Description
Coinciding with the 20th anniversary of the release of Duotones , his 5x-platinum breakthrough album of 1986, THE ESSENTIAL KENNY G pays tribute to the biggest-selling instrumental musician and biggest-selling jazz musician of the modern era with the most extensive collection of his career. The first two-CD anthology ever issued on Kenny G.
Clocking in with more than 155 minutes of minutes (over two and a half hours), THE ESSENTIAL KENNY G presents the broadest survey of his music available on the market today from his self-titled debut album of 1982 through his most recent studio release of 2004, At LastThe Duets Album. Kenny G personally selected every one of the 31 tracks on the double-CD collection.
In addition, the program includes a guest appearance on
Michael Bolton's "Missing You Now," from his Columbia album Time, Love & Tenderness.
Kenny G, who will celebrate his 50th birthday on July 6, 2006, has amassed some of the biggest-selling and longest-charting instrumental albums ever recorded by a jazz artist. His trademark soprano saxophone style has won him Grammy, American Music, Soul Train, World Music and NAACP Image Awards as well as a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Since 1982, he has accumulated worldwide sales of more than 75 million albums, bu ms, singles and videos.
Details
Released: Mon 30 Jan 2006
Catalogue Number: 82876754872
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