I lost my Dad to cancer exactly month before David’s passing and oddly they were the same age. My Dad was a fantastic sax player and we were and are both fans of your channel, Jay. Hope they get the chance to jam together now! Thanks for posting.
In my opinion, one of the most soulful saxophone players of all time. His sound was unmistakable, and you could feel he put his heart into every note. He was a musical blessing. Rest in peace, Mr. Sandborn.
R.I.P. David Sanborn. Legends never die. Gratitude for your music and your style. You've trained many generations of saxophonists around the world. The world will miss you. Affectionately your fan. Ever!! 😪
I always admired and thought that Sanborn was of African descent. I heard his music way back from the early 70's and I'm sure his work will still be playing and heard all over the world. RIP!!!
My dad took me to a Sanborn concert years back, and at the end David was signing programs and talking with fans. I was still fairly young in my sax journey, just beginning to learn about Joe Allard's theory of embouchure and minimal reed pressure. So while he was signing my program, I asked David how much pressure he applied to the reed. He said a little, but not a whole lot, that it was balacing act. When I admitted I was struggling to find the right balance, he nodded in agreement and laughed. "It's an ongoing experiment!" he said. I find that very heartening that even a legend like Sanborn continued to experiment and find his sound. I'm very grateful he shared that wisdom with me, and that he was humble enough to enjoy talking with his fans. Rest In Peace, David Sanborn. You were the Greatest.
I've been listening to David Sanborn since my high school days in the late 70s. I'm 61 now and still playing. His influence can never be measured. It's heart breaking that he is gone from us now, but his legacy will last. Thanks for this tribute Jay.
@@EricBlackmonGuitar I'm still sad that he is no longer with us, but I understand your point. He is truly in a much better place, playing his awesome saxophone in heaven.
Even though he was diagnosed with lung disorder. David defeated this problem n came up by becoming a legend saxophonist. A great example to all human. Rest in peace sir David sanborn
RIP David Sanborn I love Ur music, I grew up listening to Ur music, Ur a big part of the soundtrack of my life. God Bless U as U move on to the next stage of being. Heaven's band just scored a major talent!
It was a doctor who advised him to play the saxophone when he was a child to strengthen his breathing capacity following a serious illness (poliomyelitis). 😢 🎷🥰
I started gigging at the age of 19. A good friend/drummer turned me on to David Sanborn. I'm 55 now, and still love him. I saw him at Cynthia Woodlands with Al Jarreau and then later in Corpus Christi a few years before Covid. I took my daughter who was playing sax in high school band. After the show, he met with fans and we got to meet him. He spoke with us for about two minutes. I shared with him how much I loved his music. He was humble, joked around and was the nicest guy to both of us. I still get emotional over some of his music (Smile, Run For Cover). You can tell he's been on a musical journey when you listen to his newer albums compared to his first works. I'm glad he's not suffering but will miss hearing new music from Sanborn. Awesome tribute Mr. J. Metcalf! Thank you.
Absolutely my biggest influence. He changed us all... and made saxophone way cooler in the world. A light bulb went off in my head the first time I saw him live. He was like a lead singer of a pop/rock band but with a saxophone. I thought... that makes all the sense in the world to me, and so here I am. What an indescribable loss. I have no words.
I saw David at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1994. He set the stage on fire with his intensity. To classify him as a jazz musician is to miss the essence of his genius. He was a musician for the Ages and his essence could easily fit within the genres of other music, as he proved again and again throughout his career. We all come and we all go, but it is what we do in between that tells our story. His is one of musical legend. RIP, David. And thanks for visiting us for awhile.
I saw David Sanborn in concert at the Galaxy Theater in Anaheim California, they had a rotating stage and got to see him perform from every angle. He and Grover Washington Jr. were the saxophonists I most admired growing up. His playing inspired me to practice more until I was 15 years old I got to play with Grammy Award Winning Latin Jazz Artist Poncho Sanchez.
RIP Mr Sandborn, your journey on earth is now complete. Go join that heavenly band with Grover Washington, George Duke, Joe Sample, Al Jarreau, David Bowie, Michael and Prince. You will live on through your incredible music.
Dave and I have grown old together! I bought is first album back in 1975 when I was in college! Dave's improvisations were always spectacular and creative. I am blessed to have lots of Dave's vinyl in my collection. Dave I am sure going to miss you. Rest In Peace my friend. 🎷
I had the honor of hearing Dave Sanbirn way back in 1975 at The Bitter End in NYC. He was playing with The Brecker Brothers Band. At that time ‘Some Skunk Funk’ was the big song that everyone wanted to hear from the band. Well, Mike Brecker was playing Phenomenal Solos on this song, and he and Dave started trading solos, and David Sanborn was Absolutely Fantastic! So much so, that it became very competitive between these two friends, but Dave was holding his own and the audience was Loving It!! David Sanborn was one of the architects of what we now call ‘Smooth Jazz’ but believe me; he was the Real Deal on his sax, and ushered in a new style of sound and soloing on alto saxophone, by which legions of altoists have imitated and profitted from, for the past 50 years! God Bless you Mr. Sanborn, and ‘Thank You’ for your music!🎷,
I love both of those players; saw both live separately; got to meet Brecker, but sadly not Sanborn. I bet that experience was phenomenal! Have to admit I wish I had been there too! I hope they get to jam together again on the other side!
