- Damn. That’s brutal. Kenny still made bank, though.
In my estimation, Kenny G. at best played elevator music. He had a real niche, but it wasn’t in jazz. He sold tons of recordings and made tons of money but it wasn’t from jazz fans. I have thousands of jazz recordings, and there’s not one Kenny G. among them.
There was that one night on the old Arsenio Hall show though ...
By the way, are any of you fans of this guy? I am ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMD3TE61PBA&list=RDBMD3TE61PBA&start_radio=1 And then, if you like Coltrane with an international flavor, there’s this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8d9cD_Es9k4 Let’s not forget Mingus ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxz9eZ1Aons And then for the harmonica fans, there's Toots ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLz4jwLN610
Frank