{"product_id":"brazilian-nights","title":"Brazilian Nights","description":"Personnel: Walter Afanasieff (piano, synthesizer, drum programming, percussion programming).\u003cbr\u003eAudio Mixer: Humberto Gatica.\u003cbr\u003ePhotographer: Chapman Baehler.\u003cbr\u003eArrangers: Kenny G; Walter Afanasieff.\u003cbr\u003eSo comfortable is the fit of Kenny G and Brazilian bossa nova that it's a wonder he didn't get around to a full-scale tribute until 2015. By waiting so long, the saxophonist perhaps sacrificed some production warmth -- there's a crispness to the presentation and certain instrumentation that is palpably digital -- but he's gained suppleness in his execution. Never known for aggressiveness, Kenny G nevertheless seems exceptionally laid-back here, easing into the nicely relaxed rhythms. At times, those rhythms feel a little buttoned-up for the intended mood -- they're precise, not sultry -- but that's where the saxophonist's decision to emphasize feel comes into play. There's never any indication that Brazilian Nights was intended as anything other than a bit of well-manicured romantic music and, on that level, it surely succeeds. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine","brand":"MovieMars","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45306516898079,"sku":"888072351066","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0679\/7833\/0399\/files\/c008050764bc0d4e9ee21015a6ceae5e_91966dc1-f071-401b-8945-8c4efe9a2f6e.jpg?v=1777817817","url":"https:\/\/www.moviemars.com\/products\/brazilian-nights","provider":"MovieMars","version":"1.0","type":"link"}