Kenny G - BREATHLESS (1992)






Like its predecessors, Kenny G's latest album, Breathless, is a collection of tuneful, easy-listening instrumentals baited with a couple of pop-soul vocal numbers. This album is built on Kenny G's most obvious strengths: his knack for writing hummable pop hooks and his ability to play those radio-friendly melodies in a breathy, fluid style that invites the listener to lie back and relax. When it comes to background music that's slightly catchier and peppier than most new age music, Kenny G is a master of his genre. The titles of Kenny G's instrumentals on are a good clue to his approach: "Sentimental," "The Joy of Life," "Forever in Love" and "The Wedding Song." Sentimental, in the sense of simplifying life to a set of comfortable feelings, is a good adjective for Kenny G's music, for even his wordless instrumentals push the listener's warm glow buttons while ignoring anything more complicated. The saxophonist himself programmed many of the drum, bass and keyboard parts on Breathless, contributing to the sense that everything's running on autopilot.



1 The Joy of Life 04:19
2 Forever in Love 04:58
3 In the Rain 04:59
4 Sentimental 06:34
5 By the Time This Night Is Over 04:45
6 End of the Night 05:21
7 Alone 05:24
8 Morning 05:13
9 Even If My Heart Would Break 04:58
10 G-Bop 04:05
11 Sister Rose 06:13
12 A Year Ago 05:15
13 Homeland 04:32
14 The Wedding Song 03:21



General
Format : MPEG Audio
File size : 162 MiB
Duration : 1h 10mn 45s
Overall bit rate mode : Constant
Overall bit rate : 320 Kbps
Album : Breathless
Album/Performer : Kenny G
Performer : Kenny G
Composer : Kenny G
Publisher : Sony Music Distribution
Genre : Jazz
Recorded date : 1992

Audio
Format : MPEG Audio
Format version : Version 1
Format profile : Layer 3
Mode : Joint stereo
Duration : 1h 10mn 45s
Bit rate mode : Constant
Bit rate : 320 Kbps
Channel count : 2 channels
Sampling rate : 44.1 KHz
Compression mode : Lossy