DAVID SANBORN 1945-2024 RIP | My Personal Tribute

[@anderscarlsson3387]

Young Americans. He made that to what it is. RIP David.

[@eightrodway]

Saw DS with Bowie at Radio City Music Hall. Sanborn took ALL the solos except Moonage Daydream. Just amazing.

[@scottbookman]

Night Music was such a great show.Sanborn always played for the song.I just looked at his discography and its amazing how many albums i own that he plays on.Thanks Andy.

[@steffenbrix]

His playing on Mike Stern's Upside Downside is also absolutely AMAZING

[@andrewblackard3369]

Awesome! Thanks for the recommendation.

[@derekclacton]

As someone who plays guitar, not sax, I can always recognise a David Sanborn solo - his sound was so instantly recognisable. R.I.P.

[@andrewblackard3369]

I play both guitar and sax and he had what sax players call "blues sensibility." Check out Hank Crawford and Cannonball Adderley if you want to hear more alto sax in this style. I feel this school of alto sax playing started with Benny Carter and Johnny Hodges from Duke Ellington's band. But that may be only my opinion.

[@vizzini589]

I the 70's and 80's, David Sanborn was a big part of the soundtrack of my life. RIP David.

[@linda5381]

The Brecker comment about David Sanborn brought a tear to my eye.

[@lukameah853]

David Sanborn hosted the greatest TV show the U.S. ever produced: Late Night. Sun Ra, Bootsy Collins, Red Hot Chili Peppers in their prime, Miles Davis, Dr. John, on and on. How this show managed to get by the exec suits for two years is beyond me. RIP David.

[@blackcatcentralmusic]

It was a great show that was short lived. The actual title is "Night Music".

[@peeper879]

David's interpretation of Michael Kamen's Concerto for Saxophone is a stunning performance.

[@andrewblackard3369]

Very true. Many saxophone players call that composition "Concerto for Sanborn" becasue he nailed it in unmatched fashion.

[@peeper879]

@@andrewblackard3369 Sanborn nails things which the vast majority of classical musicians fail to grasp. The most natural jazz influenced players have a heightened sense of how to use exceptionally subtle nuances of vibrato and other expressive devices. Sanborn was probably unmatched in his command of these techniques.

[@andrewblackard3369]

@@peeper879 Well-said and very true. Even among jazz saxophonists I can hear a diference in players with a deep knowledge of blues. To me their playing is less mechanical and less theoretical and more like a human voice (cantible). But you are correct this includes very pleasing aspects of Sanborn's expressive devices. He also used a very bright-sounding custom-made saxophone mouthpiece that made his sound unique.

[@moogoomoogoo5990]

I heard him play live once in the 90s. So incredibly good. I still play his music on a regular basis.

[@JazzDuets]

thanks for this touching tribute

[@mrinalkundu1521]

Thanks Andy.

[@deanoppergoalieclinics834]

Andy, beautiful tribute by you to one of my all-time favorites! David was such a nice man! When I got to photograph him with DMS ,in Chicago,George Duke,Marcus Miller,David Sanborn I was so honored! David & Marcus Miller had a very special chemistry,that was self-evident and I saw him at Marcus shows in years past in attendance. David was always one to give credit to musicians lesser known then himself,very humble. And Llke you stated, now it's great to play "Run For Cover".I have so much of his Sax playing in my collection, all his solo releases, and then with his guest spots:from David Bowie to Tommy Bolin. David was a Saxophone institution,Love & Mercy to David's family!

[@richardwissing954]

I listened to David today on the Ian Hunter record All American Alien Boy with Jaco on Bass and lead guitar on one song. David also played on Tommy Bolin's solo record Teaser. He played every where.

[@DanalynTuthill-yl4hd]

Just found out from your channel. David Sanborn was seemingly everywhere in rock when people still used the saxophone. You knew he was a big deal. A couple years ago I pulled out my "Young Americans" album and saw Sanborn was on that album and I thought "Of course." He always sounded so good. Maybe he's the main reason I loved hearing the saxophone so much.

