![]() ![]() Smooth Jazz and how angry it makes people What this means is that millions of people in china hear the song on a daily basis and many don’t know who it is that is playing. Not only is it played at the end of the day in food establishments but also on television and radio stations when they want to signal the end to their programming. This is because an old live track of his called “Going Home” has become the unofficial closing song for many types of businesses across China. He is one of the biggest selling artists in any genre having sold over 70 million records and remains enduringly popular in China. It went 5 times Platinum and had office workers across the US tuning in to smooth jazz and easy listening radio stations. Both went Platinum in the US and charted on billboard, but his smash hit record Dutones was a landmark moment in the genre. A slightly larger audience received his next two albums. The album charted in the US jazz charts and went gold but didn’t make any huge waves in wider music. In the early 80s Gorelick was signed to Arista Records and released a solo album under the name Kenny G. By the end of his time at college he played first chair saxophonist for the band. After this he attended college, where he studied accounting, but failed to make the jazz band on his first try. He would later start his career in music by playing in Barry White’s 40-piece orchestra at the age of 17. Born in Seattle, Washington, Gorelick first picked up a saxophone at age ten, after seeing a saxophonist on television. Whether we like it or not Kenneth Bruce Gorelick (1956 - present) is a representative for a whole sub genre of jazz music and we should talk about it. Whether you like his music or not, you cannot deny the impact that Kenny G has had on jazz music. In this post we are taking a step back from the format we have been following and looking at the debate around Kenny G. “Legendary” doesn’t always mean a wholly good thing and in this entry in to our legendary jazz albums list we are looking at one of the more divisive figures to come out of the genre. ![]()
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