Kenny G - At Last...The Duets Album
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Artist: Kenny GEdition: Music CD
Music CD: Region Code 0
CD Release Date: 2004-11-23
Audience Rating: Unrated
Music Label: Arista
Soundtracks:
- (Everything I Do) I Do It For You - Kenny G
- Don't Know Why- featuring David Benoit
- I Believe I Can Fly - Kenny G
- At Last- featuring Arturo Sandoval
- Beautiful - Chaka Khan
- Pick Up The Pieces - Kenny G
- Careless Whisper- featuring Brian McKnight
- Misty - Gladys Knight
- Baby Come To Me- featuring Daryl Hall
- The Way You Move - Earth Wind & Fire
- Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word - Richard Marx
- Alfie - Burt Bacharach
- The Music That Makes Me Dance - Barbara Streisand
Music reviews of At Last...The Duets Album
Music Review: One on One
Rating: 4 Stars
I gotta tell you. I would be a much bigger fan of this disc if I hadn't, quite by accident, caught Kenny hawking this cd on QVC, cables favorite Home Shopping Network channel, just last night. There I am at home, minding my very own business, doing some serious channel surfing and Voila! Theres Mr. Smooth Jazz himself playing away and pushing his latest offering like some kind of Wild West snake oil salesman. And while it left me with a very uncomfortable feeling I have come to realize that just like anything else in this big ol' world of ours that one must do what one must do. Quickly coming to that realization ( epiphany? ) I listened to Kenny perform " Songbird " and continued on my journey thru the endless channels that are at my disposal. Though feeling an odd sense of forlorn and strange regret about seeing one of my favorite musicians selling himself, in a manner of speaking that is, on a home shopping channel.
Ok, on with " The Duets Album " Discs such as this are always 'hit or miss' for me. At one point it might be viewed as a cheap marketing ploy to fill an entire disc with tunes that are, for the most part, already popular and sung by singers who are just as popular. I was feeling a little trepiditios but Kenny has rarely let me down so I quickly snatched up my very own copy, went home and immediately placed it in my cd player. Heres where it gets confusing. After several listens I really do have conflicted feelings about what Kenny has unleashed upon an unsuspecting public. First, the song selection is, to a degree, odd. I mean " Everything I Do I Do For You " with Lee Ann Rimes? Who thought up this pairing? Ms. Rimes has a nice enough voice but what a turkey of a tune. Overly sentimental and definitely not in a good way either. The same may be said of " Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word " Most definitely not the best from Elton Johns vast catalogue and here its being recorded with Richard Marx. Excuse me but...DUH! Another odd pairing that simply never truly clicks.
Alright, now that I've complained about " Duets " misfires there are some real treasures to be found here. Such as " Alfie " recorded with Burt Bacharach ( a God in my house! ) here done to a tea and wonderfully performed. Same with " Beautiful " done with Chaka Kahn who makes this selection her very own...almost. Also " I Believe I Can Fly " with the incredible Yolanda Adams providing us with a match-up that works on every level. Perhaps worth the price of admisiion alone! There are others of course i.e. " Misty " with the incomparable Gladys Knight who just keeps getting better and better. See? How could one simple disc provide so many wonderful versions, at the same time, offer the listener some truly cringe-inducing moments as well?
Overall, I enjoyed " Duets " quite a lot though there are some selections that have me reaching for my stereo's skip button. Still a worthy addition to my ever growing cd collection and one that brings the occassional smile to this fans lips. Go ahead and feel free to pick up your very own copy...Kenny G and QVC will thank-you.
Description of At Last...The Duets Album
All products are BRAND NEW and factory sealed. Fast shipping and 100% Satisfaction Guaranteed.The genius of At Last...The Duets Album is in its matchups and cross-pollinations. If producer Walter Afanasieff weren't already a much sought after music man--check out his arrangements here if his talents are unfamiliar--he might have built a brilliant career as a modern-day cupid. These are covers with a what-if factor (what if Brian McKnight covers Wham!? What if Richard Marx covered Elton John?) you don't want to miss: LeAnn Rimes wraps Bryan Adams' anthem-y "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" in rainy-day heartache; Yolanda Adams reaches for the stars in a rendition of R. Kelly's "I Believe I Can Fly" as inspiring as the original; Barbra Streisand waltzes through "The Music That Makes Me Dance" like the years since her heyday haven't mattered; and Earth, Wind & Fire dig the depth out of Raphael Saadiq's "The Way You Move." This, of course, is to say nothing of the sensuality brought to these collaborations by the goldilocked sax man himself. As with all Kenny G projects, the music is smoother than a frappuccino and oddly suited to a soap opera living room set; its swirls, swells, and crescendos seem meant to fall on bejeweled ears in pretty, carefully appointed spaces only. All-instrumental tracks like "Don't Know Why" with David Benoit and "Pick Up the Pieces" with David Sanborn have a fun look-at-me-sharing-the-spotlight quality, but in the end Chaka Khan puts across her point most convincingly: She, not Christina Aguilera, should have sung "Beautiful" to begin with. -Tammy La Gorce
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