[@jimmccloskey4254]

Thank you. I've listened and collected him from the Bloomfield days onwards

[@simonhodgetts6530]

RIP David Sanborn - another great musician has left the stage…..

[@TripleBerg]

Wish we had a show now to promote and showcase jazz musicians. Bless him for doing that. Gentleman, get the prostate checked regularly. Sadly, this is more common than you may realize.

[@daviddeas7192]

Certainly a sad loss. I was lucky enough to see him in the Gil Evans Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall in London in February 1978 and was immediately impressed. I also saw him with a small band at a club in San Diego in the 1990s. There really are fewer and fewer of these real greats left.

[@ronbo11]

I became aware of Sanborn from his 1984 album, "Straight to the Heart" (which has a version of "Run for Cover" on it as well). Marcus Miller, Hiram Bullock, Buddy Williams, & Don Grolnick were excellent players on the LP as well. Plus Hamish Stuart's (Average White Band) vocal on Al Greene's "Love and Happiness" is the most soulful Scottish singing I've had ever heard! I guess it was my "first love" and remains my favorite Sanborn album.

[@CraigHollabaugh]

Upon hearing this, I immediately played my "Straight from the Heart" CD from the 80s. Haven't heard it in decades. Good bye David, rest in peace.

[@guillaumechabason3165]

His duo with John Mc Laughlin on the Electric guitarist album is beautiful

[@callmejeffbob]

Thanks for the heart-felt tribute Andy. RIP David Sanborn. I'm glad you discussed the GREAT late night TV music show he hosted, which was originally titled "Sunday Night" and then re-titled "Night Music". Some of my favorite playing by him was on a live Gil Evans orchestra album from about 1973 called "Svengali" on which he plays a blistering solo on the George Russell composition "Blues in Orbit". He's on several other Gil Evans records from the 1970s as well.

[@flame-sky7148]

Great artist. He was born with a condition and overcame it. Straight to the Heart. 🎷 ♥️

[@marcsullivan7987]

He’s the icing on Ween’s Your Party

[@tomhenninger4153]

RIP David Sanborn! Loved his work!

[@gazza8127]

Lovely tribute Andy, what a player, makes me think of his extraordinary performance on "The Unknown Dissident" the final track on John McLaughlin's One Truth Band, Electric Dreams album. He & John trading beautiful solos with such deep emotion & sincerity. We were all so lucky to experience his phenomenal talents, thank you David!

[@michaelmarino3013]

Night music .must watch back 30+ years ago.i seen David when he was in Butterfield blues band 69 or 70 tull opens .Schaefer music fest central Park NYC tkt price buck 50.his show night music or was it up at night has been popping up on my KZbin feed last several weeks.so many amazing performances. Loved david.was a part of my connection to recorded music.RIP.THANK YOU ANDY.

[@adrianrabbani3414]

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band … those were the days … Butterfield, Bloomfield, (Hiram Bullock), and now Sanborn … all gone … end of an era

[@andrewblackard3369]

Thanks for giving him a due tribute, Andy. Hank Crawford, who was David's hero is one of my favorites. Check out the LP "Roadhouse Symphony." David was well based in the blues including playing in the legendary Paul Butterfield Blues band and that's what gave him his soulful sound in addition to Crawford's influence. The live album "Straight to the Heart" is his highest-energy recording and my personal favorite.

[@herbertferguson2836]

The show was called “Night Music” . Jules was a co-host the first year of the show in the late 80s.

[@ronbo11]

Hal Wilner, producer/tribute organizer, handled the booking of the disparate artists and having them collaborate on the show. Sanborn hosted it with such aplomb. Brilliant stuff!

[@tommonk7651]

RIP, David. I had a couple of his albums in the 70s and, of course, many of albums upon which he played. I am one of the lucky ones; I caught my prostate cancer early. I urge all men to get checked by at least 45. We found mine purely by chance when I was 47.

