Black Love (Carlos Garnett album) explained

Black Love
Type:	Album
Artist:	Carlos Garnett
Cover:	Black Love (Carlos Garnett album).jpg
Released:	1974
Recorded:	January 18 and 21, 1974
Studio:	CI Recording Studio, NYC
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	38:33
Label:	Muse
Producer:	Carlos Garnett, Joe Fields
Chronology:	Carlos Garnett
Next Title:	Journey to Enlightenment
Next Year:	1974

Black Love is an album by saxophonist Carlos Garnett which was recorded in 1974 and released on the Muse label.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow called it "an interesting if not essential set" and stated "The unpredictable music overall is eccentric, sometimes overcrowded, and very much of the period but it holds one's interest".

Track listing

All compositions by Carlos Garnett

1. "Black Love" – 5:31
2. "Ebonesque" – 8:22
3. "Banks of the Nile" – 4:15
4. "Mother of the Future" – 7:40
5. "Taurus Woman" – 12:37

Personnel

• Carlos Garnett – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, soprano saxophone, vocals
• Charles Sullivan – trumpet
• Mauricio Smith – flute
• Reggie Lucas – guitar (tracks 1, 4 & 5)
• Onaje Allan Gumbs – piano
  • Alex Blake (tracks 1, 4 & 5), Buster Williams (tracks 2 & 3) – bass Jabali-Billy Hart, Norman Connors (tracks 1 & 3–5) – drums
• James Mtume – congas (tracks 1 & 3–5)
• Dee Dee Bridgewater (tracks 1–4), Ayodele Jenkins (tracks 1–3) – vocals

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Muse_5000.htm Muse LP series discography: 5000 to 5049
2. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Labels/muse.htm Muse Records listing
3. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Carlos_Garnett.htm Jazzlists: Carlos Garnett discography