Kenny G - Kenny G Live (1989)

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Artist: Kenny G
Title: Kenny G Live
Year Of Release: 1989
Label: Arista [A2CD-8613]
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Quality: FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps
Total Time: 73:24
Total Size: 418 MB(+3%) | 173 MB(+3%)
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist

01 - Going Home
02 - Sade
03 - Silhouette
04 - Midnight Motion
05 - Home
06 - Don't Make Me Wait for Love
07 - I've Been Missin' You
08 - Esther
09 - Tribeca
10 - Songbird
11 - Uncle Al

personnel :

Kenny G – saxophones, all instruments (1)
Walter Afanasieff – all instruments (1), additional keyboards (11)
Robert Damper – keyboards (2-10)
Lou Pardini – keyboards (11), drum programming (11)
John Raymond – guitars (2-10)
Vail Johnson – bass (2-10)
John Keane – additional drums
Bruce Carter – drums (2-5, 7, 10)
Rayford Griffin – live drums (11)
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (11)
Michael Bolton – lead vocals (6)

Quite often, so-called smooth jazz artists who are mindlessly predictable in the studio become a lot more spontaneous and risk-taking on-stage. Playing for themselves instead of pandering to radio, they're much more inclined to let loose. But Kenny G Live was only a slight improvement over 1986's Duotones and 1988's Silhouette, the knee-jerk studio recordings that made him a superstar. Released as both a two-LP set and as a single CD, Kenny G Live contains only a few decent offerings. The saxophonist actually lets loose on the funky "Midnight Motion" and the catchy "I've Been Missin' You," which he co-wrote with R&B singer Kashif for 1983's G Force. But he demonstrates how boring, corny, and toothless his playing can be on "Esther," "Home," and "Silhouette." Equally soulless are "Don't Make Me Wait for Love" (which features the very contrived pop singer Michael Bolton), and two new studio offerings, "Going Home" and "Uncle Al." Kenny G Live's weaknesses by far outweigh its strengths, making this a release that should be avoided.~Alex Henderson

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