I was excited too because I was waiting for him to get to the bridge so I could jump in (laughing), but the thing is that is what people remembered and that is what they want to hear sometimes. I remember one time, playing in Hawaii and the electricity went out and Miles started playing ''Round Midnight' and everybody was excited. He was pretty adamant that that is what he wanted to do regardless of what people said. He was just being defiant about what he believed in and I think during that time, no one was doing that. In the Kenny Garrett dictionary, what is the definition of Miles Davis? KG: He is basically this person who did what he wanted to do musically. Every time they mention Kenny Garrett, there will probably be some association with Miles Davis, but at the same time, when they mention Herbie Hancock, they always mention Miles Davis, or Wayne Shorter. I just look at it as a part of history and it is going to be there. I am still trying to carve out my own name and my own music. I think that is part of my history and I am proud of that. Some people became aware of me through Miles and then they would come to my concerts. That's the only musical situation that I was there longer than a year. KG: I was in Miles' band for about five years. AAJ: Perhaps not so much now, but earlier in your career, Kenny Garrett wasn't mentioned without a Miles Davis reference. And he taught me a scale and kind of sent me off. He actually bought me my first alto saxophone and I remember it vividly because it had bullet holes that had been soldered and I wasn't sure where he got that horn from, but I didn't care. Kenny Garrett: My father played tenor saxophone, so there was always a saxophone around the house. All About Jazz: Let's start from the beginning. Folks, Kenny Garrett, returned from the critical abyss of being typecast as 'smooth' anything, unedited and in his own words. Pity, since Garrett still remained one hell of an alto player, which he proves once more on his latest release, Standard of Language. But Garrett soon ran out of favor with the old guard who received his next two releases with less than a lukewarm reaction. Garrett didn't remain unknown long, recording Introducing Kenny Garrett with Woody Shaw and becoming 'the' alto player with a trio of critically acclaimed releases, Triology, Pursuance, and Songbook. Once upon a time, Miles Davis recorded Live Around the World, including a catchy version of 'Human Nature.' An unknown Kenny Garrett, all of twenty-eight at the time, was featured on alto.
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