FAITH: A HOLIDAY ALBUM was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album
Jazz
Christmas
Adult Contemporary
Jazz-Pop
Crossover Jazz
Smooth Jazz
Kenny G (soprano & tenor saxophones); William Ross, Chris Boardman (conductor); Walter Afanasieff (piano, keyboards, synthesizer, programming); Randy Waldman (piano); Greg Phillinganes (Fender Rhodes piano); Nathan East (bass); Ricky Lawson (drums); Paulinho Da Costa (percussion); Greg Bleck (programming)
This very nice man mostly chooses the bright, cheery soprano saxophone for his instrumental renditions of such classics as "We Three Kings," "O Christmas Tree," and "The First Noel" on the ten-track album. Featured tracks "Auld Lang Syne (Millennium Mix" and "The Christmas Song" propelled this album to double-platinum before the last Christmas trees went down. This is the follow-up to the equally successful Miracles (1994). Producer and arranger was Walter Afanasieff, Kenny's collaborator and the famed saxophonist on Classics.
---Tom Schulte, allmusic |
