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With 2021's elegant New Standards, saxophonist Kenny G wryly inserts himself into the pantheon of American Popular Songbook composers performing and writing songs that feel as if they were written during the heyday of traditional pop in the '50s and '60s. The album is G's first studio production since 2015's Brazilian Nights and while it certainly hews to his distinctive crossover style it's steeped in a lush orchestral atmosphere that evokes the classic traditional pop of artists like Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, and Ella Fitzgerald. Of course, these aren't swinging big-band numbers, but hushed and intimate ballads with just enough R&B keyboard, bass, and guitar textures to keep things contemporary. What's particularly notable about New Standards is just how effectively G has managed to capture the sound of traditional pop. While solely instrumentals, tracks like "Emeline," "Blue Skies," and "Paris by Night" are nonetheless harmonically sophisticated songs that have the cozy, martini-soaked vibe of Tin Pan Alley and Brill Building standards. One could easily imagine a companion album with lyrics and guest vocalists added to the mix. That they are all G's own newly penned original compositions makes them all the more impressive. Even the one guest appearance here, a somewhat dubious, digitally crafted duet between G and his late idol, saxophonist Stan Getz (or more specifically "the sound" of Stan Getz), does little to distract from the overriding aura of relaxed, old-school romanticism.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
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Simon Rhodes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - William Ross, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Vosgien, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenny G, Producer, Soprano Saxophone, Recording Arranger, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Raymond, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Shepherd, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Montalbano, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Webster, Programmer - Nate Light, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Hirsh, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Zachariah Rose, Orchestra/Member, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Concord Jazz, Distributed by Concord.
Greg Phillinganes, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - WALTER AFANASIEFF, ComposerLyricist - Simon Rhodes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RANDY WALDMAN, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - William Ross, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Vosgien, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Dave Tull, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Koonse, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Powell, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny G, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, Recording Arranger, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Carlitos Del Puerto, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Shepherd, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mary Webster, Programmer - Sam Hirsh, ComposerLyricist - Zachariah Rose, Orchestra/Member, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Concord Jazz, Distributed by Concord.
Greg Phillinganes, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - WALTER AFANASIEFF, ComposerLyricist - Simon Rhodes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - William Ross, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Vosgien, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Powell, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny G, Producer, Soprano Saxophone, Recording Arranger, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Charles Ruggiero, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Shepherd, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mary Webster, Programmer - Nate Light, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Hirsh, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Zachariah Rose, Orchestra/Member, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Concord Jazz, Distributed by Concord.
Greg Phillinganes, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - WALTER AFANASIEFF, ComposerLyricist - Simon Rhodes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - William Ross, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Vosgien, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Powell, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny G, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, Recording Arranger, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Charles Ruggiero, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Shepherd, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mary Webster, Programmer - Nate Light, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Hirsh, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Zachariah Rose, Orchestra/Member, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Concord Jazz, Distributed by Concord.
Simon Rhodes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RANDY WALDMAN, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - William Ross, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Vosgien, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Stan Getz, Tenor Saxophone, FeaturedArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Powell, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny G, Producer, Soprano Saxophone, Recording Arranger, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Raymond, Nylon-String Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carlitos Del Puerto, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Shepherd, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mary Webster, Programmer - Zachariah Rose, Orchestra/Member, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Bejarano, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Concord Jazz, Distributed by Concord.
Greg Phillinganes, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Erdody, Cello, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Rhodes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - William Ross, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Vosgien, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Powell, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny G, Producer, Soprano Saxophone, Recording Arranger, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Raymond, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Shepherd, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Montalbano, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Webster, Programmer - Nate Light, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Hirsh, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Zachariah Rose, Orchestra/Member, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Concord Jazz, Distributed by Concord.
Greg Phillinganes, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Rhodes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - RANDY WALDMAN, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - William Ross, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Dave Tull, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Larry Koonse, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Ron Powell, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny G, Producer, Soprano Saxophone, Recording Arranger, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Raymond, Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Carlitos Del Puerto, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Shepherd, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Andrew DeRoberts, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mary Webster, Programmer - Zachariah Rose, Orchestra/Member, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Concord Jazz, Distributed by Concord.
Greg Phillinganes, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Rhodes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - William Ross, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Vosgien, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Powell, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny G, Producer, Tenor Saxophone, Recording Arranger, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Shepherd, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Montalbano, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Webster, Programmer - Nate Light, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Hirsh, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Zachariah Rose, Orchestra/Member, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Concord Jazz, Distributed by Concord.
Greg Phillinganes, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Rhodes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - William Ross, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Vosgien, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Powell, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny G, Producer, Soprano Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Recording Arranger, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - John Raymond, Nylon-String Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Steve Shepherd, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mary Webster, Programmer - Nate Light, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Hirsh, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Zachariah Rose, Orchestra/Member, AssociatedPerformer - Danny Bejarano, Drums, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Concord Jazz, Distributed by Concord.
WALTER AFANASIEFF, Keyboards, Drum Track, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Simon Rhodes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - William Ross, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Vosgien, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Kenny G, Producer, Alto Saxophone, Recording Arranger, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Shepherd, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Mary Webster, Programmer - Zachariah Rose, Orchestra/Member, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Concord Jazz, Distributed by Concord.
Greg Phillinganes, Keyboards, AssociatedPerformer - Simon Rhodes, Engineer, StudioPersonnel - William Ross, String Arranger, AssociatedPerformer - Robert Vosgien, Mastering Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Ron Powell, Percussion, AssociatedPerformer - Kenny G, Producer, Soprano Saxophone, Recording Arranger, Recording Producer, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Steve Shepherd, Mixer, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Rick Montalbano, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Mary Webster, Programmer - Nate Light, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer - Sam Hirsh, Piano, AssociatedPerformer, ComposerLyricist - Zachariah Rose, Orchestra/Member, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2021 Concord Jazz, Distributed by Concord.
Album review
With 2021's elegant New Standards, saxophonist Kenny G wryly inserts himself into the pantheon of American Popular Songbook composers performing and writing songs that feel as if they were written during the heyday of traditional pop in the '50s and '60s. The album is G's first studio production since 2015's Brazilian Nights and while it certainly hews to his distinctive crossover style it's steeped in a lush orchestral atmosphere that evokes the classic traditional pop of artists like Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, and Ella Fitzgerald. Of course, these aren't swinging big-band numbers, but hushed and intimate ballads with just enough R&B keyboard, bass, and guitar textures to keep things contemporary. What's particularly notable about New Standards is just how effectively G has managed to capture the sound of traditional pop. While solely instrumentals, tracks like "Emeline," "Blue Skies," and "Paris by Night" are nonetheless harmonically sophisticated songs that have the cozy, martini-soaked vibe of Tin Pan Alley and Brill Building standards. One could easily imagine a companion album with lyrics and guest vocalists added to the mix. That they are all G's own newly penned original compositions makes them all the more impressive. Even the one guest appearance here, a somewhat dubious, digitally crafted duet between G and his late idol, saxophonist Stan Getz (or more specifically "the sound" of Stan Getz), does little to distract from the overriding aura of relaxed, old-school romanticism.
© Matt Collar /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 11 track(s)
- Total length: 00:56:24
- Main artists: Kenny G
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Concord Records
- Genre: Jazz
© 2021 Concord Jazz ℗ 2021 Concord Jazz
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