[@robertwheatley2471]

Didn't have any of David Sandborn's albums but I certainly knew who he was over the decades from his many appearances with Paul Shafer on Letterman's show. Huge talent. RIP. Sadly all the greats who were basically household names are leaving. Who today is replacing them?? There are no "legends in the making."

[@GreenTeaViewer]

So true about it being a shock when you realise that people you think of as ageless are passing on. I think about the 80s a lot, but it was 40 years ago. FORTY.

[@PaulBergen]

I knew him almost entirely from religiously watching his Night Music.....discovered the Chili Peppers on there as well as others. Great great show.

[@klapsigaarenbasgitaar1931]

Thanks Andy, such a great tribute. I always liked David's playing for instance with the Brecker Brothers and indeed the solo album that stands out for me is Voyeur. It's the only Sanborn album I own, and great to hear you also like it that much.

[@wm.scottpappert9869]

We memorialize the great musicians of our time that left a specific mental, emotional, musical imprint because they PERFORMED in the era in which we lived. Many also said the same about other great great alto sax players like Parker, Coltrane, Coleman, Woods, Getz, Garret and on and on ... Sanborn will surely be remembered amongst those as one of the best to have played the instrument. He was a pop standard go to in the '70s, '80s, '90s for sure

[@matttibbits5654]

That's a lovely tribute, Andy. Very well said and I completely agree about how that generation of musicians still feel young to us (I'm 59) but the reality is that they're not, sadly. Time waits for no man. I loved that NYC/LA jazz-funk/fusion scene of the late 70's/early 80's and Sanborn was central to it along with the Breckers, Bob James, Hiram Bullock, Steve Khan, Don Grolnick, Will Lee, Marcus Miller, Steve Gadd, Tom Scott, Neil Larsen and Buzz Feiten, amongst many others. So many great musicians. Such a fun and exciting time to be young and getting into this music. I was lucky enough to meet David and Hiram before they played Hammersmith Odeon in '87. They chatted and signed some records. David was pure class, telling stories about playing with the Breckers and commenting on the album covers. Like you said, extremely handsome and charismatic. He had a film star quality about him. But down to earth and very warm and friendly. Hiram was hilarious, goofing around and then he stole the show with his outrageous theatrics, running all around the auditorium and up into the circle while still playing and then lying on his side on the stage playing one handed with his right hand propping up his head. They made a great team. You could tell how much fun they were having. Hard to believe they're both gone now. This one really hurts.

[@simondavies6270]

I too found out the news last night, and when its a seminal figure like Sanborn who spanned a generation and more his passing becames all the more poignant. I felt the shockwaves and the ripples emanating from fans whether in impromptu tributes in traditional media or social platforms. So many good players have emerged over the years and have briefly made a name for themselves only to be forgotten sometime later. The fact that he had longevity, his name growing in stature like his heroes, I think speaks volumes for him. He will sorely be missed. RIP David Sanborn.

[@chuckhutton5087]

Saw him and the band at the Mann Music Center in Philly 1983 and he headlined the Kool Jazz Festival. Great concert event. RIP David Sanborn. Nice tribute Andy.

[@johannhauffman323]

Thanks for all you do Andy

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

My pleasure!

[@victormendez8811]

Sanborn was one of a kind!! Nobody sounded like him and was funly and his groove was just amazing!!!

[@edwardyazinski3858]

Lament captures it well Andy. And despite not being a personal friend his passing like other touchstones feels quite personal and sad. And perhaps because his music has had its emotional impact upon us his death does seem a closer blow.

[@inlikeflynt56]

He will be greatly missed. Loved his work with Paul Butterfield Blues Band. He defined the sound of the alto sax imho. I remember watching him on the tube after Saturday Night Live in the late 80’s Night Music with Jools Holland, that featured a who’s who of music, worth staying up ‘til 2-3 am. R.I.P. David.

