David Sanborn

[@davidkunst8598]

Hail to David Sanborn! Man with a horn, So glad he was born. Yesterday he died, Today I mourn.

[@Jazzapatiss]

We all remember Sanborn and we will remember each other.We belong to a big wolf pack. Thank you for the nice video, the story, high notes. You are great to offer these live moments!

[@eugesounds]

Thanks for listening brother!

[@BopalotBBoyce]

A lot of Dave Sanborns late 1960's and maybe the first 5 years of the early '70s' solos were played on a metal Brilhart Level-air model mouthpiece. His playing position (embouchure) was very particular toward very fast air. The loud stage volumes found in Rock and Blues bands caused saxophone players to find equipment to amp up these volume requirements. Using microphones enabled sax players to be heard in larger concerts and festivals.

[@TerryAshworth-i4w]

I was taken by him early and tried my best when I was in my 30’s to sound like him or at least his style Realized there was only one Sanborn Eric Marienthall told me that Sanborn was a huge influence in him and it shows He has the chops to get close

[@kentmatsui2724]

Just found your channel. I think Sanborn played a Bobby Dukoff. That’s what Bob Reynolds thinks anyway. Just thought I would say it. Appreciate you paying tribute to David Sanborn.

[@eugesounds]

I believe you are correct! Thanks for visiting :)

[@delightschwartz2155]

Correct, I interviewed him when he came to visit my employer in the early 90s and test play some reeds, the mpc he had was an older Dukoff 8 or 9, I think 9, I didn't notice a serial number but he'd had someone put in a patch on the bite plate. I didn't think to ask him if the internal chamber was worked on. Arnold Brilhart was in the office that day and sat in on the interview with me, afterwards Arnold took us all to lunch. We had a very enjoyable time. David was so nice and gracious, before he left he took the time to walk around and introduce himself to the office staff and I think he brought some CDs and gave them to these employees, who were absolutely blown away that this huge star was so friendly. In the last five yrs, I noticed he seemed frail, and people were commenting that he had to be assisted to get onstage, his bookings slowing down, and a subtle change in tone and energy on his late recordings, that something was wrong health wise. He was a rather small frame guy, not tall, probably about 5'5", but his sound was so big. R.I.P.

[@kentmatsui2724]

@@delightschwartz2155 Hey Delight, thank you so much for your reply. I was actually a trombone player with funk band when I decided to switch to sax. We were playing on Maui and I had bought an old King alto from our bass player. I learned to play that alto by retreating during the day to a stand of thick trees far away from the hotel we were playing and staying at (so people wouldn't complain of a dying animal in the hotel that needed to put out of it's misery...Lol!). I would listen to David Sanborn's Hideaway album on cassette tape and learned the song "Carly's song". That is literally how I taught myself sax. I love playing tenor and soprano but am mainly a singer. Maybe I am attracted to Mr. Sanborn's music so much because his sound is so expressive, like someone singing. Thanks again for your lengthy reply. I always loved Mr. Sanborn's music but never knew much about his personality. It sounds like his great music matched up with how he was a person. I know this is not always the case. Thanks again!

[@TerryAshworth-i4w]

Euge. Great job on honoring David I remember you and I listening to David in tour basement on vinyl and we both thought as you said, if we can just get that gritty growl His work with Bowie and so many were incredible I personally enjoyed his song Benny

[@eugesounds]

Was on the radio with Healy talking about Sanborn the other day - mentioned you and the mouthpiece story lol. I am disappointed in myself for not realizing how much of an influence he had on me and probably thousands of other sax-schmos our age!

[@JosephSalinas-r4r]

Nice playing!😮

[@eugesounds]

Hey thanks for listening!