This is actually super entertaining to me and wish there was more videos like this. You know, for a guy who supposedly is terrible, Mr G sounds pretty damn good to me. James Carter is just in another galaxy and there is no problem in recognizing that.
I don’t think most people who dislike Gorelick think he can’t play the saxophone, I think they are perturbed that the music he chooses to perform on it is, to be generous, bland and corny and that due to its mainstream popularity young people coming up may assume that jazz is bland and corny. Everyone is welcome to enjoy anything they want.
Kenny G is a terrific musician saxophonist he was just smart enough to opt for music that makes money....however like my Bandmaster usually says "The Instrument listens to James Carter, not the other way around " 😂😂😂
Venceu? Perdeu? Quem? A música NÃO é uma batalha... Música é expressão de sentimentos, e um INSTRUMENTO MUSICAL é uma ferramenta para essa expressão...Cada artista sabe onde está dentro da sua caminhada por aperfeiçoamento técnico, o que não significa ser mais ou menos capaz ou além ou aquém...Gosto de algumas músicas de um de outro, e gosto menos de algumas músicas de AMBOS também...São extraordinários músicos os DOIS, e isso é o suficiente pra mim...Salve a MÚSICA.
Kenny’s sound is great and although his technique is killer, and great lines…once James starts his whole repertoire of tonguing, altissimo, and effects…well nobody does that like him (all’s conversation with elders) Wish there was more to the video!
Nah Kenny G's sound is good but he doesnt play any lines at all its all mush and nonsense👎🏿. James Carter wins because he is clear and in control of the horn!
I first heard Kenny' G' (Gorelick) on Jeff Lorber's early fusion albums 70s -early 80s where he played with with amomg others Denis Chambers on drums. He had a dynamic, hard driving bop - inspired style back then before he became 'Kenny G' where the music wasn't as demanding as the funk influenced fusion of the 70sand 80s . Nice to hear him returning to his earlier jazz roots
James Carter, the King of Saxophone Techniques a la Rahsaan Roland Kirk, is in the 🏠 with music performer, composer and businessman, Kenny G. After a financially successful career of offering up to the general public commercial simplicity, musically speaking, Kenneth Bruce Gorelick has successfully mastered the Art - make that the Science - of " ... Win (ning) Friends And Influenc' (ing) People", to steal Dale Carnegie's book title. Donald J. Trump's Ghost writers called Kenny G's marketing savvy and/or cunning "The Art Of The Deal". Consequently, let's hail Mr. G. as one of the most skillful entrepreneurs to have tapped (into) the Music Industry - his gliding smoothly from hors d'oeuvre of Generic (Fake) Jazz - Lullabies, Nursery Rhymes, Hymnals, Christmas Songs, Soft Pop, RnB with a tea spoon of Funk and Fusion - to Organic (Real) Jazz 💪 MY Thoughts, exactly!
Yo. I had no idea. And the rock means NO IDEA that G could shred. That’s insane. Guess that he is just a shrewd business man making albums that people would buy instead of stuff that jazz musicians would want to hear. Good on him.
@@edwarddell9451 czcams.com/video/d63svfVlFGs/video.html This is a great video of him, watch it all the way through. You can see most of his technique and melodic ideas are more classical based. Dont be fooled by all those who practiced a Jerry Bergonzi book and think their kings now.
@@davidczajkowski5956 yes I've watch this video, this is just him shredding what he knows and let circular breathing do the magic,no jazz articulation or whatsoever like the other cats does it such as bob berg,Eric marienthal,chris potter,.. he used to do fusion line on Jeff Lorber album tho, but didn't do it now as his audience change, But like you said, his style is more on classical based , should've just classify him classical music, rather than this "smooth jazz" or jazz in particular
Kenny G easily could have played that third riff, but he knew going against an icon like James Carter was heresy, so he gracefully bailed. I saw Kenny G play tenor sax on Arsenio Hall in the very early 1990s. He TORE UP that tenor. I was stunned because everyone on the planet knew Kenny G was a hack. While he doesn't have the chops of James Carter, he can improvise, bop and shred very very well. Instead of going the traditional route -- and struggling every single week to pay bills -- Kenny went for the gold, American style. By the way, making a soprano sax sound great (and not shrill) is harder than hell. It's the bagpipe of saxophones.
I did like Kenny G from Jeff Lieberman Fusion back in the 80s and maybe early 90’s stuff. Don’t care for the smooth commercial stuff that he made his fortune on.
You should be able to put together all that technique and produce an enjoyable piece of music, that's simple and enjoyable to the layman and not just to the music buffs. That's what Kenny does. Using his limited skill in the instrument, he is able to come out with more enjoyable music that's appreciated globally. I have heard a few hardcore jazz saxophonists and I feel they tend to side too much towards technique forgetting to produce music that's enjoyable. Of course, when it comes to mastery over the instrument, we have to give it to the Jazz saxophonists.
Play a ballad and make me cry.... That's what impresses me most... Minimum requirement...good intonation. I'm not a big Kenny G fan, but on intonation, he comes out on top. My humble opinion...