[@benjaminhenry5762]

Introduced to him by a friend via the "Hideaway" album. Loved the man ever since. Favorite sax artist. Sleep well till He calls us all home.

[@ingomeyer4153]

It is hard to find words,I find your 's very moving and I am left here quite melancolic,so many pass away it seems a whole era of master musicians is passing away these days. Thank you for finding good words and emotions❤🖤😔

[@girthbloodstool339]

The David Sanborn music show was called "Night Music" and it aired on Friday or Saturday night, midnightish.... me and my pals were in a big P-Funk phase when it was airing in Montreal, and we all still remember the night he had Bootsy on!

[@Leffebelly]

Thanks Andy, really nicely put, I feel very much the same way. it was always so reassuring to see his name in the line up on an album, you kind of knew it would be good, if only for him. He and Michael Brecker were a massive part of the soundtrack to my life growing up as a funk and fusion fan in the late 70's, they were everywhere yet so distinct and unmistakeable and now both gone. A sad day for sure.

[@fredhuybens2783]

A beautiful hommage. It almost brought me to tears. The sound of the alto sax can be annoying sometimes but never with David Sanborn. Never a dull moment. For me Alto Sax = David Sanborn

[@troygaspard6732]

Thank you for the sad news of the passing of this talented musician.

[@philt4346]

well he wired our brains alright, I think, with those epochal lines and presentation skills. I must pick up that first album, I was a bit snooty about how clean and 'produced' he was back in the day, but latterly while rebuilding my collection I did obtain Voyeur and it's just so Funky and good. r.i.p.

[@dimsylsodium1]

This is such sad news. I was lucky to see him in concert a couple of times. I just wish I had seen David Sanborn and Hiram Bullock together in concert. That would have been something. "Hideaway" was my introduction to David Sanborn as a solo artist. This album was also an introduction to Marcus Miller (on Carly's Song). Very sad news indeed.

[@johndrx165]

I saw him with Bill Bruford's Upper Extremities tour. Fantastic show in a small venue. RIP.

[@CarlHolland-ee8lw]

A true music legend, loved his playing on David Bowie's Young Americans & also the soundtracks to all the leathel Weapon films .

[@3bwana]

Andy this is really great and sincere heartfelt tribute to the great Sanborn. Cause he truly was one of the greatest of the last 50 years, Young Americans and Tuesday Heartbreak are enough for me to say so not even acknowledging all the other hundreds of amazing recordings he made and contributed to. Also the wonderful late night music program he hosted from the 90’s which I would always look forward to and watch regularly was called ‘Night Music’. Thank you for this video Andy

[@MrSacreddog]

I knew him casually. Nice guy. Never followed his music. Interestingly, his is the most common CD in all thrift shops.

[@wylieroth3145]

Thanks for mentioning "Another Hand." That's one of his that seems to go under the radar, but is the only record of his that I have kept.

[@donneumann6546]

Very nice job Andy!

[@michaeldavis9954]

His Sanborn Sessions were an insight into a love of music and musicians that never left him. There is a lesson in that.

[@johncrocker-nh7ey]

Yeah I'm so sorry to hear that I've got a number of his albums love his smooth jazz first time I ran into him was as a Young Man listening to Paul Butterfield's blues band albums I was a huge blues rock blues listener when I was a teenager and just became a great fan of his rest in peace I'll miss him and I'm so glad that you mentioned him I haven't heard you mention him yet on your Channel but I enjoy him

[@TripleBerg]

That’s sad news. Have a number of his albums. Had a distinctive soulful. End of an era of jazz. Playing trumpet helped me recover from respiratory problems. Never a great trumpeter but gave me a appreciation for music.

[@mhp2766]

Very nice and deserved tribute, thanks

[@syater]

David Sanborn's TV show you mention remains a touchstone to some jazz friends of mine. I still have a clutch of Tim Berne's 90's CDs on the Screwgun label, but I'm curious if and when David Sanborn recorded anything with Berne. I wasn't aware they played together.

[@Gary-nf1bu]

IT DOESN'T GET MUCH BETTER!!!!!! LEGEND IN HIS OWN TIME, BRILLIANT COMPOSER AND MUSICIAN WHO BROUGHT MILLIONS ECSTASY THRU HIS SELFLESS HUMANITY AND QUIET DIGNITY!!!!!!! SIMPLY IRREPLACEABLE AND UNFORGETTABLE!!!!!!!!! ❤❤❤😂😂😂

[@twinpeaksVVV]

David was a wonderful altoist even though I found some of his material a little too much on the 'easy' side. I thoroughly enjoyed Run For Cover, thanks for the recommendation. Another one of the greatest alto players you might have mentioned, Art Pepper. Keep up the great work Andy.

[@brucefournier2391]

What a solo from David Sanborn, 1994, on Dave Stewart's song, "Oh No, Not You Again".

[@WordsRuinMusic]

A nice tribute Andy. Charles

[@steffenbrix]

"Night Music" was the programme...

[@timhewtson6212]

The thing I find unnerving is that you hear that a great musician has died, then you go over to his last interview - days, weeks or months before he snuffed it - and he looks so good, so animated, so smart, so full of ... well, life. Whatever happened to the slow decline? Once, I knew so many people who were virtually dead ten years before they were actually dead. Now you watch this hale and hearty character - let's call him Jeff Beck - he is about to write a new album, and go off on a 100 venue tour, and he is cart-wheeling around the studio ... and the next day he is a gonna. I think we need trigger warnings - this guy looks hale and hearty, but, trigger warning, "sudden death, prostate cancer, drug overdose, caught in a mine-shaft explosion." We need fair warning, maybe a Top 100 list of who we can expect to die soonest. Those who could not even get in the Rock N Roll Hall of Fame need not apply.

[@guillaumechabason3165]

Yes fuzak...but I love his playing ! His records with Gil Evans are superb

[@gerardfletcher1203]

sanborn i first noticed young amercians bowie. he was on of me faves with tom scott. thank u and rest in sax heaven

[@KingovalbangWallybum-wd2ww]

Loved Him on the Steely Dan song,"Time Out Of Mind".

[@jjvermeer]

Yes. One of my favorite Dan tunes.

[@tomgrych]

Damn, really well done. Every time I think, 'it sucks to get old', I try and remind myself, but you got to hear/see... So much good music! My go to is, "Let's Get the Show on The Road", with Michael Stanley. Thanks Andy.

[@johnr3587]

Cleveland Rocks

[@garytaylor2084]

"Promise Me The Moon" and "Morning Salsa" got a lot of airplay in Cleveland, Ohio in 1977. My dad even liked the album. Check out Sanborn on Michael Stanley's "Let's Get The Show on the Road" from Friends and Legends LP from 1973. RIP.

[@gregoryg3256]

💟 Duuude Good Tribute Andy ...

[@tomztomasz506]

Sad news. "Straight to the Heart" album used to give me a lot of mental energy back in the day, when I trained boxing religiously. Wonderful melodies, immaculate phrasing, perfect technique. And it isn't even his "heavy stuff".

[@passenger62]

Nice tribute, which of course is well-deserved. Wotta player. RIP

[@jazzpunk]

Public Service Announcement: Don't ignore your symptoms, 50+ guys. PSA, DRE, and symptoms.

[@jedtulman46]

Good for you Andy( u know my middle name? Andrew!)thank u for this thumbnail remembrance .> btw your recorded voice here has a strange echo

[@AndyEdwardsDrummer]

I positioned my camera on a metal music stand and I think it is reverberating...sorry.

