Kenny G - At Last...The Duets Album

smooth jazz icon saxophonist Kenny G delivers his first all-guest-star album with At Last...The Duets Album. Featuring a coterie of big-name artists from the pop music world, including Barbra Streisand, Burt Bacharach, LeAnn Rimes, and others, At Last essentially maximizes the vocal crossover aesthetic prominent on many of G's prior albums. The formula largely works, coming off as a breezy, laid-back concert with G adding soft asides to his guest's vocal performances. To these ends, Brian McKnight reinvigorates "Careless Whisper" with a quiet storm intensity; Chaka Khan actually betters Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful," suffusing it with an infectious gospel/soul vibe; and Earth, Wind & Fire pull a "no brainer" on OutKast's "The Way You Move." Add to this a fairly organic production style that mixes in lush orchestral arrangements, funky organs, and real percussion as well as artists who seem to really enjoy themselves, and you've got one of Kenny G's most pleasing efforts...At Last. ~ Matt Collar, All Music Guide

Name Credits Abe Laboriel, Jr. Drums Al Schmitt Engineer Alan Mason Assistant Engineer Alexis Yraola Art Direction, Design Andrew McPherson Photography Andy Zulla Mixing Ariel Chobaz Assistant Engineer Arturo Sandoval Trumpet Barbara Wilson Vocals (Background) Barbra Streisand Vocals Brian McKnight Vocals Burt Bacharach Piano Chaka Khan Vocals Chris LeBeau Art Producer Chris Wood Engineer Clark Anderson Vocals (Background) Conesha Monet Vocals (Background) Daryl Hall Vocals Datz Pyle, Debbi String Contractor Dave Pensado Mixing Dave Reitzas Engineer, Mixing David Benoit Piano David Channing Engineer David Sanborn Saxophone Dean Parks Guitar Dorian Holley Vocals (Background) Earl Klugh Guitar Emanuel Kiriakou Engineer, Guitar, Producer, Digital Editing, Programming Gary Bias Saxophone Gary Grant Trumpet Gladys Knight Vocals Greg Phillinganes Fender Rhodes Jerry Hey Horn Arrangements, Trumpet Joe Wohlmuth Digital Editing Joe Yannece Mastering Joel Iwataki Engineer Jon Berkowitz Assistant Engineer Jon Gass Mixing Jonathan Duckett Engineer Jorge Calandrelli String Conductor, String Arrangements Kaspar Hugentobler Assistant Engineer Kenny G Saxophone LeAnn Rimes Vocals Mabvuto Carpenter Vocals (Background) Maurice White Vocals Michael Landau Guitar (Electric) Mick Guzauski Mixing Mike Lang Piano Nathan East Bass Pete Escovedo Percussion Pete Ganbarg A&R Philip Bailey Vocals Ralph Burns Arranger Ralph Humphrey Drums Raphael Saadiq Producer Rich Davis Production Coordination Richard Marx Vocals Serban Ghenea Mixing Steve Shepherd Engineer T-Bone Wolk Accordion Tim Roberts Assistant Engineer Walter Afanasieff Keyboards, Piano, Programming, Producer, Organ (Hammond), Arranger William Ross String Conductor, String Arrangements Yolanda Adams Vocals