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Kenny G Pictures
Artist:
Kenny G
Origin:
United States, Seattle - WashingtonUnited States
Born date:
July 6, 1956
Kenny G Album: «Breathless»
Kenny G Album: «Breathless» (Front side)
    Album information
  • Customers rating: (3.5 of 5)
  • Title:Breathless
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  • Type:Audio CD
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Review - Product Description
Soaring soprano sax from Bill Clinton's favorite sax player, and America's, too! The hit release that's been atop the charts the entire year.
Review - Amazon.com
Like its predecessors, Kenny G's latest album, Breathless, is a collection of tuneful, easy-listening instrumentals baited with a couple of pop-soul vocal numbers. This album is built on Kenny G's most obvious strengths: his knack for writing hummable pop hooks and his ability to play those radio-friendly melodies in a breathy, fluid style that invites the listener to lie back and relax. When it comes to background music that's slightly catchier and peppier than most new age music, Kenny G is a master of his genre. The titles of Kenny G's instrumentals on are a good clue to his approach: "Sentimental," "The Joy of Life," "Forever in Love" and "The Wedding Song." Sentimental, in the sense of simplifying life to a set of comfortable feelings, is a good adjective for Kenny G's music, for even his wordless instrumentals push the listener's warm glow buttons while ignoring anything more complicated. The saxophonist himself programmed many of the drum, bass and keyboard parts on Breathless, contributing to the sense that everything's running on autopilot. --Jeffrey Himes
Customer review
19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
- MELLIFLUENTLY MELLOW...

This is a wonderful CD, with music ranging in tone from the poignantly bittersweet to the sweetly joyful. The soothing refrains of Kenny G's sax makes for a very mellow, relaxing listening experience. If you love beautiful music, then this is a must have CD. For those critics who say that this is not jazz, I would agree with you. It does not mean that it is not worthy. Open up your heart to its beauty, and stop being so pompous and hung up on labels. This is a CD well worth listening to.

Customer review
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
- Don't listen to the purists! This is a wonderful CD!

I am appalled at the extremely high number of negative reviews that I have been reading on all of the product pages on this saxophonist. Granted, I certainly don't understand how they could categorize him with classic jazz artists like John Coltrane, Miles Davis, Oscar Peterson, Dizzy Gillespie, and others because Kenny G cannot be compared to the former.

That said, I have come here to say that "Breathless" is very true to it's title. This album leaves me breathless with it's soulful beauty, warm melodies and joyous mood. This is my album to listen to to escape from emotionally straining events or to just lift my mood up for the morning.

My favorite songs are "Sentimental", "By The Time This Night Is Over", "A Year Ago" and "Home" which are among Kenny's greatest songs he's ever performed, cover version or original. "A Year Ago" left me in tears when I first heard it when I was a young kid when this album came out and it's still a powerful track to this very day. The same is true with "Home" which is just beautiful.

His albums have varied in enjoyability over the years but "Breathless" as of writing this review, remains his greatest accomplishment and is a highly recommended CD. Tell the 'purists' to can it and go ahead and buy this wonderful CD. You will not be dissapointed. I swear it.

Customer review
8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
- you took my breath away

Breathless is a real deal.. it's different,, each piece is unique..

It took you high.. you can sleep and have a wonderful dream even your eyes are open..

It's healthy listening to each one of those special pieces

I just love Kenny G

Customer review
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
- The Single Star

For producing repetitions of the same music for over a decade and especially on this CD, it is my right to rate this album as such.

Customer review
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
- Crappppppppppppppppyyyyyyyyyyyy!

If you buy this Cd Ia advise you to either: A.burn it B.burn it C. burn it D.see if you can get your money back , otherwise burn it.