Search - Artist/Band: David Sanborn

• Name: David Sanborn
• Birthday: 07/30/1945
• Birth Place: Tampa, FL
• Decades Active: 1970,1980,1990,2000
• Genre: Jazz
• Styles: Contemporary Jazz, Crossover Jazz, Jazz-Pop, Smooth Jazz, Soul Jazz, Fusion, Jazz Instrument, Neo-Bop, Progressive Jazz, Saxophone Jazz
• Moods: Amiable/Good-Natured, Bright, Slick, Sophisticated, Stylish, Warm, Cheerful, Dramatic, Earnest, Earthy, Energetic, Exuberant, Freewheeling, Gritty, Literate, Lively, Meandering, Organic, Passionate, Playful, Provocative, Rousing, Sprawling, Street-Smart, Sugary, Thoughtful, Witty

Title	Release
Here & Gone W	06/04/2008
Dreaming Girl WA	01/13/2008
Introducing	12/31/2006
Closer	01/11/2005
Time Again	06/03/2003
The Essentials	07/02/2002
Les Incontournables	12/20/2000
Inside WA	03/23/1999
Songs from the Night Before WA	1996
Pearls WA	03/28/1995
The Best of David Sanborn WA	11/08/1994
Hearsay	1994
Upfront WA	1992
Another Hand	1991
Close-Up WA	1988
Love Songs WA	1988
A Change of Heart WA	1987
Straight to the Heart	1984
Backstreet	1982
As We Speak	1981
Voyeur	1980
Hideaway WA	1979
Heart to Heart	01/1978
Promise Me the Moon	12/1977
Sanborn	02/1976
Taking Off WA	1975

David Sanborn has been the most influential saxophonist on pop, r&b, and crossover players of the past 20 years. Most of his recordings have been in the dance music/r&b vein, although Sanborn is a capable jazz player. His greatest contributions to music have been his passionate sound (with its crying and squealing high notes) and his emotional interpretations of melodies which generally uplift any record he is on. Unlike his countless number of imitators, Sanborn is immediately recognizable within two notes. While growing up in St. Louis, Sanborn played with many chicago blues greats (including Albert King) and became a skilled alto saxophonist despite battling polio in his youth. After important stints with Paul Butterfield (he played with the Butterfield Blues Band at Woodstock), Gil Evans, Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, and the Brecker Brothers, Sanborn began recording as a leader in the mid-'70s and he racked up a string of pop successes. Over the years he has worked with many pop players but he has made his biggest impact leading his own danceable bands. Occasionally Sanborn throws the music world a curve: his eccentric but rewarding Another Hand, a guest stint with avant-gardist Tim Berne on a 1993 album featuring the compositions of Julius Hemphill, and a set of ballads (Pearls) on which he is accompanied by a string orchestra arranged by Johnny Mandel. For a couple years in the early '90s, Sanborn was the host of the syndicated television series Night Music which had a very eclectic lineup of musicians (from Sonny Rollins and Sun Ra to James Taylor and heavy metal players), most of whom were given the unique opportunity to play together. It displayed David Sanborn's wide interest and musical curiosity even if many of his own recordings remain quite predictable. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide