Classics in the Key of G

Classics in the Key of G
Studio album by Kenny G
Released	June 28, 1999
Genre	Jazz
Length	55:27
Label	Arista
Producer	Kenny G Walter Afanasieff David Foster
Kenny G chronology
Kenny G - Greatest Hits (1997) Classics in the Key of G (1999) Faith: A Holiday Album (1999)

Classics in the Key of G is the first cover album by saxophonist Kenny G. It was released by Arista Records on June 28, 1999, and reached number 1 on the Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, number 13 on the Internet Albums chart, number 17 on the Billboard 200 and number 27 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart.^[1]

Track listing

1. "Summertime" (featuring George Benson) (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 6:46
2. "The Look of Love" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 5:32
3. "What a Wonderful World" (lead vocal: Louis Armstrong) (George David Weiss, Robert Thiele) - 3:03
4. "Desafinado" (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Newton Mendonça) - 5:52
5. "In a Sentimental Mood" (Duke Ellington, Manny Kurtz, Irving Mills) - 4:56
6. "The Girl from Ipanema" (lead vocal: Bebel Gilberto) (Antonio Carlos Jobim, Norman Gimbel, Vinícius de Moraes) - 4:17
7. "Stranger on the Shore" (Acker Bilk, Robert Mellin) - 3:09
8. "Body and Soul" (Edward Heyman, Frank Eyton, Johnny Green, Robert Sour) - 7:20
9. "'Round Midnight" (Bernie Hanighen, Cootie Williams, Thelonious Monk) - 6:26
10. "Over the Rainbow/ The Girl from Ipanema (Instrumental)" (E.Y. "Yip" Harburg, Harold Arlen / Antonio Carlos Jobim, Norman Gimbel, Vinícius de Moraes) - 7:49

Singles

Information taken from this source.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
Entertainment Weekly	D+[4]

The third track features G's music overdubbed on Louis Armstrong's original recording. This move was criticized by musicians such as Pat Metheny^[5] and Richard Thompson,^[6] who were angered by what they perceived as arrogance on G's part to use a song by Louis Armstrong for personal gain.

References

Kenny G Studio albums Kenny G G Force Gravity Duotones Silhouette Breathless The Moment Paradise Rhythm & Romance Heart and Soul Singles "Hi, How Ya Doin'?" "Songbird" "Silhouette" "Forever in Love" "By the Time This Night Is Over" "Sentimental" "The Moment" "Havana" "Fall Again" "Heart and Soul" Holiday albums Miracles Faith Wishes Live albums Kenny G Live Best Greatest hits albums The Very Best of Kenny G Kenny G – Greatest Hits Ultimate Kenny G The Greatest Holiday Classics The Essential Kenny G Compilation albums The Collection Montage In America The Romance of Kenny G The Holiday Collection Cover albums Classics in the Key of G At Last...The Duets Album I'm in the Mood for Love...The Most Romantic Melodies of All Time Book:Kenny G