Although his mark was surpassed in 2000 by Vann Burchfield, Kenny G was hopeful of reclaiming the record. At a performance at J&R Music World in New York City, he employed a method called circular breathing to hold an E-flat for 45 minutes and 47 seconds. In addition to his recording success, Kenny G set a Guinness World Record in 1997 for playing the longest note ever recorded on a saxophone. In 1994, Kenny G won a Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition for the track "Forever in Love." That year he also released his first holiday album, Miracles, which reached No. His 1992 release, Breathless, sold more than 12 million copies in the United States alone and became the top-selling instrumental album in history. Over the next decade Kenny G and his smooth sound dominated the airwaves and the record charts. During his long career, he's also performed with Barbra Streisand, Burt Bacharach and Frank Sinatra. Eventually topping 5 million sales, the silky-smooth jazz album led the way for Kenny G to work with other big-name stars, including Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston and Natalie Cole.
His next two albums, G Force (1983) and Gravity (1985), continued his upward trajectory, but it was his fourth studio album, Duotones (1986), that made the saxophonist an international star. Striking a balance between jazz and R&B, the record marked a solid start to his solo career. In 1982, after inking a deal with Arista Records, Kenny G released his self-titled debut album. Kenny G also won a Grammy Award in 1994, and at one point held the world record for the longest sustained note on a sax. Later albums, including Breathless and Miracles, helped make him one of the top-selling artists of all time. Kenny G released his debut album in 1982, and rose to international fame following the 1986 release of Duotones. It looks back to the classic ‘50s and ‘60s jazz ballads for inspiration, updating them with new studio technology.Grammy award winning saxophonist Kenny G began playing professionally at age 17, when he performed with Barry White and his Love Unlimited Orchestra. New Standards continues the musical path that has seen Kenny G reach unbelievable heights.
Certified Diamond and 12-times-Platinum, the album has sold over 10 million copies around the world. His 1992 release Breathless remains the best-selling instrumental album of all time. Somewhere in the middle, these people found something they were looking for and liked.
Spawning the “smooth jazz” phenomenon, Kenny G provided music for people who weren’t into traditional jazz, pop or R&B. After director Penny Lane’s critically acclaimed HBO Documentary Listening to Kenny G – which humorously reconsiders the purist critical backlash to his music – and a demand performance on Kanye West’s Grammy-winning Jesus is King album, it’s now cool to only be Kenny G, but to be a fan of his as well. His latest release, New Standards, the title of his 19 th studio album and the first since 2015’s Brazilian Nights, could well be used to describe his four-decade body of work, a vision of jazz that helped launch both a musical genre and radio format. The sound of Kenny G’s saxophone is as iconic as his signature curls indeed, both are instantly recognizable.
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