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Kenneth Gorelick (born June 5, 1956), better known by his stage name

Stage name

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Kenny G, is a Grammy winning American saxophonist. His fourth album, Duotones
Duotones

Duotones is the fourth studio album by Saxophone Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1986 in music, and peaked at number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, number 5 on the Jazz Albums chart, number 6 on the Billboard 200 and number 8 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart....
, brought him breakthrough success in 1986. Kenny's main instrument is the soprano saxophone

Soprano saxophone

The soprano saxophone was invented in 1840 and is a variety of the saxophone, a woodwind instrument. The soprano is the second in size of the saxophone family which consists, as generally accepted, of the sopranino saxophone, soprano, Alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, bass saxophone, and contrabass saxophone....
, but he also on occasion plays alto

Alto saxophone

The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by the Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax. The alto, with the Tenor saxophone, is the most common size of saxophone....
and tenor saxophone

Tenor saxophone

The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the Alto saxophone, is the most common size of saxophone....
and flute

Flute

The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike other woodwind instruments, a flute is a reedless wind instrument that produces its sound from the flow of air against an edge....
.
Early life
Kenny was born in Seattle, Washington

Washington

Washington is a U.S. state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. Washington was carved out of the western part of Washington Territory which had been ceded by Britain in 1846 by the Oregon Treaty as settlement of the Oregon Boundary Dispute....
, and first came into contact with a saxophone when he heard someone performing with one on The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show

The Ed Sullivan Show is an United States television program variety show that ran from June 20, 1948 to June 6, 1971, and was hosted by entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan....
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Kenneth Gorelick (born June 5, 1956), better known by his stage name

Stage name

Soprano saxophone

Alto saxophone

Tenor saxophone

Flute

Early life

Kenny was born in Seattle, Washington

Washington

Gramophone record

A gramophone record is an analog signal sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed modulated spiral groove usually starting near the periphery and ending near the centre of the disc....
s (mostly of Grover Washington, Jr.

Grover Washington, Jr.

Grover Washington Jr. was an American jazz-funk / soul-jazz saxophonist. Along with John Klemmer, George Benson, David Sanborn, Bob James , Chuck Mangione, Herb Alpert, and Spyro Gyra, he is considered by many to be one of the founding fathers of the smooth jazz genre....
), "trying" to emulate the sounds that he was hearing. At Franklin High School he failed to get into the jazz band

Jazz band

A jazz band is a musical ensemble that plays jazz music usually without a conductor. Jazz bands usually consist of a rhythm section and a horn section....
when he applied, although was accepted the following year when he tried again. He also played for his high school

High school

High school is the name used in some parts of the world to describe an institution which provides all or part of secondary education. The term originated in Scotland and spread to the New World countries as the high prestige that the Scottish educational system had at the time led several countries to employ Scottish educators to develop the...
golf

Golf

Golf is a sport in which players using many types of Golf club including wood , iron , and putter , attempt to hit golf ball into each hole on a golf course in the lowest possible number of strokes....
team, a sport which he had loved ever since his older brother

Sibling

A sibling is a brother or a sister; that is, any person who shares the same parents.In most societies throughout the world, siblings usually grow up together and spend a good deal of their childhood with each other....
, Brian Gorelick, introduced it to him when he was ten years old..

Career

Kenneth Gorelick's career

Career

Career is a term defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as an individual's "course or progress through life ". It usually is considered to pertain to remunerative work ....
as a musician

Musician

A musician is a person who plays or writes music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music:* An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument....
started with a job as saxophone soloist for Barry White

Barry White

Barry White DBE was an United States record producer and singer-songwriter.A multiple Grammy Award-winner known for his rich basso voice and romantic image, White's greatest success came in the 1970s with the the Love Unlimited Orchestra, crafting many enduring hit soul music, funk, and disco songs....
's Love Unlimited Orchestra in 1973 at the age of 17, when White was impressed by his mastery of the blues scale

