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"Faith: A Holiday Album"
Kenny G currently owns the smooth-jazz
soprano sax with his popular, mainstream arrangements and compositions.
And on his holiday album, despite occasionally predictable charts
and phrasing, the saxman delivers a thoughtful and moving collection
of songs, spirituals, and hymns, with his trademark sound wedded
to several ensemble and orchestral arrangements.Kenny stretches
out in "Sleigh Ride" and "Santa Claus Is Coming
to Town," but these are balanced by more serious pieces
such as the lovely, original "Eternal Light" and "Ave
Maria." There's a genuine humbleness and inspired reverence
in the playing here--as in, he really means it, man. After a
ghost track, "The Christmas Song," the record closes
with a haunting audio history of America's last century, which
runs under a revisited version of "Auld Lang Syne."
--Martin Keller |
Reviewer: Michael Buley from Seattle
Like others who have written, when
I first heard "Millennium Auld Lang Syne," I was transfixed.
I was driving in my car when it came on. I knew immediately from
the style that it was Kenny . (Thank you, Amazon, for quick delivery!)
Goosebumps, tears, lumps in my throat, smiles, nostalgia, sadness,
hope, gratitude and appreciation for how very blessed we are,
especially in this country -- all these emotions welled up during
this amazing creation. The rest of the album is wonderful. But
I bought it for this one song. And it's worth it for this one
song alone. My thanks to Kenny for a song that will no doubt
touch the hearts, minds, and souls of millions -- in a way that
I hope and pray will make all of us strive to love better, to
work with more passion, and to give thanks to those who have
gone before us, and to those whom we have the privilege of living
and loving today. |
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