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Brazilian Nights
Type:studio
Artist:Kenny G
Cover:Brazilian_Nights_Album_Cover.jpg
Released:January 27, 2015
Recorded:2014
Genre:Latin jazz, smooth jazz
Length:60:01
Label:Concord Records
Producer:Kenny G
Walter Afanasieff
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Brazilian Nights is the seventeenth studio album by Kenny G, released on January 27, 2015, his second bossa nova album, following Rhythm & Romance released in 2008,[1] and his first studio album since Heart and Soul (2010).

Background

Kenny G had his inspiration for the album when he was touring and traveling in Brazil, especially in Rio de Janeiro. Explaining this, he said that he loved the Bossa nova genre, the people in Brazil and the nights of dancing and singing. He decided to take the Bossa nova sounds into his new album.[2] The album's deluxe edition also contains 4 live versions of Kenny G's biggest hits, such as "Forever in Love" and "Heart and Soul".

Personnel

Production

Chart performance

The album brought Kenny G back to the Billboard 200 after 5 years. It's also Kenny's eighth No.1 album in the Billboard Jazz Albums.

Chart (2015)Peak
position
U.S. Billboard 20086
U.S. Billboard Jazz Albums1

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kenny-G-Brazilian-Nights. AllMusic. September 3, 2016.
  2. Web site: Kenny G Brazilian Nights. JazzTimes. March 22, 2015.