[@thebreathalyzer]

The real truth about David Sanborn, he fits into almost any style of music and retains his identity. Not an easy thing to do. And he could burn playing "real jazz" too. Contemporary Jazz probably a better category name. That's what Jason Miles would call it. Thanks for talking about this.

[@dimsylsodium1]

The shock of this news is that I think of David Sanborn as being "young"! You mentioned Steve Kahn. I remember the trio of David, Mike and Randy Becker playing the "horn" parts on the early Steve Kahn albums (as well as on Springsteen's "Born To Run"). I suppose that an interview with Steve Kahn would be quite something if you ever have the chance to do so. It's not everyone who (as a child) thought that it was normal for Frank Sinatra to pop over for Sunday lunch!

[@OutOnTheTiles]

He was a great player and of course played on Young Americans. And over her in North America he was on the David Letterman quite a lot throughout the 80’s and 90’s. He sat in with Paul Shaffer and the Letterman band a lot. Very talented and seemed like a nice guy.

[@barbaracolquhoun7421]

Sad to hear he was a Top Player his music will live on,

[@davidgardner7565]

Very sad……..a hugely in demand and respected musician…..way too many great tracks to mention……from 7th avenue through run for cover to you don’t know me with bob james…great tribute well done Andy 👌🏻🎷🎷🎷

[@jazzpunk]

One thing's for certain...2-3 notes and you know who it is. According to wiki, Sanborn did some Free Jazz studies in his youth. Who knew? Maybe "easy listening"...I would say he hit on a vibe that was accessible for many, even non-musicians. I certainly dug all those Marcus Miller grooves. The early Breckers albums & the Steve Khan albuns...love 'em! RIP, sir...

[@richardthurston2171]

He’ll be missed.

[@stringrip]

I will put on the track 'The Unknown Dissident' from John McLaughlin One Truth Band album Electric Dreams Electric Sighs to hear again his billowing and lyrical solo.

[@Luke-db9fc]

A very great musician, explosive sound like Gato Barbieri. I wished he did more avant-garde jazz.

[@passenger62]

I'm not sure which or Ray's sidemen you were thinking of, but the Ray Charles sax player I know best is David 'Fathead' Newman.

[@Sortirai]

hello, I knew the saxophonist David Sandborn as a lot. he has participated in numerous albums and formations. his jazz rock sound was not my favorite, but a great musical career..😢

[@deetgeluid]

Another hero gone. RIP

[@mymixture965]

The Alto sound of a generation.

[@mikebrookfield]

👌

[@iansteel5569]

Sad day Andy.

[@maureencora1]

Play His 1992 CD "Upfront" Song "Benny" Feel the Music. I'd Cried. My He R.I.P.

[@MrCherryJuice]

This sad news is yet another reminder that prostate cancer can and will kill if you don't monitor for it. The best means of ensuring your own safety, particularly age 40 and above, is via an annual blood check of your PSA level. (PSA = prostate-specific antigen) This antigen is typically triggered by the presence in the prostate of cancer. Your doctor can arrange for such a check to be recurring. Like typical bloodwork it is painless and over in a couple minutes. A higher-than-normal (normal being 1.5-ish) PSA level could indicate cancer. Or possibly an enlarged prostate is pumping out an excessive amount (as was my case, getting up to 16). Typically 10 denotes cancer. Trouble passing urine could mean either cancer or enlarged prostate, possibly both. They put pressure on the uretha. Because low-grade prostate cancer (6 out of 10 on the Gleason Scale) will not move outside the prostate it is not a concern though MUST be monitored (a 'wait & watch' approach). That 6 denotes a stable balance of 3 (inside of cell) + 3 (outside). If either or both escalate (e.g., 5 + 7) and a biopsy (painless) confirms presence, treatement (radiation or removal of gland) is likely asap before it spreads to the bones and into the body, after which you have no control of what will be a very negative situation. PSA testing can prevent that. The cancer might also start as a 5 + 7, in which case it needs to be addressed immediately. Unfortunately too many die because their cancer is discovered too late.