Kenny G
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Biography
[Edit]Kenny G has long been the musician many jazz listeners love to hate. A phenomenally successful instrumentalist whose recordings make the pop charts, Kenny G's sound has been a staple on adult contemporary and smooth jazz radio stations since the mid-'80s, making him a household name. Kenny G is a fine player with an attractive sound (influenced a bit by Grover Washington, Jr.) who often caresses melodies, putting a lot of emotion into his solos. Because he does not improvise much (sticking mostly to predictable melody statements), his music largely falls outside of jazz. However, because he is listed at the top of "contemporary jazz" charts and is identified with jazz in the minds of the mass public, he is classified as jazz.
Kenny Gorelick started playing professionally with Barry White's Love Unlimited Orchestra in 1976. He recorded with Cold, Bold & Together (a Seattle-based funk group) and freelanced locally. After graduating from the University of Washington, Kenny G worked with Jeff Lorber Fusion, making two albums with the group. Soon he was signed to Arista, recording his debut as a leader in 1982. His fourth album, Duotones (which included the very popular "Songbird"), made him into a star. Soon he was in demand for guest appearances on recordings of such famous singers as Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston, and Natalie Cole. Kenny G's own records have sold remarkably well, particularly Breathless, which has easily topped eight million copies in the U.S.; his total album sales top 30 million copies. The holiday album Miracles, released in 1994, and 1996's Moment continued the momentum of his massive commercial success. He also recorded his own version of the Celine Dion/Titanic smash "My Heart Will Go On" in 1998, but the following year he released Classics in the Key of G, a collection of jazz standards like "'Round Midnight" and "Body and Soul," possibly to reclaim some jazz credibility.
Faith: A Holiday Album was released that same year, followed by a limited-edition re-release of the 1997 Greatest Hits disc. In 2002 Kenny G dipped into tropical territory with Paradise, which featured guest appearances by Brian McKnight and Chanté Moore. This was followed by a music video collection, another holiday album, entitled Wishes, and, in 2003, a second greatest-hits collection, Ultimate Kenny G. Perhaps in a bid to shake up his discography a bit, in 2004 Kenny G released At Last...The Duets Album, which featured "duets" with LeAnn Rimes and Chaka Khan. Two years later, smooth jazz's king of the soprano sax returned to a purely instrumental approach on the brassy, big-band-inspired albums Holiday Collection and I'm in the Mood for Love; 2006 was also the year the artist was dubbed the best golfer in music by Golf Digest, beating out Vince Gill for the number one spot. In 2008, Kenny G released the Latin-inspired Rhythm and Romance. The sax player next drifted toward R&B for 2010's Heart and Soul, which featured guest vocals from Robin Thicke and Babyface.
Title: Kenny G: At Last ... The Duets Album
Artist: Kenny G
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Rock, Pop, Smooth Jazz
Title: Golden Collection
Artist: Kenny G
Genre: Trance, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Soul Jazz, Rock, World Music, Pop, Kids, Funk
Title: Greatest Hits
Artist: Kenny G
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Jazz, Soul Jazz, Rock, World Music, Pop, Kids, Funk
Title: Heart and Soul (Bonus Track Version)
Artist: Kenny G
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Rock, Pop, Smooth Jazz
Title: I'm In the Mood for Love - The Most Romantic Melodies of All Time
Artist: Kenny G
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Rock, Pop, Smooth Jazz
Title: I'm In The Mood For Love ... The Most Romantic Melodies Of All Time
Artist: Kenny G
Genre: Pop
Title: Namaste - Single
Artist: Kenny G, Rahul Sharma
Genre: New Age, Jazz, Crossover Jazz, World Music, Pop, Smooth Jazz
Title: The Greatest Holiday Classics
Artist: Kenny G
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Rock, Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: Faith - A Holiday Album
Artist: Kenny G
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Rock, Pop, Traditional Pop Music, Smooth Jazz
Title: Miracles: The Holiday Album
Artist: Kenny G
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Rock, Pop, Traditional Pop Music, Smooth Jazz
Title: Namaste
Artist: Kenny G, Rahul Sharma
Genre: New Age, Jazz, Crossover Jazz, World Music, Pop, Smooth Jazz
Title: Wishes a Holiday Album
Artist: Kenny G
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Rock, Pop, Traditional Pop Music, Smooth Jazz
Title: The Classic Christmas Album
Artist: Kenny G
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Rock, Pop, Traditional Pop Music, Smooth Jazz
Title: Songbird The Ultimate Collection
Artist: Kenny G
Genre: Downtempo, Electronica, Trance, Jazz, Pop
Title: Playlist: The Very Best Of Kenny G
Artist: Kenny G
Genre: Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Rock, Pop, Smooth Jazz
Title: Ultimate Kenny G
Artist: Kenny G
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Rock, Pop, Smooth Jazz
Title: Sax Plays Kenny G. And More Classic Saxophone Hits (Volume 2)
Artist: Kenny G
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Duotones
Artist: Kenny G
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Rock, Club/Dance, Disco House, Pop, Smooth Jazz
Collections
Title: Quiet Christmas Music 2023 (CD1)
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Title: Quiet Christmas Music 2023 (CD2)
Genre: Traditional Pop Music
Featuring albums
Title: Babyface: A Collection of His Greatest Hits
Artist: Babyface
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: This Christmas
Artist: John Travolta & Olivia Newton John
Genre: Rock, Punk Rock, Pop, Traditional Pop Music
Title: The Essential Toni Braxton
Artist: Toni Braxton
Genre: Electronica, Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Dancefloor, Pop, Dance Pop
Title: Best of Duets
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop, Classical, Easy Listening
Title: Duets (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Genre: Pop, Classical, Easy Listening
Title: The Essential Earth, Wind & Fire
Artist: Earth, Wind And Fire
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Rock, Disco, Theatre/Soundtrack, Funk
Title: Chains Around My Heart, Single
Artist: Sarah Brightman, Richard Marx
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Classical
Title: 80 From America. 80 Classic American Tracks (CD4)
Artist: Universal Music
Title: Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives (Deluxe Version)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: House Classics VIII (Presented by Harley & Muscle)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: House, Dancefloor, Dance Pop
Title: Just Another Day (Karaoke Classics Sing Along Your Favourite Songs)
Artist: Karaoke Classics
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B