Legendary player and definitely a great loss. . Loved his Upfront album and his covering the King Curtis classic Soul Serenade. Grant rest O Lord to the soul of David in a place of brightness and verdure where sickness, sorrow, and sighing have fled away. May his memory be eternal!
Listening to “The dream’” still brings chills on my back and great memories …dancing to it with an ex-girlfriend in a club in Miami…what an amazing song
Wow, reading these comments is super heart warming. I cried when I heard of David’s passing yesterday. His influence on me is immeasurable. I’m 46, and I now realize reading these comments I fall into a special club of people who as young impressionable musicians were not only influenced to pick up the sax by David Sanborn, but whose dad turned them on to his music at an early age. My dad was a semiprofessional musician in his earlier years and would play Sanborn albums for me at every chance he’d get. We spent hours on car rides listening to David, whistling and singing along to his iconic solos, oh those smooth pentatonic riffs and altissimo notes that just hit right. Man those were great memories. My dad even took me to Rayburns in Boston where David took his horns to get worked on, and I got my very first Dukoff metal mthpc so I could attempt to get that elusive Sanborn sound. I’m so grateful for those memories and the few times my dad and I got to see David perform live. My dad now has lymphoma and it’s a constant battle for him, so hearing David lost his battle with cancer hit close to home. It’s amazing how music can bring so many people together. My dad and I shared some of these very same memories yesterday as we reminisced and chatted about the legacy David leaves behind. My dad even reminded me how David got that iconic embouchure from when he was young and suffered from polio and started playing sax to develop his lungs. This one hurt, but I know his music and these memories will live on forever. Thank you David Sanborn! 🙏
If you have not heard him on Michael Kamen's Concerto For Saxophone do yourself a favor and listen to it. That is how legends do it! R.I.P David Sanborn 🎷🙏🏼🕊️♥️
Crazy how I think if you were born in the early to mid 80s and played in band in middle and high school later on David Sanborn was the sound you were chasing on Alto.
David did a concert in my town and I went to see him perform. I was pretty close to the stage, and that man did things and made sounds on that horn that I thought were impossible. Because of him, I was inspired more than ever to play saxophone, which I am learning right now. R.I.P. David Sanborn. One of the GOAT.
I grew up listing to David's sax playing throughout the 70s, 80s and 90s. He was everywhere and bay far, the most talented sax player with improvisations that would just blow you away. When he started to play, you know the party was cooking. RIP David Sanborn. You made the world a much better place and set the standard for sax players to aim for.
My biggest influences as a sax player are David on alto and Kirk Whalum on tenor. Melodic, emotional and memorable. Was so sad when I heard the news. So glad I got to see him in person once in Kansas City around 2002.
DAMN DAVID, I HAD NO IDEA, MY EARS HAVE BEEN FINE TUNED 2 THIS GUY 4 SOME TIME NOW, HIM, RONNIE LAWS, & SOME OF MY OTHER FAVORITE'S FROM WAY BACK WHEN. WHEN IT COMES 2 MUSIC, (GOD) HAS HAD ME ALL OVER THE PLACE 4 MANY MOON'S, & IT ALL STARTED WIT MY DAD, ALL HE WOULD GIVE HIS EARS 2 WAS JAZZ WAY 2 GO. ( 3 )
I first heard DS on young Americans and started playing Alto after hearing Voyeur. he was a huge influence on my playing . I was pleased to see him in his pomp around 1986 in London, Al jarreau made a guest appearance. Sanborn was on fire that night . and at the Barrbican with Bob James ...I got to met him and say thank-you for the inspiration i got from his music to go and play Alto sax ..he said he's always very touched to hear someone has been motivated to pick up the sax after listening to his music ...fantastic human being. he said find you own voice on the instrument. amen to that....sadley I have the same Prostate cancer problem..thank god I can play and perform live 🙏 it gives me the mental strength to carry on . RIP Dave Sanborn. 😢
Many souvenirs around Dave Sanborn... In the eighties, when I was young, I was listening to this artist alone and also with my Friends. One of them, one of my best friends died four years ago during the Covid.. And at the end of the grammar school years in France, before going to the University, I put a tape of Dave Sanborn when we travelled with my sisters and my parents through Germany, Austria and finally the former Yugoslavia.. in the truckcar (Wolkswagen of my parents) I put "Run for cover", "Straight to the Heart", Chicago song.. My parents died last year.. And now, Dave Sanborn passed away..
The thing that stands out to me about David's playing is that you can just feel that he's getting exactly what he wants out of the horn. His artistic voice is so clear, intentional, and consistent. You just can't say that about many people.
