''Kenny G Live'' is the first live album by
saxophonist
The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass. As with all single-reed instruments, sound is produced when a reed on a mouthpiece vibrates to pro ...
Kenny G
Kenneth Bruce Gorelick (born June 5, 1956), known professionally as Kenny G, is an American smooth jazz saxophonist, composer, and producer. His 1986 album ''Duotones'' brought him commercial success. Kenny G is one of the best-selling artis ...
. It was released by
Arista Records in
1989
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, and peaked at number 2 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart and number 16 on the
''Billboard'' 200.
[ Charts & Awardsat ]Allmusic
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This album was recorded live at both Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay in
San Diego, California
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.
[April 2011 8xplatinum RIAA international 34 million.] and also at the Seattle Center Opera House.
Track listing
#"
Going Home" (Kenny G/Walter Afanasieff) -
5:29
#"Sade" (Kenny G) -
5:49
#"Silhouette" (Kenny G) -
9:17
#"Midnight Motion" (Kenny G) -
8:23
#"Home" (Kenny G) -
5:14
#"Don't Make Me Wait for Love" (Lead vocal:
Michael Bolton
Michael Bolotin
, The Jewish Historical Society of New Haven, 1998.
) (Narada Michael Walden/Preston Glass/Walter Afanasieff) -
7:13
#"I've Been Missin' You" (Kashif/Kenny G) -
4:17
#"Esther" (Kenny G/Lloyd Pianka) -
5:36
#"Tribeca" (Kashif/Kenny G/Wayne Brathwaite) -
6:44
#"Songbird" (Kenny G) -
10:38
#"Uncle Al" (Kenny G/Lou Pardini) -
4:35
DVD
#"Sade"
#"Silhouette"
#"Midnight Motion"
#"Uncle Al"
#"Brogan" (Duet with
Dudley Moore
Dudley Stuart John Moore CBE (19 April 193527 March 2002) was an English actor, comedian, musician and composer. Moore first came to prominence in the UK as a leading figure in the British satire boom of the 1960s. He was one of the four writ ...
)
#"Against Doctor's Orders"
#"Esther"
#"Don't Make Me Wait For Love" (Duet with
Michael Bolton
Michael Bolotin
, The Jewish Historical Society of New Haven, 1998.
)
#"Going Home"
#"Tribeca"
#"Songbird"
Musicians
*
Kenny G
Kenneth Bruce Gorelick (born June 5, 1956), known professionally as Kenny G, is an American smooth jazz saxophonist, composer, and producer. His 1986 album ''Duotones'' brought him commercial success. Kenny G is one of the best-selling artis ...
– saxophones, all instruments (1)
*
Walter Afanasieff
Walter Afanasieff (born Vladimir Nikitich Afanasyev; February 10, 1958), formerly nicknamed Baby Love in the 1980s, is an American record producer and songwriter of Russian-Chinese descent. He was a collaborator with Mariah Carey on her first ...
– all instruments (1), additional keyboards (11)
* Robert Damper – keyboards (2-10)
*
Lou Pardini
Lou Pardini (born June 5, 1952) is an American Grammy-nominated keyboardist, songwriter and vocalist who is now best known as a former member of the rock band Chicago. He is known for his work with notable musicians such as Stevie Wonder, Santana ...
– keyboards (11), drum programming (11)
* John Raymond – guitars (2-10)
* Vail Johnson – bass (2-10)
*
John Keane – additional drums
* Bruce Carter – drums (2-5, 7, 10)
* Rayford Griffin – live drums (11)
*
Paulinho da Costa – percussion (11)
*
Michael Bolton
Michael Bolotin
, The Jewish Historical Society of New Haven, 1998.
– lead vocals (6)
Production
* Kenny G – producer
*
Mick Guzauski – engineer, mixing
* Trueman "Monty" Montfort – live show engineer
* Kevin Becka – additional engineer
*
Gerry Brown
Gerry “The Gov.” Brown is a recording engineer, mixer and music producer based in Los Angeles, best known for his work with artists including Whitney Houston, John Legend, Earth, Wind & Fire, Madonna, Sting, Prince, Phil Collins, Marcu ...
– additional engineer
* Steve Smart – additional engineer
* Frank Wolfe – additional engineer
* Susan Mendola – art direction, design
* Rose Shoshana – photography
* Turner Management Group, Inc. – management
;Studios
* Track 1 recorded at
Studio G
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(Seattle, WA).
* Tracks 2–5, 7 & 10 recorded live at The Seattle Center Opera House (Seattle, WA); Remote recording by Turtle Recording.
* Tracks 6, 8 & 9 recorded live at Humphrey's Concerts By The Bay (San Diego, CA); Remote recording by
Record Plant.
* Track 11 recorded at
Westlake Audio
Westlake Recording Studios is a music recording studio in West Hollywood, California.
History
Westlake Recording Studios was founded in the early 1970s by the American audio engineer Tom Hidley under the name Westlake Audio. Hidley was experi ...
(Los Angeles, CA) and Juniper Studios (Glendale, CA); Mixed at
Conway Studios (Hollywood, CA).
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Singles
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Certifications
References
Kenny G albums
1989 live albums
Arista Records live albums
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