Blues scale

The term blues scale is used to describe a few scales with differing number of pitches and related characteristics.The hexatonic scale, or six note, blues scale consists of the Pentatonic scale#Minor pentatonic scale plus the 4 or 5 degree....
. Kenny was also studying for a major

Academic major

An academic major, major concentration, concentration, or simply major is mainly a United States and Canada term for a college or university student's main field of specialization during his or her undergraduate studies which would be in addition to, and may incorporate portions of, a core curriculum....
in accounting

Accountancy

Accountancy or accounting is the system of recording, verifying, and reporting of the value of assets, liabilities, income, and expenses in the books of account to which debit and credit entries are chronologically posted to record changes in value ....
at the same time. After being rejected as a music major from Central Washington University

Central Washington University

Central Washington University, often abbreviated CWU, is an accredited four-year educational institution located in Ellensburg, Washington in the United States....
, he went on to get a degree from University of Washington and played with the funk

Funk

Funk is an United States Music genre that originated in the mid- to late-1960s when African American musicians blended soul music, soul jazz and R&B into a rhythmic, danceable new form of music....
band Cold, Bold & Together before becoming a credited member of The Jeff Lorber
Jeff Lorber

Jeff Lorber is an United States Grammy Award-nominated keyboardist, composer, and record producer.After leading his own group, The Jeff Lorber Fusion, he went on to pioneer the smooth jazz music genre in his solo career....
Fusion. He began his solo career after his period with Lorber.

In 1982, Kenny G signed with Arista Records

Arista Records

Arista Records is an United States record label. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony Music Entertainment and operates under the RCA Records....
as a solo artist, after label

Record label

In the music industry, a record label can be a brand and a trademark associated with the marketing of recorded sound and music videos. Most commonly, a record label is the company that manages such brands and trademarks, coordinates the Record producer, manufacturing, distribution , marketing and promotion, and enforcement of copyright protec...
president Clive Davis

Clive Davis

Clive Jay Davis is an American record producer, executive and a leading music executive. He has won multiple Grammy awards and is a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame....
heard his rendition of ABBA's "Dancing Queen". He has released many solo album

Solo album

In popular music, a solo album is an album made by a current or former member of a rock group. A solo album may feature simply one person performing all instruments, but may also feature the work of other collaborators; rather, it may be made with different collaborators than the musician is usually associated, though just how different t...
s and collaborated with various artists including Andrea Bocelli

Andrea Bocelli

Dr. Andrea Bocelli, Order of Merit of the Republic, Doctor of Laws is an Italians Operatic pop tenor and a classical music singer who has also performed in operas....
, Whitney Houston

Whitney Houston

Whitney Elizabeth Houston is an United States singer, songwriter,actress, record producer, film producer, and former model . Houston rose to international fame in the mid-1980s and her crossover success opened doors for many other African American women to find success in booty shaking & pop music and movies....
, Toni Braxton

Toni Braxton

Toni Michelle Braxton is an American contemporary R&B singer-songwriter and actor. Braxton has won six Grammy Awards and has sold over forty million records worldwide....
, Natalie Cole

Natalie Cole

Natalie Maria Cole is an influential United States singer-songwriter and performer who has won ten Grammy Awards. She achieved success in her early career as an R&B star, but smoothly changed her repertoire toward a more jazz orientated musical style in the early 1990s....
, Steve Miller

Steve Miller (musician)

Steve Miller is an United States guitarist and singer/songwriter.Beginning his career in blues and blues rock, Miller's music later changed to a softer, more pop-oriented sound which earned him success with a string of hit singles and successful albums from the mid-1970s through the early 1980s....
(which marked the only time he appeared on a rock and roll

Rock and roll

Rock and roll is a form of music that evolved in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Its roots lay mainly in rhythm and blues, Country music, folk music, gospel music, and jazz....
album), Dudley Moore

Dudley Moore

Dudley Stuart John Moore Order of the British Empire was an English people actor, comedian and musician.Moore first came to prominence as one of the four writer-performers in Beyond the Fringe in the early 1960s and became famous as half of the hugely popular television double-act he formed with Peter Cook....
, Michael Bolton

