A friend sent me an article written by Pat Metheny and posted on this site. Pat discussed his thoughts about Kenny G's musical skill, and the impact he has had on jazz. Pat also was quite outspoken about Kenny's use of Loius Armstrong's recording of "A Wonderful World" and the apparent sacrilege Kenny committed by overdubbing his own stylings on Louis's artwork. Metheny was quite incensed and had this to say:

"but when Kenny g decided that it was appropriate for him to defile the music of the man who is probably the greatest jazz musician that has ever lived by spewing his lame-ass, jive, pseudo bluesy, out-of-tune, noodling, wimped out, fucked up playing all over one of the great louis's tracks (even one of his lesser ones), he did something that I would not have imagined possible. he, in one move, through his unbelievably pretentious and callused musical decision to embark on this most cynical of musical paths, shit all over the graves of all the musicians past and present who have risked their lives by going out there on the road for years and years developing their own music inspired by the standards of grace that louis armstrong brought to every single note he played over an amazing lifetime as a musician. by disrespecting louis, his legacy and by default, everyone who has ever tried to do something positive with improvised music and what it can be, Kenny g has created a new low point in modern culture -something that we all should be totally embarrassed about - and afraid of. "

I have posted the entire thread here if you have an interest to pursue the matter a bit more.

I wondered how Mudcatters feel about the subject. I'm not a big Kenny G fan, but don't have any dislike for him, either - and I'm not so sure Kenny has earned the full animosity Pat seems to hold for him ...