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| Kenny G Releases The Ultimate Holiday Album Kenny G -- the biggest-selling instrumental musician and biggest-selling jazz musician of the modern era, has personally selected the tracks for The Greatest Holiday Classics, an indispensable collection of 14 seasonal tunes available this season. This album comprises ten tracks from Kenny G's trio of holiday releases: 2002's RIAA gold Wishes, 1999's triple-platinum Faith -- A Holiday Album, and 1994's Miracles -- The Holiday Album -- the biggest-selling seasonal album in history, at 8-times platinum and counting. The album also includes four brand new recordings:" We Wish You A Merry Christmas, " "My Favorite Things, " "Jingle Bell Rock" and "Jingle Bells". The balance of the tracks are: "Deck The Halls, " the medleys of "Hark The Herald Angels/O Come All Ye Faithful, " and "Rudolph/Frosty The Snowman, " "Ave Maria, " "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" and the medley of "We Three Kings/Carol Of The Bells, " "Have Your-self A Merry Little Christmas, " "Miracles, " 'Winter Wonderland, " and "The Chanukah Song." The Greatest Holiday Classics, Kenny G's sixteenth album for Arista Records, follows up the release of the RIAA gold At Last ... The Duets Album last November 2004. The all-star project featured a stellar lineup of great guest performers from different musical genres including Barbra Streisand, LeAnn Rimes, Gladys Knight, Earth Wind & Fire, Yolanda Adams, Burt Bacharach, and Arturo Sandoval. It is Kenny G's innate ability to create and set different moods with his music that has made him such an enduring force and earned him Grammy, American Music, Soul Train, World Music and NAACP Image Awards as well as a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. write your comments about the article :: © 2005 Jazz News :: home page |