Michael Bolton

Michael Bolton , is an United States singer-songwriter and a former heavy metal music singer, best known for his soft rock ballads and tenor vocals....
, Celine Dion

Celine Dion

C?line Marie Claudette Dion Order of Canada National Order of Quebec is a Canadian singer-songwriter and actor. Born to a large, impoverished family, Dion emerged as a teen star in the French-speaking world after her manager and future husband Ren? Ang?lil mortgaged his home to finance her first record....
and Aretha Franklin

Aretha Franklin

Aretha Louise Franklin is an American singer, songwriter and pianist commonly referred to as "The Queen of Soul". Although renowned for her soul recordings, Franklin is also adept at jazz, rock and roll, blues, Pop music, Rhythm and Blues and Gospel music....
. Influenced by the likes of saxophonist Grover Washington, Jr.

Grover Washington, Jr.

Barry Manilow

Barry Manilow is an United States singer-songwriter, musician, arrangement, record producer and conducting, best known for such recordings as "I Write the Songs", "Mandy ", "Weekend in New England" and "Copacabana "....
, his own albums are usually classified as smooth jazz

Smooth jazz

Smooth jazz is a sub-genre of jazz which is influenced stylistically by Rhythm and blues, funk and pop music.Beginning in the early 1970s, it was an evolution into jazz with a modern, electronic sensibility....
.Kenny G plays the Selmer Mark VI Soprano, Alto and Tenor Saxophones.

He received success quite early on, with both G Force
G force

The term g-force refers to a measure of the apparent acceleration acting on a body measured in multiples of the sea level acceleration due to gravity on Earth....
and Gravity
Gravity (Kenny G album)

Gravity is the third studio album by Saxophone Kenny G. It was released by BMG in 1985 in music, and reached number 13 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart, number 37 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 97 on the Billboard 200....
, his second and third studio album

Album

An album or record album is a collection of related Sound recording and reproduction or music tracks distributed to the public. The most common way is through commercial distribution, although smaller artists will often distribute directly to the public by selling their albums at live concerts or on their websites....
s respectively, achieving platinum status

Music recording sales certification

Music recording sales certification is a system of certifying that a music Sound recording has shipped a certain number of copies.Almost all countries follow variations of the RIAA certification categories, which are named after the precious materials gold, platinum and diamond ....
in the United States. These sales were topped by his fourth studio album, Duotones
Duotones

Duotones is the fourth studio album by Saxophone Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1986 in music, and peaked at number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, number 5 on the Jazz Albums chart, number 6 on the Billboard 200 and number 8 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart....
, which shifted over five million copies in the U.S. alone. His sixth studio album, Breathless, became the number one best selling instrumental

Instrumental

An instrumental is a musical composition or recording without lyrics or any other sort of vocal music; all of the music is produced by musical instruments....
album ever, with over 15 million copies sold, of which 12 million were in the U.S. He broke another record when his first holiday album, Miracles
Miracles: The Holiday Album

Miracles: The Holiday Album is the first holiday album by Saxophone Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1994 in music, and peaked at number 1 on the Billboard 200, Contemporary Jazz Albums and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts....
, sold over 13 million copies, making it the most successful Christmas album to date.

In 1997, Kenny G earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for playing the longest note ever recorded on a saxophone. Kenny G held an E-flat for forty five minutes and 47 seconds in the Hopkins-Bright Auditorium (named after his two friends) at J&R Music World in New York City. That same year, Kenny G's song "Havana

Havana (song)

"Havana" is the title of a 1997 single by jazz musician Kenny G. It was the second single taken from his 1996 studio album, The Moment , which was released on Arista Records....
", from his album The Moment
The Moment (Kenny G album)

The Moment is the seventh studio album by Saxophone Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1996 in music, and reached #1 on the Billboard magazine Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, #2 on the Billboard 200, #9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #16 on the Canadian Albums Chart....
, was remixed by noted DJs Todd Terry

