Home → Kenny Garrett → Happy People
Happy People
Jazz · 2002 · 11 tracks

Happy People

Kenny Garrett

A bright, globally-minded set of post-bop and fusion. Recorded during a national tragedy, it chooses defiant joy and melodic accessibility over complex aggression.

2002 · Warner Bros. Records

Find on Amazon

A resilient, defiant joy that chooses light and communal warmth over complexity.

Tracklist · 11 Tracks
01
Song for DiFang
5:26
02
Happy People
5:12
03
Tango in 6
5:53
04
Ain't Nothing but the Blues
5:12
05
Song #8
3:43
06
Halima's Story
5:32
07
Monk-ing Around
4:43
08
A Hole in One
6:00
09
Thessalonika
4:50
10
Asian Medley: Akatonbo / Arirang / Tsubasawo Kudasai
7:03
11
Brother B. Harper
7:59
Moments Worth Listening For
The transition into the Asian Medley where the saxophone adopts a flute-like fragility over sparse percussion.
The explosive, cathartic soloing on Brother B. Harper that breaks the album's otherwise polite restraint.
The communal, repetitive vocal chant on the title track that feels like a secular hymn.
Reviews
AllMusic
Read review
BBC Music
Read review

If you loved this album for itsSound & genre

Horn Culture
Horn Culture
Sonny Rollins
1973
At Home
At Home
Avishai Cohen
2005
Ancestral Memories
Ancestral Memories
Baptiste Trotignon
2017
The New Standard
The New Standard
Herbie Hancock
1996
Treasure Island
Treasure Island
Keith Jarrett
1974

Cassette uses generative AI to enrich its catalog. How we use AI →