He was great, and love that show Night Rock. Here he is with the Peppers!
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Not a bassist, but R.I.P., sax great David Sanborn....
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Saw him with Marcus Miller and Larry Braggs (former singer of T.O.P.) in Denver. He can really play jazz not just smooth jazz. I loved his TV show
Although - he did say this (Before all the jazz snobs go ape-poopie )
From the Independent web ink
He often pushed back against critics or fans who described him as a jazz musician: “If push comes to shove, I would describe myself more as coming out of the blues/R&B side of the spectrum,” he told NPR in 2008.
“But I mean, if you play the saxophone, you certainly can’t escape the influence of jazz. So it’s not that I neccessarily don’t, you know, want to be called a jazz musician. It’s just that I don’t know if that’s totally accurate.”
I was watching David Letterman one night and he commented on Sanborn always wearing black. He asked Dave why he always wore black and Sanborn replied with a serious tone to his voice, “I’m wearing black until they bring our boys home from Vietnam.” Of course the war had been over for many years by then. Don’t know if it was part of the routine or ad libbed, but both Daves did a great job of selling it.
RIP Mr. Sanborn, I’m not much of a jazz fan but you had a way of making it worth listening to.
RIP Mr. Sanborn, I’m not much of a jazz fan but you had a way of making it worth listening to.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=4kqLbppLEuo&pp=ygUVR2lsIGV2YW5zIHNob3J0IHZpc2l0
This is probably my favorite Sanborn recording, captured live with Gil Evans. The whole track is an homage to Sanborn’s playing. Listen to it through real speakers, loud.
I was listening to my local NPR station and Jazz St. Louis gave David Sanborn his lifetime achievement award this past February. I actually remember hearing some of an interview in commemoration of the award on the radio, but I did not really pay any attention to it. I had no idea of the back story and I assumed Mr. Sanborn still had a reasonable portion of health.
Absolute monster talent.
When anyone wanted an Alto..they always pretty much wanted the Sanborn sound.
He hadn't looked well in recent filmed appearances.
Tragic loss to modern music.
When anyone wanted an Alto..they always pretty much wanted the Sanborn sound.
He hadn't looked well in recent filmed appearances.
Tragic loss to modern music.
Saw him at the little Amazin Grace club in Evanston, IL in the 70's. Don't recall who the other players were, but they put on a terrific show. Right up there with Tom Scott & The L.A. Express (and that's really saying something!).
RIP, DS.
RIP, DS.
I’m posting again..
I became a of fan of DS because of Marcus.
I had no idea of all the other great music he made outside of jazz/rnb/funk.
For example, I didn’t know that was him playing on Bowies Young Americans! If I had to guess I’d say it was Clarence Cleamons.
As a lifelong ChiTown resident, I was still processing the passing of Steve Albini.
I became a of fan of DS because of Marcus.
I had no idea of all the other great music he made outside of jazz/rnb/funk.
For example, I didn’t know that was him playing on Bowies Young Americans! If I had to guess I’d say it was Clarence Cleamons.
As a lifelong ChiTown resident, I was still processing the passing of Steve Albini.
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Anybody who saw the first Lethal Weapon heard a lot of Sanborn on the Michael Kamen score with Eric Clapton. The album Sanborn did with Kamen and orchestra is also one of my favorites in his catalog.
Among all his incredible music, I really enjoy this one. I've been playing it over and over and over actually.
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Sanborn was literally the go-to Alto guy.
He defined the sound and without checking, I'm pretty sure his CV is beyond stellar and very long..
His style is copied all day, every day.
Its not at all easy to find people who had so much influence on an instrument.
I'll bet people are more familiar hearing his sound and style than knowing who it was playing.
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David Sanborn never just made his own albums, he famously played on dozens of other people’s albums, and his soundtrack work on the Lethal Weapon soundtrack is also worth checking out. His performance of Hideaway from the 1981 Montreux Jazz Festival is just astounding, as is his cover of You Are Everything by the Stylistics from his 1988 album Close Up.
Thank you for posting this! Great to see & hear Mr. Sanborn blowing on one of my longtime favorite instrumentals by NRBQ's Terry Adams, with Joey Spampinato on bass and "Big Al" Anderson on guitar. Even though Steve Jordan is subbing on drums for Tom Ardolino, that is a nice example of the jazzier side of the classic 'Q line-up.
Excellent! Very enjoyable, despite my sadness that Mr. Sanborn has now joined the other players in that clip who are no longer here to delight us with their musicianship: guitarists Hiram Bullock & Jeff Healey, percussionist Don Alias, and pianist/guitarist/vocalist Mac Rebennack (a/k/a Dr. John).