Todd Terry

Todd Terry is an United States DJ and music Record producer and remixer, one of the producers who helped to define New York's house music during the 1980s....
and Tony Moran

Tony Moran

Anthony "Tony" Moran is a remixer/Music Producer and Disc Jockey known for remixing popular songs. In 2007, he hit number one on the United States Billboard charts chart with "Walk Away " featuring Kristine W....
and released promotionally to dance clubs in the U.S. These mixes went to #1 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play

Hot Dance Club Play

Billboard 's Hot Dance Club Play chart is a weekly national survey of the songs that are most popular in U.S. nightclubs. It is compiled by Billboard exclusively from playlists submitted by nightclub disc jockeys who must apply and meet certain criteria to become "Billboard-reporting DJs."...
chart in April of 1997, giving Kenny his first (and, to date, only) #1 on this chart.

Gorelick's 1999 single, "What A Wonderful World

What a Wonderful World

"What a Wonderful World" is a song by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss. It was first recorded by Louis Armstrong and released as a single in 1968, and was inducted in the List of Grammy Hall of Fame Award recipients Q-Z in 1999....
" stirred controversy among the jazz community regarding the overdubbing of Louis Armstrong

Louis Armstrong

Louis Daniel Armstrong , nicknamed Satchmo or Pops, was an American jazz trumpeter and singer.Coming to prominence in the 1920s as an innovative cornet and trumpet player, Armstrong was a foundational influence on jazz, shifting the music's focus from collective improvisation to solo performers....
's classic recording. A common criticism was that such a revered recording by a musician known especially for improvisation should not be altered. Pat Metheny

Pat Metheny

Patrick Bruce Metheny is an United States jazz guitarist and composer.One of the most successful and critically acclaimed jazz musicians to come to prominence in the 1970s and '80s, he is the leader of the Pat Metheny Group and is also involved in duets, solo works and other side projects....
responded to this recording by saying, "With this single move, Kenny G became one of the few people on earth I can say that I really can't use at all - as a man, for his incredible arrogance to even consider such a thing, and as a musician, for presuming to share the stage with the single most important figure in our music." The "duet" was produced by David Foster who also recorded the Natalie Cole and Nat King Cole duet. Gorelick stated at the time,"...I didn't want to spoil the original. I said, 'Whatever we do, if we're not going to make it better, let's throw it away and we won't do it.' So (Foster) guaranteed that it would be better, and I hope that we did a good job on it." Some columnists countered the criticisms suggesting such a recording would bring classic jazz to a wider audience. Nevertheless, Kenny G fans considered the live performance of this duet with Armstrong on a video taped backdrop a "show stopper." Additionally, Gorelick has stated that all the proceeds from this single go to his Kenny G Miracles Foundation which "funnel(s) the money to charities to purchase musical instruments and to supplement funding for the arts in schools."

Kenny G has recorded some Chinese songs, like "Jasmine Flower", and his music is noticeably popular in China. His recording "Going Home" is often played at closing time at public places or the at end of classes at schools. Mass transit systems in Tianjin

Tianjin

is the third largest city of the People's Republic of China in terms of urban population. Administratively it is one of the four municipality that have Political divisions of China status, reporting directly to the central government....
and Shanghai

Shanghai

Shanghai is the List of cities in the People's Republic of China by population in China and one of the List of metropolitan areas by population in the world, with over 20 million people....
play these songs when trains approach terminus stations.

As of 2003, Kenny G was named the 25th-highest selling artist

Artist

The definition of an artist is wide-ranging and covers a broad spectrum of activities to do with creating art, practicing the arts and/or demonstrating an art....
in America by the RIAA

Recording Industry Association of America

The Recording Industry Association of America is the trade group that represents the recording industry in the United States. Its members consist of a large number of private corporate entities such as record labels and distributors, which the RIAA claims "create, manufacture and/or distribute approximately 90% of all legitimate sound recor...
, with 48 million albums sold in the USA as of July 31, 2006. In 1994, Kenny G won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition

Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition

The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition has been awarded since 1960. The award is presented to the composer of the music.There have been several minor changes to the name of the award:...
for Forever in Love.

