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Genre:
Jazz
Release Date: 02/05/2008
Smooth jazz saxophonist
Kenny G delivers more of his trademark romantic saxophone sound, but with a
Latin tinge on 2008's
Rhythm and Romance. Rather than simply delivering a standard
smooth jazz album with a few
Latin beats,
G has crafted a more of a straight-up
Latin dance album. Moving from the frenetic and up-tempo
salsa of
"Sax-O-Loco," to the romantic and elegant
orchestral ballad
"Sabor a Mi" and the steamy fun of
"Miramir Bailar," this is a rhythmically compelling and passionate affair that finds
G in newly energized form. Where
G can sometimes seem a little too programmed and predictable, here he and his fellow musicians are fired up with a kind of organic, playful joy. We even get to hear him burning through his solo on the
gypsy-inflected
"Peruvian Nights" with a visceral fortitude that's more
post-bop than
instrumental pop. Joining
G here are such
Latin music luminaries as former
Weather Report drummer
Alex Acuña, percussionists
Paulinho Da Costa and
Michito Sanchez, and guest vocals featuring
Barbara Muñoz and the Mexican
pop trio
Camila.
~Matt Collar, All Music Guide
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