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Listening to Kenny G

In the 1950s and '60s,that's when the jazz masters lived and playedtheir great jazz music

In the 1950s and '60s,
that's when the jazz masters lived and played
their great jazz music

Full Transcript

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In the 1950s and '60s, that's when the jazz masters
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lived and played their great jazz music.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
62
Timestamp in Movie
01:15:56
Uploaded
May 11, 2025
Genres
documentary, music
Production
HBO Documentary Films,The Ringer Films,Polygram Entertainment

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Movie Summary

An examination of the most popular instrumentalist of all time, Kenny G, and why he is polarizing to so many.
Stan Getz was the guy - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
Stan Getz was the guy
So we're gonna go back and play - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
So we're gonna go back and play
We're gonna play it just like they did back then, - Listening to Kenny G 00:10
We're gonna play it just like they did back then,
♪ (INSTRUMENTS HARMONIZING) ♪ - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
♪ (INSTRUMENTS HARMONIZING) ♪
KENNY G: People, I'm hoping, will go home and go, - Listening to Kenny G 00:22
KENNY G: People, I'm hoping, will go home and go,
It's called "Naima." - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
It's called "Naima."
KENNY G: When I started my career, - Listening to Kenny G 00:13
KENNY G: When I started my career,
And as, over the years, as that stuff has been absorbed by me, - Listening to Kenny G 00:12
And as, over the years, as that stuff has been absorbed by m...
I've written the songs - Listening to Kenny G 00:35
I've written the songs
Stan Getz's sax was such a beautiful sound. - Listening to Kenny G 00:13
Stan Getz's sax was such a beautiful sound.
I wrote the song. - Listening to Kenny G 00:16
I wrote the song.
And I've spoken to his daughter and his son. - Listening to Kenny G 00:08
And I've spoken to his daughter and his son.
I know they're gonna hate it, - Listening to Kenny G 00:06
I know they're gonna hate it,
The jazz police will just have to do what they have to do. - Listening to Kenny G 00:04
The jazz police will just have to do what they have to do.
I've had reps with the jazz police not liking me, - Listening to Kenny G 00:06
I've had reps with the jazz police not liking me,
It's not gonna-- It's not gonna rock my world in a negative way. - Listening to Kenny G 00:04
It's not gonna-- It's not gonna rock my world in a...
(LAUGHS) - Listening to Kenny G 00:15
(LAUGHS)
Well, because some people decided - Listening to Kenny G 00:06
Well, because some people decided
I won it by literally beating other people. - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
I won it by literally beating other people.
My album had sold more than any of the other... - Listening to Kenny G 00:04
My album had sold more than any of the other...