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Listening to Kenny G

Stan Getz was the guy that brought bossa nova musicto the world

Stan Getz was the guy that brought bossa nova music
to the world

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Stan Getz was the guy
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that brought bossa nova music to the world.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
39
Timestamp in Movie
01:16:05
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.
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...
And that's what the American Music Award was, really, was a-- - Listening to Kenny G 00:05
And that's what the American Music Award was, really, w...