Black Hope

Black Hope is the fifth album by Kenny Garrett, the first that he recorded for Warner Bros. It features Garrett in a quartet with pianist Kenny Kirkland, bassist Charnett Moffett and drummer Brian Blade. Additional musicians include veteran tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson and percussionist Don Alias.

Track listing

 * 1) "Tacit Dance" –  6:08
 * 2) "Spanish-Go-Round" – 4:08
 * 3) "Computer “G”" –  10:03
 * 4) "Van Gogh's Left Ear" –  7:39
 * 5) "Black Hope" –  3:51
 * 6) "Jackie & The Bean Stalk" – 7:02
 * 7) "Run Run Shaw" –  4:45
 * 8) "2 Step" –  5:24
 * 9) "Bone Bop" – 4:53
 * 10) "Books & Toys" –  5:41
 * 11) "Bye Bye Blackbird" (Ray Henderson & Mort Dixon) –  4:32
 * 12) "Last Sax" – 1:34

All tracks composed by Kenny Garrett except for 11

Personnel
Musicians
 * Kenny Garrett – alto saxophone (1-3, 6, 8, 10, 12), soprano saxophone (4, 5, 7, 9)
 * Joe Henderson – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 11)
 * Kenny Kirkland – piano (1, 2, 4-11), synthesizer (8, 9)
 * Donald Brown – synthesizer (5, 8)
 * Charnett Moffett – bass (1-11)
 * Brian Blade – drums (1-7, 10, 11)
 * Ricky Wellman – drums (8, 9)
 * Don Alias – percussion (1, 2, 4, 5, 7-9)

Production
 * Donald Brown – producer, engineer (mixing)
 * Matt Pierson – executive producer
 * Joe Ferla – engineer (recording, mixing)
 * Kenny Garrett – engineer (mixing)
 * Bob Ludwig – engineer (mastering)
 * A.W. Dick – assistant engineer
 * Chris Alberts – assistant engineer
 * Mike Beard – computer host
 * Peter Shukat – management
 * Bibi Green – Production Coordination
 * Linda Cobb – art Direction, design
 * Keith Schoenheit – Photography (of flower)
 * Chris Carroll – Photography (of Kenny)