David Sanborn, influenced a lot of sax players including myself ..I met David Sanborn, about 2018 after his concert in Charlotte, as I was introduced as a member of the R &B Pop group Chairmen Of The Board, he immediately broke out singing our hit record “ Give Me Just a Little More Time” it floored me..I will cherish that forever. R.I P. David Sanborn
rip david sanborn he played sax on my favorite paul simon song still crazy after all those years i gotta learn how to play that solo just like him rip david you will be sorely missed in the saxophone community
RIP David Sanborn.. This is the very man that got me interested in Jazz.. while in college I found a broken cassette tape in the grass while heading to my dorm. It had the name David Sanborn on it, I thought that was the owner.. LOL.. took it to my room and spliced it together...played and fell in love with it...I'm a real Smooth Jazz lover now, and it's all because of this Man. I had never seen him in person, but was really looking forward to it this year on the Smooth Jazz Cruise...Rest In Peace Master Saxophonist David Sanborn!!!
I heard David play on a Cleveland based band, Micheal Stanley Band. The song was mostly him just jamming. 'Choice and Sanborn' I Think. It was the lasts song on the album called Lady's Choice. I was hooked! I loved it so much I made my son learn to play sax in high school marching band. It's on u-tube and I urge anyone who was a Sanborn fan, play it!
When I heard that amazing sax solo on Kenny Loggins' "Love Will Follow," that was the day I became a San Fan. He and Grover must be jammin' it up by now. Thanks for all the great music and memories!
This is a fantastic tribute to David Sanborn which manages to capture most of my own personal favourite Sanborn solos. After seeing him live over 30 years ago, he inspired me to take up the Alto Sax. The extended solos on his own live concerts were particularly exciting, combining great rhythm & timing with a beautiful tone.
I'm so sadden by this news, I grew up as a young sax player In the 80s always trying play like the sax screamer David Sanborn he will truly be missed... make that sax scream loud and clear in heaven Dave cause ill be listening Rest well my friend.
It's so sad when these Legends Pass! We can always hear them from the brilliant music they've performed from previous songs, but to know that we won't be seeing them any longer as Amazing music just seems to be fading? Hoping the newer generation and genres realize and take flight!
Started playing the sax again after 40 years. I told my music teacher, a young guy in his 20's about David Sanborn, he didn't have a clue who Sanborn was. Now I have to break the bad news about his passing. Talk about a heartbreak.
Very sad to hear about David’s passing. His passion and soulful sax will be missed. I am a sax player and he has been a major inspiration and influence on my sax performances for years. Rest in Peace. Jay, thank you for your tribute to a great musician.
Sanborn opened my eyes to what saxophone could be while I was a high school student in the 90s. His playing was so emotive and instantly recognizable, which are qualities that are lacking in most saxophonists. He will be missed.
One of Daves great attributes was his ability to construct a solo by the use of tension and release .He knew exactly at what point to burn with fast passages and when to hold back and I found this skill far more musically satisfying than listening to someone endlessly shredding through bar after bar of hemidemisemiquavers . I would also like to argue that his solo at the beginning of David Bowie's Young Americans makes it one of the most memorable intros in 70s pop / Soul tracks .
The world of alto saxophone will miss you David , may you rest in peace and play on in Heaven. You will never be forgotten and thank you for the great sax music.
I saw David several times through the years. The last time I talked to him leaning against his motor home after his concert here in Indianapolis. We talked about reeds. He said to play all of them every week then you know which is your best reed. In a few weeks they might change. So I would keep them numbered. I follies his advice and it gave me confidence to know my reed will take me where I want to go when playing a gig. When I was in high school people said I sounded like David. At the time I didn't know who he was. I checked him out and I related to him as my inspiration all these years. I think back to that moment leaning against his motor home. What I liked about him most was he took the time to help me. He never forgot where he came from. (Very humble beginning in life, having polio, and being in an iron lung). I think a lot of us saxophone players relate to him. He will be greatly missed.
David Sanborn was my first favourite sax player for years through school. His music is a huge part of who i am today. I know this is the case for so many other musicians and music lovers. The world and its people is truly better having had David Sanborn in it. I will be introducing his best music to all my students this week. So many incredible recordings of his. His legacy will continue, but he will be missed. RIP.
After seeing and listen his music here in Brazil (some LPs and live shows), hours and hours listening to David Sanborn tracks in my car, on the street with my phones, the feeling is very close to seeing a good friend go... This human being made me feel great many times with his music, style, and unmistakable timbre of his saxophone... Me and my friends used to sing his phrases and get emotional sometimes... I wanna thank all those that supported him to become the musician he is, and was...
Man I loved this man he's had a real soulful distinct sound I know he listened to Hank Crawford RIP You will be missed I saw you jamming once with pharaoh Saunders .
I knew David Sanborn was heading for Stardom after listening to his first album "Taking Off" back in 1975. I was in the 11th grade at the time. I saw him play with Johnny Tropez at the Village Gate in New York City.
DAVID killin' it on PEOPLE,PEOPLE on TOMMY BOLIN debut solo album,TEASER. Also MARCHING POWDER a fantastic instrumental. R.I.P. DAVID SANBORN,you most certainly 'made your mark'. ✌️❤️
Yesterday, I learned of David Sanborn's death, courtesy of BBC Radio via my smartphone. I'm really UPSET about this and want to send my condolences to his wife and family. I have been a deep-seated fan of his music going back to the 1986 "DOUBLE VISION" album he and Bob James conceived. He - along with Grover Washington, Jr., Wilton Felder, Junior Walker, and Clarence Clemens - I rank as one of the GREATEST SAX PLAYERS EVAH. Among my favorite David Sanborn songs are "IT'S YOU" (always makes me tearful, because he played it so, so beautifully) and "MAPUTO." I also appreciated the presence Sanborn had on FB. He was always courteous and respectful of us, his fans. This is a bitter pill to swallow.