On August 4, 2008, TVGuide.com

TV Guide

TV Guide is the name of a North American weekly magazine about Broadcast programming.In addition to TV listings, the publication features television-related news, celebrity interviews, gossip and film reviews....
announced that Kenny G would be guest-starring and performing on ABC's Dirty Sexy Money
Dirty Sexy Money

Dirty Sexy Money is an United States serial created by Craig Wright , which premiered on the American Broadcasting Company on September 26, 2007....
tentatively scheduled to air October 8, 2008.

Kenny G: Rhythm and Romance Live will premiere on HDNET December 21 at 8PMEST. It was a live performance of Kenny G and his band at Humphrey's On The Bay in San Diego in August 2008.

Personal life

Kenny G is married

Marriage

Marriage is a social, spirituality, or law union of individuals. This union may also be called matrimony, while the ceremony that marks its beginning is usually called a wedding and the married status created is sometimes called wedlock....
to Lyndie Benson, with whom he has two child

Child

A child is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty. The legal definition of "child" generally refers to a minor , otherwise known as a person younger than the age of majority....
ren, Max (age 13) and Noah (age 9). They have expressed an interest in saxophone and piano

Piano

The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard instrument. Widely used in Western music for solo performance, ensemble use, chamber music, and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to musical composition and rehearsal....
respectively.

He frequently plays golf and has a playing handicap

Golf handicap

A golf handicap is a numerical measure of an amateur golfer's playing ability based on the tees played for a given course. It is used to calculate a net score from the number of strokes actually played, thus allowing players of different proficiency to play against each other on somewhat equal terms....
of +0.6. He has participated in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-Am tournament seven times as of February 7, 2008, and Golf Digest
Golf Digest

Golf Digest is a monthly golf magazine published by Cond? Nast Publications in the United States. It is a generalist golf publication covering recreational golf and men's and women's competitive golf....
awarded him the position of number one musician golfer in their December rankings of Top 100 in Music.

Kenny is a qualified pilot and has been known to fly to many events. He is also one of the original investors in the Starbucks

Starbucks

Starbucks Corporation is an international coffee and List of coffeehouse chains based in Seattle, Washington, United States. Starbucks is the largest coffeehouse company in the world, with 16,120 stores in 44 countries....
coffee house chain. He has one sister, Paula, and one brother, Brian. His brother's sons, David and John, both play guitar and are in several different bands.

Kenny is allergic to shell fish.

Discography

Albums

Studio albums

Kenny G
Kenny G (album)

Kenny G is the debut album by Kenny G by 1982 in music....
(1982) (riaa: gold)
G Force
G force

The term g-force refers to a measure of the apparent acceleration acting on a body measured in multiples of the sea level acceleration due to gravity on Earth....
(1983) (riaa: platinum)
Gravity
Gravity (Kenny G album)

Gravity is the third studio album by Saxophone Kenny G. It was released by BMG in 1985 in music, and reached number 13 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart, number 37 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 97 on the Billboard 200....
(1985) (riaa: platinum)
Duotones
Duotones

Duotones is the fourth studio album by Saxophone Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1986 in music, and peaked at number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, number 5 on the Jazz Albums chart, number 6 on the Billboard 200 and number 8 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart....
(1986) (riaa: 5 x multi platinum)
Silhouette
Silhouette (album)

Silhouette is the fifth studio album by Saxophone Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1988 in music, and reached number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, number 8 on the Billboard 200, and number 10 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart....
(1988) (riaa: 4 x multi platinum)
Breathless (1992) (riaa: 12 x multi platinum)
The Moment
The Moment (Kenny G album)

The Moment is the seventh studio album by Saxophone Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1996 in music, and reached #1 on the Billboard magazine Top Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, #2 on the Billboard 200, #9 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and #16 on the Canadian Albums Chart....
(1996) (riaa: 4 x multi platinum)
Classics in the Key of G
Classics In The Key Of G

