Alternating between soprano and tenor saxophone, G pays tribute to numerous jazz greats, not trying to mimic their unique styles but capturing the flavor of their music. First of all, the permed hair is gone (even though the perma-stubble remains), but the real surprise is that everything is real jazz—not the greatest jazz, but undeniably jazz. The good news is that G has changed direction in several ways with this CD, as its title suggests. The reality is that his style is actually banal pop consisting of repetitious melodies with short passages of bland improvisation and, occasionally, long-held notes to show off his grasp of circular breathing—a technique Clark Terry and Rahsaan Roland Kirk employed in the construction of genuinely interesting solos. Kenny G has been categorized as a jazz musician by record companies simply because he plays saxophone.
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