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Kenny G

382 Shouts   -   3,218,352 Scrobbles

Biography

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 contemporary classical and 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 "jazz" charts and is identified with jazz in the minds of the mass public, he is classified as jazz.

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Top Tracks

Total plays on Last.fm over the last 6 months
  1. Songbird - (10:36)  -  13,156 plays
  2. White Christmas - (3:00)  -  6,869 plays
  3. Forever In Love - (4:05)  -  9,136 plays
  4. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas - (3:54)  -  6,320 plays
  5. Silhouette - (9:10)  -  7,147 plays
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