I think "It's You" was the 1st time I ever heard altissimo notes, and had no idea what it was at the time but I found his playing to be so beautiful. It completely shocked me and changed my outlook. A sad day for music.
Thanks for posting Jay. As said by many other people already, he was an inspiration for me as kid getting started on sax back in elementary school in the '80's. A musical superhero.
DAVID, THIS ONE'S FOR YOU: HOW DOES ONE POSSIBLY THANK YOU FOR SUCH AN ENORMOUS CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD OF MUSIC??? The passion you so finely expressed through your musical interpretations, hands down, was, in no uncertain terms, utterly invincible!!! As a self-taught keyboardist & recorder player for 25 years, I've enjoyed collaborating on favorites of mine from a few of your more recent releases, including "Pearl" and "Straight to the Heart" (collaborating with them on soprano recorder as well, with that wind instrument altogether compatible with your harmonies, for which undoubtedly existed a clear affinity for our musical tastes). When reading of the host of other musicians with whom you collaborated over the course of your career, it was therefore no surprise to learn that your choices reflected my own among those with whose music I've devised collaborations on both keyboard & recorder, in the SAME genres in which you participated, as well. My biggest regret remains never having had the opportunity to hear you in person and when learning that your soul had departed from ours just added to the devastation, for me personally, of that reality. I subsequently learned that you were scheduled for a performance at NYC's "Blue Note" next month (June), which, sadly, is now never to be. WHEREVER you are, David, just keep on making that beautiful music of yours as a continuing inspiration to our Universe, will you??? 🎉 😊 ❤
Was teen aged from Hideaway thru Backstreet, SPAC to Carnegie Hall, backstage, used to roam 46/48th and play horns at Ghiardinelli's and Sam Ash. Years ago, I began to lament the twilight of wind instruments in recorded music, but now thinking back on Dave, Hiram, Sugar Bear...and all that "jamming", it's the endearments I had that today's kids, my kids, lack. That hurts. RIP, someone who brought us together.
Oggi una giornata tristissima, non ho le parole giuste per esprimere la mia tristezza ma sicuramente c' e' una stella in più nel cielo ed una in meno sulla nostra terra 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢R I P GRANDE DAVID
I lost my Dad to cancer exactly month before David’s passing and oddly they were the same age. My Dad was a fantastic sax player and we were and are both fans of your channel, Jay. Hope they get the chance to jam together now! Thanks for posting.
I didn't know he had passed. 🙁 RIP
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R.I.P to Jazz legend David Sandborn. He will be forever remembered by Jazz fans everywhere.
In my opinion, one of the most soulful saxophone players of all time. His sound was unmistakable, and you could feel he put his heart into every note. He was a musical blessing. Rest in peace, Mr. Sandborn.
RIP David Sanborn... Legends never die.. they live on in our hearts forever..
R.I.P. David Sanborn. Legends never die. Gratitude for your music and your style. You've trained many generations of saxophonists around the world. The world will miss you. Affectionately your fan. Ever!! 😪
I always admired and thought that Sanborn was of African descent. I heard his music way back from the early 70's and I'm sure his work will still be playing and heard all over the world. RIP!!!
He will live in mine forever! 💐💐💐💐💐💐💐
My dad took me to a Sanborn concert years back, and at the end David was signing programs and talking with fans. I was still fairly young in my sax journey, just beginning to learn about Joe Allard's theory of embouchure and minimal reed pressure. So while he was signing my program, I asked David how much pressure he applied to the reed. He said a little, but not a whole lot, that it was balacing act. When I admitted I was struggling to find the right balance, he nodded in agreement and laughed. "It's an ongoing experiment!" he said. I find that very heartening that even a legend like Sanborn continued to experiment and find his sound. I'm very grateful he shared that wisdom with me, and that he was humble enough to enjoy talking with his fans. Rest In Peace, David Sanborn. You were the Greatest.
I've been listening to David Sanborn since my high school days in the late 70s. I'm 61 now and still playing. His influence can never be measured. It's heart breaking that he is gone from us now, but his legacy will last. Thanks for this tribute Jay.
About the time you think the world can't get any sadder, we lose another legend.
I believe God wanted to get him out of here before things got any worse. Hate to see him go, but he's in a much better place now.
@@EricBlackmonGuitar I'm still sad that he is no longer with us, but I understand your point. He is truly in a much better place, playing his awesome saxophone in heaven.
Even though he was diagnosed with lung disorder. David defeated this problem n came up by becoming a legend saxophonist. A great example to all human. Rest in peace sir David sanborn
RIP David Sanborn I love Ur music, I grew up listening to Ur music, Ur a big part of the soundtrack of my life. God Bless U as U move on to the next stage of being. Heaven's band just scored a major talent!
Great montage of video clips showing one of the greatest to ever pick up a saxophone. A life truly well lived. Rest in Peace David.