Classics in the Key of G is the first cover album by Saxophone Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1999 in music, and reached number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, number 13 on the Internet Albums chart, number 17 on the Billboard 200 and number 27 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart....
(1999) (Cover album) (riaa: platinum)
Paradise
Paradise (Kenny G album)

Paradise is the eighth studio album by Saxophone Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 2002 in music, and reached number 2 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, number 9 on the Billboard 200 and Internet Albums charts and number 15 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart....
(2002) (riaa: gold)
At Last...The Duets Album
At Last...The Duets Album

At Last...The Duets Album is the second cover album by Saxophone Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 2004, and reached number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz chart, number 21 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 40 on the Billboard 200....
(2004) (Cover album) (riaa: gold)
I'm in the Mood for Love...The Most Romantic Melodies of All Time
I'm in the Mood for Love...The Most Romantic Melodies of All Time

I'm in the Mood For Love...The Most Romantic Melodies of All Time is the third cover album by Saxophone Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 2006 in music....
(2006) (Cover album)
Rhythm & Romance
Rhythm & Romance (Kenny G album)

Rhythm & Romance is a 2008 album by Kenny G....
(2008)

Holiday albums

Miracles: The Holiday Album
Miracles: The Holiday Album

Miracles: The Holiday Album is the first holiday album by Saxophone Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1994 in music, and peaked at number 1 on the Billboard 200, Contemporary Jazz Albums and R&B/Hip-Hop Albums charts....
(1994)
Faith: A Holiday Album
Faith: A Holiday Album

Faith: A Holiday Album is the second holiday album by Saxophone Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1999 in music, and peaked at number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, number 4 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, number 5 on the Internet Albums chart and number 6 on the Billboard 200....
(1999)
Wishes: A Holiday Album
Wishes: A Holiday Album

Wishes: A Holiday Album is the third Christmas album by Saxophone Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 2002 in music, and peaked at number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz chart, number 2 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, number 29 on the Billboard 200, number 34 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 64 on the Internet Albums...
(2002)

The Greatest Holiday Classics
The Greatest Holiday Classics

The Greatest Holiday Classics is the fourth greatest hits album by Saxophone Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 2005 in music, and peaked at number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz chart, number 26 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 39 on the Billboard 200....
(2005)
The Holiday Collection
The Holiday Collection

The Holiday Collection is the fifth compilation album by Saxophone Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 2006 in music, and peaked at number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz chart, number 40 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 85 on the Billboard 200....
(2006)

Live albums

Kenny G Live
Kenny G Live

Kenny G Live is the first live album by Saxophone Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1989 in music, and peaked at number 2 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and number 16 on the Billboard 200....
(1989)
Best
Best (Kenny G album)

Best is the second live album performed by Saxophone Kenny G, featuring a very similar track listing to The Essential Kenny G. It was released by BMG International in 2006 in music....
(2006)

Greatest hits/Compilation albums

The Collection
The Collection (Kenny G album)

The Collection is the first compilation album by Saxophone Kenny G. It was released by BMG in 1993 in music....
(1993)
Montage
Montage (album)

Montage is the second compilation album by Saxophone Kenny G. It was released by BMG in 1993 in music....
(1993)
The Very Best of Kenny G
The Very Best of Kenny G

The Very Best of Kenny G is the first greatest hits album by Saxophone Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1994 in music....
(1994)
Kenny G - Greatest Hits
Kenny G - Greatest Hits

Kenny G - Greatest Hits is the second greatest hits album by Saxophone Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1997 in music, and peaked at number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, number 15 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and number 19 on Billboard 200....
(1997)
In America
In America (album)

In America is the third compilation album by Saxophone Kenny G. It was released by Jazz Door in 2001 in music....
(2001)
Ultimate Kenny G
Ultimate Kenny G

Ultimate Kenny G is the third greatest hits album by Saxophone Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 2003 in music, and reached number 2 on the Contemporary Jazz and Contemporary Jazz Albums charts, and number 42 on the Billboard 200....
(2003)
The Romance of Kenny G
The Romance of Kenny G