If you ask the world who Kenny g is, everyone will know. If they ask who James Carter is.only his mother will know. Showing technique on the instrument isn't music, it's just a boring thing to listen to. James Carter will have to be born again to learn from Kenny g how to make music to listen to.
Most of the sax players I like much better than Carter can't play half of what Carter can play, really a very tiny fraction of people in this world even gets how hard it is to do all that. And most of that doesn't fit in an enjoyable piece of music,
Are you submitting saxophone playing as to be in the next Olympics? It would appear you are seeing it as a competitive sport so maybe there should be some Gold, Silver & bronze medals up for grabs?
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James Carter wins sax......Kenny G wins hair
Best comment 😂😂😂
This is actually super entertaining to me and wish there was more videos like this. You know, for a guy who supposedly is terrible, Mr G sounds pretty damn good to me. James Carter is just in another galaxy and there is no problem in recognizing that.
I don’t think most people who dislike Gorelick think he can’t play the saxophone, I think they are perturbed that the music he chooses to perform on it is, to be generous, bland and corny and that due to its mainstream popularity young people coming up may assume that jazz is bland and corny. Everyone is welcome to enjoy anything they want.
Kenny G is a great sax player. And I like his music. Nothing wrong. I enjoy diversity.
Kenny G's technical ability is absolutely pro level, it's just obscured by crappy songs
Kenny G is a terrific musician saxophonist he was just smart enough to opt for music that makes money....however like my Bandmaster usually says "The Instrument listens to James Carter, not the other way around " 😂😂😂
Listen to Kenny G playing Standards on the Tenor.... 🔥 🔥 🔥
Despite all the criticism Kenny G's music gets, he comes across as a likeable guy
he really is. check out his bill maher interview.
Venceu?
Perdeu?
Quem?
A música NÃO é uma batalha...
Música é expressão de sentimentos, e um INSTRUMENTO MUSICAL é uma ferramenta para essa expressão...Cada artista sabe onde está dentro da sua caminhada por aperfeiçoamento técnico, o que não significa ser mais ou menos capaz ou além ou aquém...Gosto de algumas músicas de um de outro, e gosto menos de algumas músicas de AMBOS também...São extraordinários músicos os DOIS, e isso é o suficiente pra mim...Salve a MÚSICA.
Carter comes from Mars, literally!
Kenny’s sound is great and although his technique is killer, and great lines…once James starts his whole repertoire of tonguing, altissimo, and effects…well nobody does that like him (all’s conversation with elders) Wish there was more to the video!
Nah Kenny G's sound is good but he doesnt play any lines at all its all mush and nonsense👎🏿. James Carter wins because he is clear and in control of the horn!
at that level of artist there is no "who's better" , they are all in an elite league glad to have the chance to hear their artistry
Beautiful!
James Carter a beast
Grandes mestres!
James Carter is from another planet.
That’s awesome
I didn't realise how good James Carter is wow even Kenny G admits he can't do the stuff JC can
I first heard Kenny' G' (Gorelick) on Jeff Lorber's early fusion albums 70s -early 80s where he played with with amomg others Denis Chambers on drums. He had a dynamic, hard driving bop - inspired style back then before he became 'Kenny G' where the music wasn't as demanding as the funk influenced fusion of the 70sand 80s . Nice to hear him returning to his earlier jazz roots
Ditto. He rocked with the Jeff Lorber band.
O negócio é interpretação, sonoridade nem sempre o mais rápido é o melhor
Kenny said u got it mann lol 😂😂😂
Kenny recognizes his limitations and plays inside those limits….Kenny G admits, “I can’t do that!”
That make him a great músician
@@jhsjwdsjdw7620 nope👎🏿
@@jhsjwdsjdw7620Interesting exercise in logic . If I say I can't ride a bike very well makes me a great cyclist
@robertlepper5460 the way you stick your nose up at the previous comment makes you a great snob .I hope you like my logic 😊
Calma James, pegou pesado.
In amore non contano solo le dimensioni...
James Carter, the King of Saxophone Techniques a la Rahsaan Roland Kirk, is in the 🏠 with music performer, composer and businessman, Kenny G.
After a financially successful career of offering up to the general public commercial simplicity, musically speaking, Kenneth Bruce Gorelick has successfully mastered the Art - make that the Science - of " ... Win (ning) Friends And Influenc' (ing) People", to steal Dale Carnegie's book title.
Donald J. Trump's Ghost writers called Kenny G's marketing savvy and/or cunning "The Art Of The Deal".
Consequently, let's hail Mr. G. as one of the most skillful entrepreneurs to have tapped (into) the Music Industry - his gliding smoothly from hors d'oeuvre of Generic (Fake) Jazz - Lullabies, Nursery Rhymes, Hymnals, Christmas Songs, Soft Pop, RnB with a tea spoon of Funk and Fusion - to Organic (Real) Jazz 💪
MY Thoughts, exactly!
😄😄😄😄😄👌
Yo. I had no idea. And the rock means NO IDEA that G could shred. That’s insane. Guess that he is just a shrewd business man making albums that people would buy instead of stuff that jazz musicians would want to hear. Good on him.