It was a doctor who advised him to play the saxophone when he was a child to strengthen his breathing capacity following a serious illness (poliomyelitis). 😢 🎷🥰
Thanks I didn’t know about that.
Great advice! Look at what a great artist he became!
I started gigging at the age of 19. A good friend/drummer turned me on to David Sanborn. I'm 55 now, and still love him. I saw him at Cynthia Woodlands with Al Jarreau and then later in Corpus Christi a few years before Covid. I took my daughter who was playing sax in high school band. After the show, he met with fans and we got to meet him. He spoke with us for about two minutes. I shared with him how much I loved his music. He was humble, joked around and was the nicest guy to both of us. I still get emotional over some of his music (Smile, Run For Cover). You can tell he's been on a musical journey when you listen to his newer albums compared to his first works. I'm glad he's not suffering but will miss hearing new music from Sanborn. Awesome tribute Mr. J. Metcalf! Thank you.
I was at the show in corpus christi and then played the jazz festival across the street the next day!
One of the best saxophone players ever, he will be so sadly missed. Condolences to his family and friends.
Absolutely my biggest influence. He changed us all... and made saxophone way cooler in the world. A light bulb went off in my head the first time I saw him live. He was like a lead singer of a pop/rock band but with a saxophone. I thought... that makes all the sense in the world to me, and so here I am. What an indescribable loss. I have no words.
I saw David at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1994. He set the stage on fire with his intensity. To classify him as a jazz musician is to miss the essence of his genius. He was a musician for the Ages and his essence could easily fit within the genres of other music, as he proved again and again throughout his career. We all come and we all go, but it is what we do in between that tells our story. His is one of musical legend. RIP, David. And thanks for visiting us for awhile.
I saw David Sanborn in concert at the Galaxy Theater in Anaheim California, they had a rotating stage and got to see him perform from every angle. He and Grover Washington Jr. were the saxophonists I most admired growing up. His playing inspired me to practice more until I was 15 years old I got to play with Grammy Award Winning Latin Jazz Artist Poncho Sanchez.
Wow great story.
Thank you for this Tribute. David Sanborn will be missed and yet Live on through his music...
RIP Mr Sandborn, your journey on earth is now complete. Go join that heavenly band with Grover Washington, George Duke, Joe Sample, Al Jarreau, David Bowie, Michael and Prince. You will live on through your incredible music.
Was never a real fan of the sax, but this guy has a way of giving ya chills with the way he makes it sound, can always tell it’s him
RIP
Dave and I have grown old together! I bought is first album back in 1975 when I was in college! Dave's improvisations were always spectacular and creative. I am blessed to have lots of Dave's vinyl in my collection. Dave I am sure going to miss you. Rest In Peace my friend. 🎷
I still can believe that Mr sanborn is no more,when I listen to maputo from Bob James I feel like crying
Saxy soulful Sanborn gave the greatest performance of all time😢 wish I could have seen him one more time
Play on David in peace
So sorry to hear of Sanborn's passing. He was truly awesome.
I had the honor of hearing Dave Sanbirn way back in 1975 at The Bitter End in NYC. He was playing with The Brecker Brothers Band. At that time ‘Some Skunk Funk’ was the big song that everyone wanted to hear from the band. Well, Mike Brecker was playing Phenomenal Solos on this song, and he and Dave started trading solos, and David Sanborn was Absolutely Fantastic! So much so, that it became very competitive between these two friends, but Dave was holding his own and the audience was Loving It!! David Sanborn was one of the architects of what we now call ‘Smooth Jazz’ but believe me; he was the Real Deal on his sax, and ushered in a new style of sound and soloing on alto saxophone, by which legions of altoists have imitated and profitted from, for the past 50 years! God Bless you Mr. Sanborn, and ‘Thank You’ for your music!🎷,
I love both of those players; saw both live separately; got to meet Brecker, but sadly not Sanborn. I bet that experience was phenomenal! Have to admit I wish I had been there too! I hope they get to jam together again on the other side!
He revolutionized the sound of the alto sax! He and Mike Brecker can pick up where they left off...
Michael Brecker was his biggest fan. Says it all ...
Legendary player and definitely a great loss. .
Loved his Upfront album and his covering the King Curtis classic Soul Serenade. Grant rest O Lord to the soul of David in a place of brightness and verdure where sickness, sorrow, and sighing have fled away. May his memory be eternal!
Wow one of my very favorite sax players. So glad I had the opportunity to see him live? RIP David Sanborn!
Hi Robert, how are you doing today
Listening to “The dream’” still brings chills on my back and great memories …dancing to it with an ex-girlfriend in a club in Miami…what an amazing song
A life well lived. His influence is profound. Rest In Peace Dear Sir.
Hello friend, how are you doing today
RIP David Sanborn. One of my favorite saxophonists!
I would often stay up late to hear Tom Snyder's opening theme music played by Mr. Sanborn...we just lost a legend.
One of the greats, whose music, with its instantly recognisable sound, has given me pleasure over many decades.
Tears......... thanks for the memories David. Glad I got to see you 3 times.....wish it had been 300........ RIP
I don't play but came across this tribute. I grew up with his music and I feel like an old friend has passed away. RIP
Me too. Followed him since "Tuesday Heartbreak". He had me right there.
