Brazillian Nights [Deluxe Edition] [Import Disc]

[Machine Translation] Kenny G, the "King of Smooth Jazz," pays homage to the masters of bossa nova on his latest album, his 14th in two and a half years. On this album, Kenny G not only plays soprano saxophone, his main instrument, but also tenor saxophone and alto saxophone, and a new stage of Kenny G's career begins here. This new Kenny G romantic masterpiece is composed of five of his original songs and five bossa nova standards. I've been in love with bossa nova all my life. I was first struck by Cannonball Adderley's "Quiet Nights" and have been personally inspired by the non-novas ever since. I have been listening to the Stan Getz compilation "Getz For Lovers" non-stop for a long time now. I've listened to it almost every day for the past 5 years and it was the inspiration for this piece. My goal was not only to make a tribute to the bossa nova masters (Cannonball Adderley, Paul Desmond and Stan Getz) that I have listened to, but also to write and record my own original bossa nova compositions and make a complete album that has its own personality. It's about making a complete album that has its own personality. Now that it's done, I can truly say we've done it," said Kenny. We're really proud of what we've done," says Kenny. Kenny also worked with longtime collaborator and co-producer Walter Afanasieff on this album. *Personnel: Kenny G ( saxophone ), Piano and Synth Instruments: Walter Afanasieff ( p, synth, ds programming, perc. programming )

Note: This is an import edition (manufactured outside of Japan).

“キング・オブ・スムース・ジャズ”ことKenny Gの約2年半ぶりの14枚目となる最新作はボサ・ノヴァの巨匠たちへのオマージュ。本作では本領のソプラノ・サックスのみならず、テナー・サックス、アルト・サックスにも取り組みケニー・Gの新たなステージがここから始まる。ケニーのオリジナル曲5曲とボサノヴァ・スタンダードの5曲で構成された新たなケニー・Gのロマンチックな名盤誕生。「僕はこれまでの人生ずっとボサノヴァに恋をしているんだ。僕が初めて衝撃を受けたのは、Cannonball Adderleyの吹いた“Quiet Nights”。そしてここ最近ずっと個人的にノン・ストップで聴いているのはStan Getzのコンピ“Getz For Lovers”。ここ5年間ほぼ毎日聴いていてこの作品を作るきっかけにもなったよ。僕のゴールはこれまで聴いてきたボサノヴァを演奏する巨匠たち (Cannonball Adderley、Paul Desmond and Stan Getz)へのトリビュート作品というだけでなく、自分のオリジナルのボサノヴァ曲も書いて録音し、きちんと個性を持ちながら1枚のアルバムとしての完成度の高い作品を作ることなんだ。今出来上がって心から僕たちはそれが出来たと言えるよ。」とケニーは語っています。本作でも長年のコラボレーター/コプロデューサーのWalter Afanasieffと全面タッグを組んでいます。*パーソネル: Kenny G (sax)、Piano and Synth Instruments: Walter Afanasieff (p, synth, ds programming, perc. programming)