and more – all in one of the most ambitious albums he cut during the 70s! There's a really expansive blend of acoustic and electric instrumentation going on here – played by a large ensemble, but one that's got a nicely focused feel – a groove that really pushes the sound of Garnett's other records with its wide instrumentation, yet which still has all the punch and power of before! Carlos brings in a few slight Caribbean touches – elements he'd experimented with a bit before – and the lineup includes Kenny Kirkland on Fender Rhodes, Roy Campbell and Abdul Malik on trumpets, Al Brown and Charles Dougherty on also sax, Zane Massey and Akum Ra Amen Ra on tenor, Andrew Washington and Cliff Anderson on trombone, Otis McCleary on guitar, Cecil McBee on bass, and Neil Clark and Gene Ballard on percussion. Cheryl P Alexander Sings soulfully at one great spot – the stunning "Mystery Of Ages", which almost feels like a Oneness Of Juju cut – and other titles include "Cosmos Nucleus", "Wise Old Men", "Kafira" and "Bed-Stuy Blues". © Dusty Groove, Inc.

Muse Records, MR 5104, 1976
Recorded June & July 1976 at Dimensional Sound, New York City

Track Listing:

A1. Saxy (5:24)
[Solo] Carlos Garnett
A2. Cosmos Nucleus (12:21)
[Solos] Carlos Garnett, Angel Fernandez, Kenny Kirkland
A3. Wise Old Man (5:16)
[Solos] Angel Fernandez, Carlos Garnett
B1. Mystery Of Ages (7:09)
[Solos] Cheryl P. Alexander, Andrew Washington, Kenny Kirkland
B2. Kafira (7:32)
[Solo] Carlos Garnett
B3. Bed-Stuy Blues (8:13)
[Solos] Al Brown, Wayne Cobham, Zane Massey, James Stowe

All Compositions by Carlos Garnett

Personnel:
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Ukulele, Vocals - Carlos Garnett
Alto Saxophone - Al Brown, Charles Dougherty, Robert Wright
Baritone Saxophone, Ukulele - Carlos Chambers
Tenor Saxophone - Akum Ra Amen-Ra, Randy Gilmore, Yah Ya, Zane Massey
Trombone - Andrew Washington, Cliff Anderson, James Stowe
Trumpet - Abdul Malik, Angel Fernandez, Cyril Greene, Preston Holas, Quentin Lowther, Roy Campbell, Wayne Cobham
Electric Piano - Kenny Kirkland
Guitar - Otis McCleary
Bass - Cecil McBee, Jr.
Drums - Byron Benbow
Bongos, Percussion - Gene Ballard
Congas, Percussion - Neil Clarke
Vocals - Cheryl P. Alexander

Credits:
Producer - Carlos Garnett
Assistant Producer - Fred Seibert
Recording Engineer - Tom Foy
Assistant Engineer - Mark Finn
Cover Art, Photo Liner Design - Ron Warwell
Liner Notes - Alan Goodman

Carlos Garnett - Let This Melody Ring On (1975) [re-rip>re-post]

This is Carlos Garnett's 3rd album for Muse records. On "Let This Melody Ring On" Garnett puts together and producers his own compositions using a combination of both large groups and leanings towards bigger band ensembles with some added exhilarating strings and backing vocals. As a result the listener is presented with an enjoyable assortment of tunes which have been carefully crafted to deliver a nice spacey soul jazz feel. Garnett in his own right is a notable reed player; "Senior Trane" in particular showcases some very fiery sax playing. He is joined by other notable Free Jazz/Soul-Jazz musicians and there is room for some great soloing, especially for Olu Dara, Hubert Eaves, Reggie Lucas, Anthony Jackson and Howard King. This album is well worth a listen and like most Muse vinyls are pretty hard to find. Grab it and Enjoy!

Muse Records, MR 5079, 1975
Recorded 16th & 18th June, 1973 at Minot Sound Studios Inc., White Plains, New York

Musicians:
Carlos Garnett - Tenor & Baritone Saxophones, Ukulele (#A3), Vocals
Olu Dara - Trumpet
Kiane Zawadi - Trombone
Hubert Eaves - Keyboards
Reggie Lucas - Guitar
Carlos Jordan - Ukulele (#A3)
James Benjamin - Bass (#A1,B1)
Anthony Jackson - Bass (#A2,A3,B2,B3)
Howard King - Drums
Neil Clarke - Percussion
Charles Dalton, Diedre Murray, Howard Hall, Joe Singer, John Blake, Richard Locker - Strings
Prema - Vocals

Tracks:
A1. Good Shepherd (4:20)
A2. Panama Roots (9:24)
A3. Ghetto Jungle (4:34)
B1. Señor Trane (7:39)
B2. Samba Serenade (6:32)
B3. Let This Melody Ring On (6:44)

All Compositions by Carlos Garnett

Credits:
Producer - Carlos Garnett
Executive Producer - Joe Fields
Recording & Mixing Engineer - John Battiloro
Album Design & Photography - Ron Warwell

Carlos Garnett - Journey To Enlightenment (1974) [re-rip>re-post]

Here's the second of the series of Carlos Garnett's Muse output. This time the listener is treated to a beautiful record of spiritual jazz. Recorded a year after “Black Love,” it shows the same blending of world music and themes with soaring, bitingly spiritual solos over Afro-centric and sometimes-funky grooves.

This album is simply remarkable. Each of the 5 pieces of music are unique and range from deep and spacy spiritual jazz (10 minute plus title track) to Latin jazz-fusion (Chana) to jazz-funk ferocity (Let Us Go To Higher Heights). Carlos is a sax master who definitely deserves much more recognition than he's received over the years. This album also features some supreme piano playing from Hubert Eaves and some straight up bad ass guitar work from Reggie Lucas.  ~ http://rateyourmusic.com

Muse Records, MR 5057, 1974
Recorded 20th September, 1974 at Minot Sound Studios, White Plains, New York

Track Listing:
A1. Journey To Enlightenment (10:58)
A2. Love Flower (7:21)
B1. Chana (6:20)
B2. Caribbean Sun (6:22)
B3. Let Us Go [To Higher Heights] (6:14)

Personnel:
Carlos Garnett - Reeds, Ukulele, Vocals (#A1,B2,B3)
Reggie Lucas - Guitar
Hubert Eaves - Keyboards
Anthony Jackson - Bass
Howard King - Drums
Charles Pulliam - Congas
Neil Clarke - Percussion
Ayodele Jenkins - Vocals (#A1,A2,B3)

Credits:
Producer - Carlos Garnett
Co-Producer -  Joe Fields
Recording & Mixing - John Battiloro