Wow, reading these comments is super heart warming. I cried when I heard of David’s passing yesterday. His influence on me is immeasurable. I’m 46, and I now realize reading these comments I fall into a special club of people who as young impressionable musicians were not only influenced to pick up the sax by David Sanborn, but whose dad turned them on to his music at an early age. My dad was a semiprofessional musician in his earlier years and would play Sanborn albums for me at every chance he’d get. We spent hours on car rides listening to David, whistling and singing along to his iconic solos, oh those smooth pentatonic riffs and altissimo notes that just hit right. Man those were great memories. My dad even took me to Rayburns in Boston where David took his horns to get worked on, and I got my very first Dukoff metal mthpc so I could attempt to get that elusive Sanborn sound. I’m so grateful for those memories and the few times my dad and I got to see David perform live. My dad now has lymphoma and it’s a constant battle for him, so hearing David lost his battle with cancer hit close to home. It’s amazing how music can bring so many people together. My dad and I shared some of these very same memories yesterday as we reminisced and chatted about the legacy David leaves behind. My dad even reminded me how David got that iconic embouchure from when he was young and suffered from polio and started playing sax to develop his lungs. This one hurt, but I know his music and these memories will live on forever. Thank you David Sanborn! 🙏
Beautiful tribute to David. ❤️💔🕊️✝️
If you have not heard him on Michael Kamen's Concerto For Saxophone do yourself a favor and listen to it. That is how legends do it! R.I.P David Sanborn 🎷🙏🏼🕊️♥️
I remember first listening to David Sanborn during high school. Influenced my playing style. RIP a legend.
Hello friend, how are you doing today
David Sanborn was my first musical influence and made me want the start playing alto sax. A sax legend. R.I.P David. We won't forget you....😪
Crazy how I think if you were born in the early to mid 80s and played in band in middle and high school later on David Sanborn was the sound you were chasing on Alto.
Same here 😢
David did a concert in my town and I went to see him perform. I was pretty close to the stage, and that man did things and made sounds on that horn that I thought were impossible. Because of him, I was inspired more than ever to play saxophone, which I am learning right now. R.I.P. David Sanborn. One of the GOAT.
RIP to the great Dave Sanborn.
Дэвид Сэнборн был сильным саксофонистом. Всем поклонникам его таланта привет из России, из Саратова.
R.I.P. thanks for the music
淋しい限りです。素晴らしい演奏をありがとう。
安らかにお眠りください。
Man, another legend gone. RIP to one of the very best, Mr. Sanborn.
What a signature" soulful sound'" DAVID Sanborn had. I grew up listening to him he is an All Time Great Saxophone Legend. Very Sorry for his loss.
An musical icon of our times. He's left an impression in our memories that can never be erased.
Thank you for making this particular tribute. No words needed indeed.
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I grew up listing to David's sax playing throughout the 70s, 80s and 90s. He was everywhere and bay far, the most talented sax player with improvisations that would just blow you away. When he started to play, you know the party was cooking. RIP David Sanborn. You made the world a much better place and set the standard for sax players to aim for.
My biggest influences as a sax player are David on alto and Kirk Whalum on tenor. Melodic, emotional and memorable. Was so sad when I heard the news. So glad I got to see him in person once in Kansas City around 2002.
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DAMN DAVID, I HAD NO IDEA, MY EARS HAVE BEEN FINE TUNED 2 THIS GUY 4 SOME TIME NOW, HIM, RONNIE LAWS, & SOME OF MY OTHER FAVORITE'S FROM WAY BACK WHEN. WHEN IT COMES 2 MUSIC, (GOD) HAS HAD ME ALL OVER THE PLACE 4 MANY MOON'S, & IT ALL STARTED WIT MY DAD, ALL HE WOULD GIVE HIS EARS 2 WAS JAZZ WAY 2 GO. ( 3 )
For me, the greatest. Incredibly grateful for his music. Thank you David.
I first heard DS on young Americans and started playing Alto after hearing Voyeur. he was a huge influence on my playing . I was pleased to see him in his pomp around 1986 in London, Al jarreau made a guest appearance. Sanborn was on fire that night . and at the Barrbican with Bob James ...I got to met him and say thank-you for the inspiration i got from his music to go and play Alto sax ..he said he's always very touched to hear someone has been motivated to pick up the sax after listening to his music ...fantastic human being. he said find you own voice on the instrument. amen to that....sadley I have the same Prostate cancer problem..thank god I can play and perform live 🙏 it gives me the mental strength to carry on . RIP Dave Sanborn. 😢
RIP. Loved him since started listening to him in the 80's.
Many souvenirs around Dave Sanborn...
In the eighties, when I was young, I was listening to this artist alone and also with my Friends. One of them, one of my best friends died four years ago during the Covid..
And at the end of the grammar school years in France, before going to the University, I put a tape of Dave Sanborn when we travelled with my sisters and my parents through Germany, Austria and finally the former Yugoslavia.. in the truckcar (Wolkswagen of my parents) I put "Run for cover", "Straight to the Heart", Chicago song..
My parents died last year.. And now, Dave Sanborn passed away..
