| Kenny G, the smooth jazz icon saxophonist
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| | Combine that with the overall
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| for almost 20 years now, has released his
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| | presentation and you've got one of Kenny
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| first all guest star CD entitled At
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| | G's most impressive releases ever.While
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| Last...The Duets Album.This release finds
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| | this entire CD is outstanding the truly
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| the smooth jazz saxophone superstar
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| | standout tunes and favorites are Don't
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| paired with vocal giants ranging from
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| | Know Why [track 2], Pick Up The Pieces
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| Barbra Streisand, Gladys Knight, and
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| | [track 6], and Baby Come To Me [track 9].
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| Chaka Khan to pop stars including LeAnn
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| | My SmoothLee Bonus Pick, and the one that
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| Rimes, Daryl Hall, Richard Marx, Brian
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| | got Sore [...as in "Stuck On REpeat"] is
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| McKnight, and Earth, Wind and Fire just
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| | track 7, Careless Whisper. Very
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| to name a few.He also enlisted some
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| | nice!Release Notes:Kenny G originally
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| instrumental industry heavyweights to
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| | released At Last... The Duets Album on
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| pitch in as well. Including trumpeter
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| | November 23, 2004 on the Arista record
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| Arturo Sandoval, saxophonist David
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| | label.CD track list follows:1.
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| Sanborn, pianist David Benoit, and the
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| | (Everything I Do) I Do It For You-
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| legendary composer Burt Bacharach.The CD
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| | featuring LeAnn Rimes
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| formula largely works, coming off as a
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| | 2. Don't Know Why- featuring David
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| breezy, laid back concert with G adding
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| | Benoit
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| soft asides to his guest's vocal
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| | 3. I Believe I Can Fly- featuring
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| performances.On track 7 Brian McKnight
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| | Yolanda Adams
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| delivers a very nice rendition of
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| | 4. At Last- featuring Arturo Sandoval
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| Careless Whispers, and on what could be
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| | 5. Beautiful- featuring Chaka Khan
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| the highlight of the collection, track 5,
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| | 6. Pick Up The Pieces- featuring David
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| Chaka Khan actually betters Christina
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| | Sanborn
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| Aguilera's already outstanding Beautiful.
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| | 7. Careless Whisper- featuring Brian
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| Making it her very own as only she
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| | McKnight
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| can.Another very good song is track 6,
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| | 8. Misty- featuring Gladys Knight
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| Pick Up The Pieces on which G teams up
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| | 9. Baby Come To Me- featuring Daryl Hall
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| with fellow sax smooth jazz Hall of Famer
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| | 10. The Way You Move- featuring Earth
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| David Sanborn. The pairing of the two
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| | Wind & Fire
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| saxophone legends leads to a very
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| | 11. Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word-
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| intriguing sound combination.I give At
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| | featuring Richard Marx
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| Last... The Duets Album my highest
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| | 12. Alfie- featuring Burt Bacharach
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| recommendation. It just plain belongs in
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| | 13. XThe Music That Makes Me Dance-
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| any serious music collectors collection
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| | featuring Barbra StreisandTo listen to
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| regardless of genre preference.One of the
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| | samples of each song on At Last... The
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| refreshingly nice things about this CD is
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| | Duets Album by Kenny G go to:
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| the way all of the participating artists
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| | Kenny G CD - At Last... The Duets Album
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| seem to be really enjoying themselves.
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| | SamplesClyde Lee Dennis, a.k.a.
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