CD PICK OF THE WEEK: KENNY G RHYTHM & ROMANCE

Posted on August 6, 2008
Filed Under The Brick Vine, Jazz Music |

Smooth jazz saxophonist Kenny G delivers more of his trademark romantic saxophone sound, but with a Latin tinge on 2008’s Rhythm and Romance. Rather than simply delivering a standard smooth jazz album with a few Latin beats, G has crafted a more of a straight-up Latin dance album. Moving from the frenetic and up-tempo salsa of “Sax-O-Loco,” to the romantic and elegant orchestral ballad “Sabor a Mi” and the steamy fun of “Miramir Bailar,” this is a rhythmically compelling and passionate affair that finds G in newly energized form. Where G can sometimes seem a little too programmed and predictable, here he and his fellow musicians are fired up with a kind of organic, playful joy. We even get to hear him burning through his solo on the gypsy-inflected “Peruvian Nights” with a visceral fortitude that’s more post-bop than instrumental pop. Joining G here are such Latin music luminaries as former Weather Report drummer Alex Acuña, percussionists Paulinho Da Costa and Michito Sanchez, and guest vocals featuring Barbara Muñoz and the Mexican pop trio Camila.

For full download go to: Kenny G on Fukkiit.com

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