The thing that stands out to me about David's playing is that you can just feel that he's getting exactly what he wants out of the horn. His artistic voice is so clear, intentional, and consistent. You just can't say that about many people.
David Sanborn, influenced a lot of sax players including myself ..I met David Sanborn, about 2018 after his concert in Charlotte, as I was introduced as a member of the R &B Pop group Chairmen Of The Board, he immediately broke out singing our hit record “ Give Me Just a Little More Time” it floored me..I will cherish that forever. R.I P. David Sanborn
Beautiful story.
RIP. We've lost an all-time great.
There are no words to describe his influence on the saxophone and music in general!
Jay - what a fantastic montage! Loved seeing the clips and just hearing this awesome talent. Will be sadly missed, but will live on forever.
Monster player .. especially one concert with Hiram Bullock.. AMAZING..RIP Dave Sanborn !!!
Forever my sax hero , RIP…😢
Very sad. Rest in Peace David. The world is a sadder place.
May God watch over Alice and Jonathan in this sad time.
Hey Dave, give our best to Joey D.
Will be sorely missed. Can't say how many hours we listened to him on Jazz band trips back in the 80's. Great tribute Jay.
rip david sanborn he played sax on my favorite paul simon song still crazy after all those years i gotta learn how to play that solo just like him rip david you will be sorely missed in the saxophone community
RIP David Sanborn.. This is the very man that got me interested in Jazz.. while in college I found a broken cassette tape in the grass while heading to my dorm. It had the name David Sanborn on it, I thought that was the owner.. LOL.. took it to my room and spliced it together...played and fell in love with it...I'm a real Smooth Jazz lover now, and it's all because of this Man. I had never seen him in person, but was really looking forward to it this year on the Smooth Jazz Cruise...Rest In Peace Master Saxophonist David Sanborn!!!
Thanks for sharing that sweet story. 👍🏽
I heard David play on a Cleveland based band, Micheal Stanley Band. The song was mostly him just jamming. 'Choice and Sanborn' I Think. It was the lasts song on the album called Lady's Choice. I was hooked! I loved it so much I made my son learn to play sax in high school marching band. It's on u-tube and I urge anyone who was a Sanborn fan, play it!
There was nothing smooth about Sanborn. He was one tough player 😂
When I heard that amazing sax solo on Kenny Loggins' "Love Will Follow," that was the day I became a San Fan. He and Grover must be jammin' it up by now. Thanks for all the great music and memories!
This is a fantastic tribute to David Sanborn which manages to capture most of my own personal favourite Sanborn solos. After seeing him live over 30 years ago, he inspired me to take up the Alto Sax. The extended solos on his own live concerts were particularly exciting, combining great rhythm & timing with a beautiful tone.
I'm so sadden by this news, I grew up as a young sax player In the 80s always trying play like the sax screamer David Sanborn he will truly be missed... make that sax scream loud and clear in heaven Dave cause ill be listening Rest well my friend.
It's so sad when these Legends Pass!
We can always hear them from the brilliant music they've performed from previous songs, but to know that we won't be seeing them any longer as Amazing music just seems to be fading?
Hoping the newer generation and genres realize and take flight!
Wonderful sampling of David’s magic, Jay! The term 'Beast Mode' is overused today, but David achieved it in every performance.
One of the ALL TIME GREATS!!!❤❤
Started playing the sax again after 40 years. I told my music teacher, a young guy in his 20's about David Sanborn, he didn't have a clue who Sanborn was. Now I have to break the bad news about his passing. Talk about a heartbreak.
His "voice" is THE SOUND of rock / jazz / funk / pop alto saxophone. Every sax player in those genres is still influenced by his sound and style.
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I had the great pleasure of seeing David Sanborn play in Cape Town several years ago. Such beauty and power and finesse
Very sad to hear about David’s passing. His passion and soulful sax will be missed. I am a sax player and he has been a major inspiration and influence on my sax performances for years. Rest in Peace. Jay, thank you for your tribute to a great musician.
Hey, when you hear David, he always makes things better _ and he gave us that to keep... RIP big David, Got you on speed dial buddy. Thank you
Sanborn opened my eyes to what saxophone could be while I was a high school student in the 90s. His playing was so emotive and instantly recognizable, which are qualities that are lacking in most saxophonists. He will be missed.
RIH Mr Sanborn, you were one of the best to ever do it.
Thank you for this beautiful tribute. 😢
A true legend. Inspired so many. His music will continue to become "standards" for years to come.❤❤
What a beautiful tribute!
One of Daves great attributes was his ability to construct a solo by the use of tension and release .He knew exactly at what point to burn with fast passages and when to hold back and I found this skill far more musically satisfying than listening to someone endlessly shredding through bar after bar of hemidemisemiquavers .
I would also like to argue that his solo at the beginning of David Bowie's Young Americans makes it one of the most memorable intros in 70s pop / Soul tracks .
David Sanborn and Bob James with 'Maputo' playing on KTWV The Wave when the station first came on the air. I loved his sound.
The world of alto saxophone will miss you David , may you rest in peace and play on in Heaven. You will never be forgotten and thank you for the great sax music.