Show ,
I saw James Carter in a medium sized jazz club a few years ago. They had him mic'd up, but man, he did not need it.
Fatality)))
1st of all, Kenny G’s tenor sound though… Secondly, while James Carter one-upped him, most of y’all didn’t know Kenny G could go that far
Yes, a lot of us didn't know that, any proof (videos,songs) of Kenny G doing that?
@@edwarddell9451 czcams.com/video/d63svfVlFGs/video.html This is a great video of him, watch it all the way through. You can see most of his technique and melodic ideas are more classical based. Dont be fooled by all those who practiced a Jerry Bergonzi book and think their kings now.
lol. Anyone with his ears on knew Kenny can play. There were some older videos with Kenny playing some phrases that make obvios of what he can.
@@davidczajkowski5956 yes I've watch this video, this is just him shredding what he knows and let circular breathing do the magic,no jazz articulation or whatsoever like the other cats does it such as bob berg,Eric marienthal,chris potter,.. he used to do fusion line on Jeff Lorber album tho, but didn't do it now as his audience change,
But like you said, his style is more on classical based , should've just classify him classical music, rather than this "smooth jazz" or jazz in particular
@@RivieraByBuick He play a little bit yes . Just a little
Kenny G surprised me a bit though. You know he can play.
Kenny G easily could have played that third riff, but he knew going against an icon like James Carter was heresy, so he gracefully bailed. I saw Kenny G play tenor sax on Arsenio Hall in the very early 1990s. He TORE UP that tenor. I was stunned because everyone on the planet knew Kenny G was a hack. While he doesn't have the chops of James Carter, he can improvise, bop and shred very very well. Instead of going the traditional route -- and struggling every single week to pay bills -- Kenny went for the gold, American style. By the way, making a soprano sax sound great (and not shrill) is harder than hell. It's the bagpipe of saxophones.
Sou fã de Kenny G , mas nessa batalha ele perdeu , James Carter foi o melhor .
Is James Carter playing a Yamaha?
P. Mauriat
A bundy
Oil and water..
I did like Kenny G from Jeff Lieberman Fusion back in the 80s and maybe early 90’s stuff. Don’t care for the smooth commercial stuff that he made his fortune on.
You should be able to put together all that technique and produce an enjoyable piece of music, that's simple and enjoyable to the layman and not just to the music buffs. That's what Kenny does. Using his limited skill in the instrument, he is able to come out with more enjoyable music that's appreciated globally.
I have heard a few hardcore jazz saxophonists and I feel they tend to side too much towards technique forgetting to produce music that's enjoyable. Of course, when it comes to mastery over the instrument, we have to give it to the Jazz saxophonists.
As Kenny G chose a different career path we will never know how good he might or not have been as a jazz musician
Kenny G IS a jazz musician he didnt choose "another" career path so we must judge his playing accordingly!
And thus kenny G moved to soprano sax xd
Ah, James Carter finally found another sax player willing to feed his sizable ego- ha!
would be nice to see them jam over standards, pyrotechnics are impressive, but what about improvisational skills?
Play a ballad and make me cry.... That's what impresses me most...
Minimum requirement...good intonation. I'm not a big Kenny G fan, but on intonation, he comes out on top. My humble opinion...
Maybe Kenny G is not the most technically toughest player but he's at least not a snob like almost all of this jazz community.
If you ask the world who Kenny g is, everyone will know. If they ask who James Carter is.only his mother will know. Showing technique on the instrument isn't music, it's just a boring thing to listen to. James Carter will have to be born again to learn from Kenny g how to make music to listen to.
100% agree
Your irony is surprisingly subtle . Took me a minute to realise it was irony
It is mind boggling the hate that Kenny G gets. He’s a millionaire because he can do something that no “jazz player” can do. Sell some records.
Black classical music is an ART FORM. Selling records is a different activity
Music doesn't have colour.@@robertlepper5460
Most of the sax players I like much better than Carter can't play half of what Carter can play, really a very tiny fraction of people in this world even gets how hard it is to do all that. And most of that doesn't fit in an enjoyable piece of music,
James carter 10 0 Kenny G
Are you submitting saxophone playing as to be in the next Olympics? It would appear you are seeing it as a competitive sport so maybe there should be some Gold, Silver & bronze medals up for grabs?
Noone is going to mwntjon Kenny g can actually play jazz? Carter makes thousands while kennt makes millions.
Kenny's sound is better
lmao
Kg sound here is wilder than usual. However, his tenor sound can be stunning.
carter is amazing but wow... Kenny G ain't far behind.. blimey!!
Both lacking in lyricism. Tons of technique, but both decide to show it off rather than be musical.
It's a moment when they're goofing off...and you're judging their whole live on a half-baked moment on video...what a shallow pool you swim in.
The absolute lack of quality of tone...
Both lose. It’s a deeper pool.
I love how his gentle face dosent fit the sound
No se dan cuanta que , lo que hizo Cárter lo puede hacer cualquier novato que juega con el saxo ... no suena expresivo.
Sit down g