Jazz Articles about David Sanborn

The Complete Arista Albums Collection

by John Kelman
December 14, 2012

When fusion first emerged in the late 1960s/early '70s with artists like trumpeter Miles Davis, pianist Chick Corea and guitarist John McLaughlin, the emphasis was on guitar and keyboard heavy lineups like Return to Forever and Mahavishnu Orchestra, with an equally strong predilection for the intensity and volume of rock and a kind of thundering funk that was different than the kind of music coming from R&B and soul artists like Stevie Wonder and Earth, Wind & Fire. Parallel to ...

David Sanborn en el Festival de Jazz de Barcelona

by Enrique Turpin
November 28, 2010

David Sanborn Trio42 Voll-Damm Festival Internacional de Jazz de BarcelonaPalau de la Música23 de noviembre, 2010Para qué negar que David Sanborn ha sido una de las bandas sonoras más persistentes en nuestras vidas juveniles. Cuando más de uno desechaba los discos de Billie Holiday porque apreciaba en ellos el peso insufrible del tiempo acumulado entre los surcos del vinilo sabía que podía contar con el maestro Sanborn para iluminar la estancia con los destellos de ...

David Sanborn: Only Everything

by Joel Roberts
February 5, 2010

Only Everything is alto saxophonist David Sanborn's second straight release paying homage to one of his greatest and earliest influences, Ray Charles. While some jazz purists may dismiss Sanborn as a slick TV personality and practitioner of smooth or pop jazz, he's always had firm roots in bluesy, R&B-based jazz, dating to his early days playing with the likes of Albert King and the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. And along with his more commercially calculated recordings, he's released some excellent ...

David Sanborn: Sound and Silence

by Jason Crane
May 13, 2009

Saxophonist David Sanborn is one of the most recognizable instrumentalists in modern music. From his many television appearances--on his own show, Night Music, and with David Letterman's band--to his popular records and tours, Sanborn is among the few names in jazz that non-jazzheads can recognize.

In 2008, Sanborn released Here & Gone (Decca, 2008), an album that pays tribute to saxophonist Hank Crawford, who was a key part of the Ray Charles band through many of its greatest ...

David Sanborn: Here & Gone

by Andrew Velez
February 20, 2009

Alto saxophonist/flutist David Sanborn has been associated with everything from electronica, fusion and disco-tinged recordings to Svengali (Atlantic, 1973), a now-classic set he recorded with Gil Evans. Although he's acknowledged as having been influenced by Hank Crawford, Charlie Parker and Jackie McLean, he's not easily categorizable. Other musical partners have been as diverse as Billy Butterfield early on in his career, to Stevie Wonder and The Brecker Brothers. For this set it's a typically diverse gathering of musicians.

David Sanborn: Here & Gone

by C. Michael Bailey
August 13, 2008

It would not be hard to accuse Here & Gone of being commercially contrived. The disk features a 'prominent musician' playing duets with other prominent musicians. This is not exactly a new formula, but considering that the 'prominent musician' in question is David Sanborn--and that he duets with the likes of Eric Clapton, Derek Trucks, and Wallace Roney--interest must be piqued at least a little.

Say the name Dave Sanborn, and the late baby boomer listener will immediately identify him ...

David Sanborn: Here & Gone

by Woodrow Wilkins
August 5, 2008

Whether contributing a solo for Steely Dan or backing up Maynard Ferguson, David Sanborn quickly made a name for himself as both a sideman and a bandleader more than three decades ago. And like a true musician, he keeps going and going. Sanborn journeys to the days of big bands and St. Louis clubs with Here & Gone. Sanborn effortlessly straddles the worlds of both pop and jazz. Among his contributions are the themes to Saturday Night Live ...