Kenny G 推出二重奏专辑

Kenny G Releases Long-Awaited Duets AlbumKenny G

推出二重奏专辑

 

That's right, it's here at last, the definitive¹ Kenny G duets album, featuring Kenny performing alongside some of the most trusted names in pop, jazz, country and R&B.

 

Who wouldn't want to record a duet with Kenny G, one of today's most successful instrumental recording² artists? He's been on television, his music on film, and for past two decades he's toured all over the world. Gladys Knight³ jumped at the chance to record with him, singing "Misty," as did Daryl Hall on "Baby Come To Me."

 

Kenny G's Duets comes 28 years after signing up for his first professional job with the Love Unlimited⁴ Orchestra, and 22 years after the release of his debut⁵ album.

 

Since then, Kenny has become an international star, blending just the right amount of light pop melodies and smooth jazz on a string of hit albums. On his way up the charts, he found time to record with other famous performers, like Aretha Franklin, Whitney Houston and Frank Sinatra.

 

One of Kenny G's favorite musicians, who along with the late Grover Washington, Jr., inspired him to play saxophone, is David Sanborn. 

 

Although the album is a sure-fire, star-studded effort, the real stars are the songs, handpicked by the "G Man" himself and described by Kenny as "timeless:" "Alfie" featuring the song's creator Burt Bacharach; "At Last" with trumpeter Arturo Sandoval; "The Music That Makes Me Dance" sung by Barbra Streisand; "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" with LeAnn Rimes; and "The Way You Move" with soul veterans Earth Wind And Fire.

 

I’m Doug Levine.

 

注释：

tour [tuE] v. 旅行

orchestra [5C:kistrE] n. 管弦乐队

melody [5melEdi] n. 悦耳的音调

inspire [in5spaiE] vt. 使生灵感

studded v. 布满颗粒,镶嵌

handpick [5hAndpik] vt. 精选

1 definitive   

adj.确切的，权威性的；最后的，决定性的

参考例句：

• This book is the definitive guide to world cuisine.这本书是世界美食的权威指南。
• No one has come up with a definitive answer as to why this should be so.至于为什么该这样，还没有人给出明确的答复。

2 recording   

n.录音，记录

参考例句：

• How long will the recording of the song take?录下这首歌得花多少时间？
• I want to play you a recording of the rehearsal.我想给你放一下彩排的录像。

3 knight   

n.骑士，武士；爵士

参考例句：

• He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
• A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。

4 unlimited   

adj.无限的，不受控制的，无条件的

参考例句：

• They flew over the unlimited reaches of the Arctic.他们飞过了茫茫无边的北极上空。
• There is no safety in unlimited technological hubris.在技术方面自以为是会很危险。

5 debut   

n.首次演出，初次露面

参考例句：

• That same year he made his Broadway debut, playing a suave radio journalist.在那同一年里，他初次在百老汇登台，扮演一个温文而雅的电台记者。
• The actress made her debut in the new comedy.这位演员在那出新喜剧中首次登台演出。