Live [Live]

Kenny G | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 26, 1989)
• Original Release Date: November 21, 1989
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live
• Label: Arista
• ASIN: B000002VH2
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,860 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Killer Kenny G!!!, October 25, 2004

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Louie Bourland (Garden Grove CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Live (Audio CD)

"Kenny G Live" is the first and so far only live album released from the popular saxophonist. Recorded during his successful 1989 tour, "Live" displays Kenny G at his peak riding on the success of his then-previous two studio records, "Duotones" and "Silhouette". While those albums contained some fine music, the live versions displayed on this CD are an entirely different story. Kenny G and his five-piece band stretch the music out into extended improvisations and show off some great musical chops. Mr. G himself performs some excellent virtuoso sax work on "Songbird" and "Silhouette" (which features Kenny holding an A-natural on his soprano sax for nearly 30-seconds in the intro). Kenny's bandmates also show off their versatility especially in Vail Johnson's bass solo in "Midnight Motion" and Robert Damper's extended keyboard solo in "Songbird". Besides having its mellow moments, "Live" also includes some downright funky highlights including the aforementioned "Midnight Motion" as well as "I've Been Missin' You" and "Tribecca" which shows off Kenny's fine playing on the tenor sax as opposed to his usual soprano. Renowned pop singer Michael Bolton makes a guest appearance with a soulful rendition of "Don't Make Me Wait For Love" (originally sung by Lenny Williams on "Duotones") with his gutsy vocals giving the song a harder edge.
Apart from the live material, the album is bookended by two additional studio tracks. Both "Going Home" and "Uncle Al" are in the typical Kenny G ballad style with light melodies and soaring soprano sax work.
While Kenny G has been an assasination target for many critics, there is no denying that "Kenny G Live" contains some brilliant music. It's quite possible that this could be Kenny's finest album as it shows off the full scope of his dynamic sax playing full of lyrical melodicism and passion. His studio albums offer only a glimpse of what he is capable of while this live disc offers the big picture.
In the end, this is definitely a classic in the key of G.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of cool stuff on this CD, May 10, 2003

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Saxophonist (Maine) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Live (Audio CD)

This CD reveals a new side of Kenny G. We hear solos by other musicians, such as Vail Johnson's killer bass solo on Midnight Motion and Robert Damper's monster keyboard solo on Songbird. My favorite songs on this CD are Tribeca, Sade, and the gospel song Home, as well as Vail's solo on Midnight Motion. If you like this CD, get the DVD, which includes John Raymond's guitar solo in Tribeca and other cool live songs. The only thing I don't like is the inclusion of studio songs, such as Going Home and Uncle Al.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have, June 24, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Live (Audio CD)

This Is Beautifully done
I highly recommend listening to it at bedtime
To those who don't like Kenny G if you don't like it then don't buy it, and don't whine it was your own stupidity for buying it why make Kenny G fans mad because of your stupidity