(Soul-Jazz, Spiritual Jazz, Jazz-Funk, Modal) [WEB] Carlos Garnett - Journey to Enlightenment 1974 - 2014, FLAC (tracks), lossless

Saxophonist Carlos Garnett’s second album was recorded from the Muse label in 1974. ‘Journey To Enlightenment’ is a strong 10 min long Spiritual Jazz track, that begins with Chant like vocals and then progresses into an instrumental piece featuring a blistering Sax Solo from Carlos, and lovely melodic keyboard solo from Hubert Eaves, before returning to the vocal chants again towards the end. ‘Love Flower’ a very funky Spiritual Jazz song featuring Ayodele Jenkins mesmerising powerful vocals. ‘Chana’ is the album’s best known track, a highly rhythmic bustling instrumental Jazz Dancer, which has been a popular floor filler on the UK Jazz Scene for many years. soulbrother.com
A stone 70s classic from reedman Carlos Garnett – and a set that's every bit as righteous as you'd guess from the cover and the title! Garnett really soars to the heavens here – blowing a mixture of different instruments in a setting that takes off from his classic Black Love album, but which is almost even headier overall! Garnett vocalizes on some of the tracks – often working alongside singer Ayodele Jenkins, in a mode that sets things up with these righteous lyrics – then lets the instrumental passages really take over, and express the message in an even deeper way. The core group is nice and tight – with keyboards from Hubert Eaves, guitar from Reggie Lucas, bass from Anthony Jackson and drums from Howard King – plus extra percussion from Charles Pulliam and Neil Clarke – both of whom really fill in the music with lots of complicated rhythmic elements. Titles include the stunning groover "Chana" – plus "Journey To Enlightenment", "Love Flower", "Caribbean Sun", and "Let Us Go To Higher Heights". © 1996-2015, Dusty Groove, Inc.

Bass – Anthony Jackson
Co-producer – Joe Fields
Congas – Charles Pulliam
Drums – Howard King
Engineer – John Battiloro
Guitar – Reggie Lucas
Keyboards – Hubert Eaves III
Percussion – Neil Clarke
Reeds – Carlos Garnett
Ukulele – Carlos Garnett
Vocals – Ayodele Jenkins (tracks: 1, 2, 5), Carlos Garnett (tracks: 1, 4, 5)