One of the greatest saxophonist that ever graced this earth. RIP genious🙏🏾
I saw David several times through the years. The last time I talked to him leaning against his motor home after his concert here in Indianapolis. We talked about reeds. He said to play all of them every week then you know which is your best reed. In a few weeks they might change. So I would keep them numbered. I follies his advice and it gave me confidence to know my reed will take me where I want to go when playing a gig. When I was in high school people said I sounded like David. At the time I didn't know who he was. I checked him out and I related to him as my inspiration all these years. I think back to that moment leaning against his motor home. What I liked about him most was he took the time to help me. He never forgot where he came from. (Very humble beginning in life, having polio, and being in an iron lung). I think a lot of us saxophone players relate to him. He will be greatly missed.
David Sanborn was my first favourite sax player for years through school. His music is a huge part of who i am today. I know this is the case for so many other musicians and music lovers. The world and its people is truly better having had David Sanborn in it.
I will be introducing his best music to all my students this week. So many incredible recordings of his. His legacy will continue, but he will be missed.
RIP.
After seeing and listen his music here in Brazil (some LPs and live shows), hours and hours listening to David Sanborn tracks in my car, on the street with my phones, the feeling is very close to seeing a good friend go...
This human being made me feel great many times with his music, style, and unmistakable timbre of his saxophone...
Me and my friends used to sing his phrases and get emotional sometimes...
I wanna thank all those that supported him to become the musician he is, and was...
Man I loved this man he's had a real soulful distinct sound I know he listened to Hank Crawford RIP You will be missed I saw you jamming once with pharaoh Saunders .
I knew David Sanborn was heading for Stardom after listening to his first album "Taking Off" back in 1975. I was in the 11th grade at the time. I saw him play with Johnny Tropez at the Village Gate in New York City.
DAVID killin' it on PEOPLE,PEOPLE on TOMMY BOLIN debut solo album,TEASER.
Also MARCHING POWDER a fantastic instrumental.
R.I.P. DAVID SANBORN,you most certainly 'made your mark'.
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Legend. I could not get a ticket for the show but I sat outside the venue and enjoyed Sanborn.
Yesterday, I learned of David Sanborn's death, courtesy of BBC Radio via my smartphone. I'm really UPSET about this and want to send my condolences to his wife and family. I have been a deep-seated fan of his music going back to the 1986 "DOUBLE VISION" album he and Bob James conceived. He - along with Grover Washington, Jr., Wilton Felder, Junior Walker, and Clarence Clemens - I rank as one of the GREATEST SAX PLAYERS EVAH. Among my favorite David Sanborn songs are "IT'S YOU" (always makes me tearful, because he played it so, so beautifully) and "MAPUTO."
I also appreciated the presence Sanborn had on FB. He was always courteous and respectful of us, his fans. This is a bitter pill to swallow.
I think "It's You" was the 1st time I ever heard altissimo notes, and had no idea what it was at the time but I found his playing to be so beautiful. It completely shocked me and changed my outlook. A sad day for music.
David, you will always be alive in our musical memories...
R .I P. Mr David Sanborn.......We ❤ed. All Your Music...
Thanks for posting Jay. As said by many other people already, he was an inspiration for me as kid getting started on sax back in elementary school in the '80's. A musical superhero.
DAVID, THIS ONE'S FOR YOU: HOW DOES ONE POSSIBLY THANK YOU FOR SUCH AN ENORMOUS CONTRIBUTION TO THE WORLD OF MUSIC??? The passion you so finely expressed through your musical interpretations, hands down, was, in no uncertain terms, utterly invincible!!! As a self-taught keyboardist & recorder player for 25 years, I've enjoyed collaborating on favorites of mine from a few of your more recent releases, including "Pearl" and "Straight to the Heart" (collaborating with them on soprano recorder as well, with that wind instrument altogether compatible with your harmonies, for which undoubtedly existed a clear affinity for our musical tastes). When reading of the host of other musicians with whom you collaborated over the course of your career, it was therefore no surprise to learn that your choices reflected my own among those with whose music I've devised collaborations on both keyboard & recorder, in the SAME genres in which you participated, as well. My biggest regret remains never having had the opportunity to hear you in person and when learning that your soul had departed from ours just added to the devastation, for me personally, of that reality. I subsequently learned that you were scheduled for a performance at NYC's "Blue Note" next month (June), which, sadly, is now never to be. WHEREVER you are, David, just keep on making that beautiful music of yours as a continuing inspiration to our Universe, will you??? 🎉 😊 ❤
An iconic Legend who will be Missed.
Was teen aged from Hideaway thru Backstreet, SPAC to Carnegie Hall, backstage, used to roam 46/48th and play horns at Ghiardinelli's and Sam Ash. Years ago, I began to lament the twilight of wind instruments in recorded music, but now thinking back on Dave, Hiram, Sugar Bear...and all that "jamming", it's the endearments I had that today's kids, my kids, lack. That hurts. RIP, someone who brought us together.
Oggi una giornata tristissima, non ho le parole giuste per esprimere la mia tristezza ma sicuramente c' e' una stella in più nel cielo ed una in meno sulla nostra terra 😢😢😢😢😢😢😢R I P GRANDE DAVID
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Dave Sanborns Solo at People,People by Tommy Bolin got me started on Sax. David thanks for that and Rest In Peace.