African Exchange Student is the fourth studio album by American jazz saxophonist Kenny Garrett, released by Atlantic Records in 1990. It features a core quartet of Garrett on saxophone, Mulgrew Miller on piano, either Charnett Moffett or Ron Carter on double bass, and either Elvin Jones or Tony Reedus on drums, with various others on percussion.
Reception
In the AllMusic review by Scott Yanow, he stated that the album was "one of [Garrett's] strongest early sets as a leader", complimenting both the "lighthearted and adventurous" playing of Garrett and the strength of the rhythm section and concluding that "Kenny Garrett justifies the praise that he received from Miles Davis" (Garrett was a member of Davis's group at the time). Zan Stewart, writing for the Los Angeles Times, described it as "modern acoustic, sans-frills stuff worthy of repeated airings ... with ideas and feeling, standing tall in a variety of contexts."
Track listing
Personnel Musicians
Kenny Garrett – alto saxophone, flute (3), vocals (3) Mulgrew Miller (1–4, 6–11) – piano Charnett Moffett (1–4, 6, 9), Ron Carter (5, 7, 8, 11) – double bass Elvin Jones (5, 7, 8, 10, 11), Tony Reedus (1–4, 6, 9) – drums Rudy Bird (3, 4, 8), Steve Thornton (3, 4), Tito Ocasio (3, 4) – percussion
Technical
Donald Brown – production James Nichols, Patrick Smith – engineer Vincent Caro – assistant engineer José Rodriquez – mastering Larry Freemantle – art direction Frank Moscati – photography
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