David Sanborn, Grammy award-winning saxophonist, dead at 78
Source: CNN
David Sanborn, an influential saxophonist, who found success across the genres of pop, R&B, jazz and more, died Sunday.
He was 78.
It is with sad and heavy hearts that we convey to you the loss of internationally renowned, 6 time Grammy Award-winning, saxophonist, David Sanborn, reads a statement on his social media accounts. Mr. Sanborn passed Sunday afternoon, May 12th, after an extended battle with prostate cancer with complications.
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Torchlight
(3,618 posts)There was a politician on that night (no idea who, I was a soph or jr. in hs and politics was not in my wheelhouse) that used the "insanity is doing the same thing over and over..." line.
Close to the end of the evening, Letterman asked Sanborn to stand up and introduced him. Letterman asked, how did you get to be so skilled at this?" to which Sanborn responded something along the line of 'practicing arpeggios; you know, doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results."
Another Hand will always remain in my Top 10 albums list.
progressoid
(50,106 posts)BumRushDaShow
(131,392 posts)Ironically, I have been listening to their "Watercolors" channel (66) the past week and that is the channel that plays his music. The host (I think Lily was still on, although Talaya is on now) mentioned it as a "breaking news" and was pretty shook up about it, and then put on one of his songs.
Omaha Steve
(100,215 posts)Midnight Writer
(22,029 posts)I remember the first time I heard his album "Taking Off'. I think it was his first as a solo artist. I was in a record shop and they played it while I was going through racks of vinyl records. I bought it right away, based largely on Steve Gadd's drum performance, but the whole album is a classic.
Paha Sapa
(424 posts)Here he was on a Tommy Bolin song. Jan Hammer played the drums and synth.
2naSalit
(87,547 posts)littlemissmartypants
(23,121 posts)LudwigPastorius
(9,441 posts)He's blowing some fills and opens up a bit on the outro. Sam & Dave are singing and Herbie Hancock is on keys on this.
Cheezoholic
(2,090 posts)Jaco, Metheny, Steve Morse, Hiram Bullock, Will Lee amongst others all there at the same time. That place was a musical juggernaut then, man, good stuff.
LudwigPastorius
(9,441 posts)I know North Texas and Berklee were two, not sure where else. But, I can imagine Miami and its beautiful beach scene easily beat out cold Boston or backwater Denton, TX for a lot of aspiring students.
Also, the dean of the school of music, Bill Lee, was pretty active in recruiting players. He heard Metheny in a club in Kansas City and offered him a full scholarship to come to Miami
Cheezoholic
(2,090 posts)and their, and the arts in general, criminal demise by Raygun Republicons, but not Bill Lee specifically although that rang a bell from a Morse interview I saw not long ago, thanx for that. And you're probably right about the weather but still, U of Miami was like a Fusion Romper Room in the 70's lol
Cheezoholic
(2,090 posts)That was the best show on TV from '88 to '90 with him and Jools Holland hosting. I mean where else could a couple stoners in the 80's midwest get to see Dan Hiicks, Miles hell The World Saxophone Quartet on the tube over the antennae lol.
While a lot of snoots in the air Jazz aficionados didn't give him due creds for a long long time, he sure as fuck wasn't a Kenny G or a Mangione, he had legit Jazz chops.
Sanborn was a bridge for a lot of people to a musical scene they may have never gotten close to otherwise. His art will stand with the best IMO.
Peace
Golfnbrew
(49 posts)Back in the 80s, my twin and I went to Pensacola to see his concert, with Al Jarreau.
Great jazz musicians.
qwlauren35
(6,162 posts)Major loss.
RussBLib
(9,103 posts)...on that 100th MSG show back on March 28, while battling prostate cancer. Wow.
I never really liked his playing that much. Too much hard honking and not much mellowness about him at all.