The Romance of Kenny G is the fourth compilation album by Saxophone Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 2004 in music....
(2004)
The Essential Kenny G
The Essential Kenny G

The Essential Kenny G is the fifth greatest hits album by Saxophone Kenny G, featuring a total of thirty-one tracks spread over two discs. It was released by Arista Records in 2006 in music, and reached number 3 on the Contemporary Jazz chart....
(2006)

EPs

Six of Hearts
Six of Hearts (EP)

Six of Hearts is the first EP by Saxophone Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records in 1997 in music....
(1997)

Singles

Year	Title	Chart Positions
Year	Title	US Hot 100 Billboard Hot 100 The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard Single popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. Chart rankings are based on airplay and sales; the tracking-week for sales begins on Monday and ends on Sunday; while the airplay tracking-week runs from Wednesday to Tuesday....	US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, is a chart released weekly by Billboard magazine in the United States.The chart, initiated in 1942, is used to track the success of popular music songs in Urban area, or primarily African-American, venues....	US Adult Contemporary Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks The Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks chart is a weekly chart published in Billboard magazine that lists the most popular songs on adult contemporary music and "lite-pop" radio stations in the United States....	US Top 40 Mainstream Top 40 Mainstream Top 40 Mainstream Chart is an airplay chart from Billboard Magazine and is featured in both sister publications Billboard and R&R . It is often mistaken for and confused with the Pop 100 Airplay charts ....	US Rhythmic Top 40	US Adult Top 40	US Hot Country	US Top 40 Tracks Top 40 Tracks Top 40 Tracks is a defunct chart airplay chart from Billboard Magazine. It was created in 1998, when Billboard Magazine changed the airplay profile of The Hot 100 Airplay to include more R&B, Country music, and Rock and roll stations to its profile ....
1984	"Hi, How Ya Doin'?"		#23
1985	"Love on the Rise"		#24
1986	"Don't Make Me Wait for Love"	#15	#17	#2
1986	"What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)"		#15
1987	"Songbird Songbird (Kenny G song) "Songbird" is a song by Kenny G, and the third single from his 1987 in music album Duotones. It reached #3 on the Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks charts, #4 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts and #23 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.... "	#4	#23	#3
1988	"Silhouette"	#13	#35	#2
1989	"Against Doctor's Orders"		#65
	"We've Saved the Best for Last"	#47	#18	#4
	"Going Home"	#56	#46	#5
1992	"Forever in Love Forever in Love "Forever in Love" is the title of an instrumental music song by saxophone player Kenny G that was released as a single in 1993. The song appears on Kenny G's album Breathless , and he both wrote and produced the song.... "	#18	#73	#1	#18	#33
1993	"By the Time This Night Is Over By the Time This Night Is Over "By the Time This Night Is Over" is a song by Kenny G, featuring Peabo Bryson, released as a single from his album Breathless , in 1993. The song peaked at #25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the summer of 1993, spending seven weeks in the Top 40.... "	#25	#37	#1	#29
1993	"Sentimental"	#72		#27
1994	"Even if My Heart Would Break"			#28
1995	"Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"			#26
1996	"The Moment The Moment (Kenny G song) "The Moment" is an Instrumental by United Statesn Smooth jazz List of saxophonists Kenny G, from his seventh studio album The Moment which was released in 1996.... "	#63	#62	#16
1997	"Havana Havana (song) "Havana" is the title of a 1997 single by jazz musician Kenny G. It was the second single taken from his 1996 studio album, The Moment , which was released on Arista Records.... "	#66
1999	"What a Wonderful World"			#22
1999	"Auld Lang Syne"	#7	#57	#3	#40		#15	#49	#30
2002	"One More Time"			#19
2002	"Deck the Halls/The Twelve Days of Christmas"			#26
2003	"Auld Lang Syne [Freedom Mix]"		#98
2005	"I Believe I Can Fly"			#28
	"The Way You Move"			#12
	"My Favorite Things"			#22
	"We Wish You a Merry Christmas"			#15
2006	"Jingle Bell Rock"			#35

Videography

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Kenny G

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