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Listening to Kenny G

So this is the thing about"Silhouette" after "Songbird." Because almost everyinstrumental...

So this is the thing about
"Silhouette" after "Songbird." Because almost every
instrumental hit up until this time

Full Transcript

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So this is the thing about "Silhouette" after "Songbird."
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Because almost every instrumental hit
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up until this time...
Duration
10 seconds
Views
57
Timestamp in Movie
00:46:48
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.
Ramsey Lewis, "The 'In' Crowd." - Listening to Kenny G 00:20
Ramsey Lewis, "The 'In' Crowd."
And then here comes Kenny with a second hit, - Listening to Kenny G 00:06
And then here comes Kenny with a second hit,
Hi, this is Kenny G, - Listening to Kenny G 00:10
Hi, this is Kenny G,
BEN: He does have a style. He does have a style. - Listening to Kenny G 00:08
BEN: He does have a style. He does have a style.
Um, sort of trembly, uh, lots of dynamics. - Listening to Kenny G 00:06
Um, sort of trembly, uh, lots of dynamics.
And he adds this little extra, - Listening to Kenny G 00:09
And he adds this little extra,
CLIVE: He was coming up with these melodies - Listening to Kenny G 00:15
CLIVE: He was coming up with these melodies
I know when the melody is right, and I know how to-- - Listening to Kenny G 00:06
I know when the melody is right, and I know how to--
♪ (SAXOPHONE NOTES PLAYING) ♪ - Listening to Kenny G 00:10
♪ (SAXOPHONE NOTES PLAYING) ♪
I hear the beginning of a song in my head - Listening to Kenny G 00:13
I hear the beginning of a song in my head
"Ooh, I like that." - Listening to Kenny G 00:09
"Ooh, I like that."
I need somebody that knows the chords, - Listening to Kenny G 00:34
I need somebody that knows the chords,
♪ (SAXOPHONE NOTES PLAYING) ♪ - Listening to Kenny G 00:11
♪ (SAXOPHONE NOTES PLAYING) ♪
I don't need to know theoretically - Listening to Kenny G 00:04
I don't need to know theoretically
And I come up with melodies that the whole world likes. - Listening to Kenny G 00:11
And I come up with melodies that the whole world likes.
♪ (MELODIC SAXOPHONE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪ - Listening to Kenny G 00:10
♪ (MELODIC SAXOPHONE MUSIC PLAYING) ♪
Kenny G Live sold another four, five million records. - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
Kenny G Live sold another four, five million records.
1992, Breathless comes out, - Listening to Kenny G 00:13
1992, Breathless comes out,
Categorizing it, making some sort of a descriptive label - Listening to Kenny G 00:08
Categorizing it, making some sort of a descriptive label
So you heard it just a minute ago, - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
So you heard it just a minute ago,