LOS ANGELES, CA. (Arista Records) -- Smooth Jazz 94.7 The WAVE (KTWV-FM) along with Arista Records will present the World Premiere of Kenny G's brand new CD, I'M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE ... THE MOST ROMANTIC MELODIES OF ALL TIME on Sunday, November 12th, at 7:00PM.
Kenny G will host this World Premiere on a national broadcast, discussing his forthcoming release I'm In The Mood For Love ... The Most Romantic Melodies of All Time, set for release in stores November 14th. The highly anticipated CD will be played in its entirety on The WAVE as well as 26 of the nation's most important Smooth Jazz radio stations including WQCD in New York, WNUA in Chicago, KKSF in San Francisco and many others.
Acclaimed Arista recording artist Kenny G is the biggest-selling instrumental artist and biggest-selling jazz musician of the modern era, having sold over 75 million albums worldwide. This extraordinary CD showcases rich, elegant Kenny G renditions of celebrated songs including the recent chart hits: "If I Ain't Got You" (Alicia Keys), "You're Beautiful" (James Blunt), and "You Raise Me Up" (Josh Groban) and timeless classics such as "As Time Goes By," "Yesterday" and "The Way You Look Tonight." Paul Goldstein, Vice President of Programming for 94.7, The WAVE in Los Angeles said, "Kenny G is one of the most loved artists of all time. Not only has he sold more records than 99.9% of all recording artists, but as it turns out he is a natural as a radio host which everyone will hear when he hosts this extraordinary premiere."
Comments Kenny G: "I'm extremely proud to premiere my new CD on the Wave. It is an honor for me to host the show, and I am also very grateful for all the support the WAVE has given me over the years."
The WAVE's World Premiere of I'M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE ... THE MOST ROMANTIC MELODIES OF ALL TIME will be distributed to stations nationally by Broadcast Architecture's new Smooth Jazz Network.
KTWV is owned and operated by CBS RADIO, one of the largest major-market radio operators in the United States. A division of CBS Corporation, CBS RADIO operates 179 radio stations, the majority of which are in the nation's top 50 markets. CBS RADIO also owns and operates KCBS-FM, KROQ-FM, KLSX-FM, KRTH-FM, KNX-AM, and KFWB-AM in Los Angeles.
I'M IN THE MOOD FOR LOVE ... THE MOST ROMANTIC MELODIES OF ALL TIME, Kenny G's 17th album for Arista Records, follows up last year's indispensable collection of seasonal tunes, The Greatest Holiday Classics, his fourth holiday best-seller. Prior to that in 2004, Kenny released the RIAA gold At Last ... The Duets Album, on which he was joined by such stellar vocalists and fellow instrumentalists as Barbra Streisand, LeAnn Rimes, Gladys Knight, Earth Wind & Fire, Yolanda Adams, Chaka Khan, Burt Bacharach, and Arturo Sandoval. Both albums rose to #1 on Billboard's Top Contemporary Jazz chart, and both were top 30 R&B and top 40 pop crossover successes.
It is Kenny G's innate ability to create and set different moods with his music that has made him such an enduring force and earned him Grammy, American Music, Soul Train, World Music and NAACP Image Awards as well as a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
