In 1997, Kenny G earned a place in the Guinness Book of World Records for playing the longest note ever recorded on a saxophone. He broke another record when his first holiday album, Miracles, sold over 13 million copies, making it the most successful Christmas album to date. His sixth studio album, Breathless, became the number one best selling instrumental album ever, with over 15 million copies sold, of which 12 million were in the U.S. These sales were topped by his fourth studio album, Duotones, which sold over 5 million copies in the U.S. He received success quite early on, with both G Force and Gravity, his second and third studio albums respectively, achieving platinum status in the United States. Influenced by the likes of saxophonist Grover Washington, Jr., his own albums are usually classified as smooth jazz. He has released many solo albums and collaborated with various artists including Andrea Bocelli, Whitney Houston, Peabo Bryson, Aaron Neville, Toni Braxton, DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince, Natalie Cole, Steve Miller, Weezer, Dudley Moore, Lee Ritenour, The Rippingtons, Michael Bolton, Celine Dion, Frank Sinatra, Smokey Robinson, Bebel Gilberto, George Benson, Chante Moore and Aretha Franklin. Kenny G signed with Arista Records as a solo artist in 1982, after label president Clive Davis heard his rendition of ABBA's "Dancing Queen". He began his solo career after his period with Lorber.
He played with the funk band Cold, Bold and Together before becoming a credited member of The Jeff Lorber Fusion. He continued to play professionally while studying for a major in accounting at the University of Washington in Seattle and graduated magna cum laude. Kenny G's career started with a job as a sideman for Barry White's Love Unlimited Orchestra in 1973 while 17 and still in high school. Kenny G is the biggest-selling instrumental musician of the modern era and one of the best-selling artists of all time, with global sales totaling more than 75 million records. His fourth album, Duotones, brought him breakthrough success in 1986. Kenneth Bruce Gorelick (born June 5, 1956), better known by his stage name Kenny G, is an American adult contemporary and smooth jazz saxophonist. he understands every song he played, so there is a comfort in the heart when we hear it. That's what makes me believe that Kenny G plays the song by heart. He also adds some melody that makes the song become more pleasing to the ear. He was always concerned about every existing dynamics, so there are times where it's been hard, or soft. but when he plays it, there are different colors in the song he played. He was known as an instrumental player, who plays the popular song with saxophone.
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