There are bound to be those who will simply refuse to give Kenny G’s 2006 release, I’m in the Mood for Love, half a chance, and it’s a crying shame. Returning to a purely instrumental approach following At Last…The Duets Album (which featured a great cameo by Chaka Khan), I’m in the Mood for Love is admittedly a lot like Kenny G’s other albums. Like At Last…, this is yet another album’s worth of standards, ranging from torch songs to “Yesterday.” And like every other album Kenny G has made, it’s pop-oriented and ultra-smooth. But the overall feel of this release is a little brassier and a smidgen more big band than usual, and it adds up to some sparkling moments. The title track, “I’m in the Mood for Love,” two-steps along with ease, warmth, and genuine emotion, and it’s a real treat to hear Walter Afanasieff on piano. “The Way You Look Tonight” is refreshingly genteel, and there’s something gratifying in hearing Kenny G belt out “Fly Me to the Moon.” Naturally, there are a few underwhelming moments on the album. Kenny G’s squealing improvisation on “Love Theme from ‘Romeo and Juliet'” is a little over the top, and a few of the arrangements are forgettable, if not a tad silly (the chimes on “If,” for example). But when a slinky-sweet number like “It Had to Be You” comes rolling around, you forget all about it.
- Genres: Pop, Music, Rock, Easy Listening, Jazz, Crossover Jazz,Adult Contemporary, Smooth Jazz
- Released: May 01, 2006
- ℗ 2006 Arista Records, LLC, a unit of SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
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Tracklist:
| 1 | You’re Beautiful |
| 2 | The Way We Were |
| 3 | Yesterday |
| 4 | I’m In the Mood for Love |
| 5 | If |
| 6 | The Way You Look Tonight |
| 7 | If I Ain’t Got You |
| 8 | Love Theme from “Romeo & Juliet” |
| 9 | It Had to Be You |
| 10 | The Shadow of Your Smile |
| 11 | Fly Me to the Moon / You Make Me Feel So Young |
| 12 | As Time Goes By |
| 13 | You Raise Me Up |
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