Garnett was born on december 1.1938. In RED tank. Panama canal ZONE. [3] HE became interested in jazz music after hearing louis Jordan's and james Moody's music in film SHORTS. [4] HE taught himself to play the saxophone AS a teenager and played with soldiers from the nearby united states army BASE. [5] in 1957 HE started playing in calypso and latin music GROUPS. [3].