NEW RELEASES : In Brief

* * * Kenny Garrett, “Black Hope,” Warner Bros. Former Miles Davis alto saxophonist Garrett is accompanied by such major talents as Joe Henderson and Kenny Kirkland on this impressive album. Garrett is an incendiary improviser who, despite the stellar quality of his associates, commands the forefront of nearly every number. Particularly exceptional are a burning, Ornette Coleman-esque chorus on “Computer ‘G’ ” and a nonstop virtuosic set of variations on “Jackie & the Bean Stalk.”