David Sanborn

David Sanborn is an American saxophonist, most commonly associated with smooth jazz. He was born on July 30, 1945 in Tampa, Florida.

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American - Saxophonist - Smooth jazz - July 30 - 1945 - Tampa, Florida

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Sanborn, who suffered from polio in his youth, has been a highly regarded session player since the mid 1970s, and one of his earliest guest recordings was on David Bowie's "Young Americans". Around this time his output as a session player became prolific and over the next ten years he played with a dazzling array of artists, such as Paul Simon, James Taylor (contributing a memorable solo on the singer's remake of the Marvin Gaye classic "How sweet it is"), The Rolling Stones, the Eagles and Stevie Wonder.

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1970s - David Bowie

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In the late 1980s he was regular guest member of Paul Shaffer's band on Late Night with David Letterman. Around the same time, he co-hosted a late-night music show on NBC with Jools Holland. The show, "Night Music" drew Sanborn together with many famed musicians, such as Miles Davis, Lou Reed, Santana, Curtis Mayfield, the list goes on.

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1980s - Paul Shaffer - Late Night with David Letterman - NBC - Jools Holland

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Throughout his career, Sanborn has skirted the edges of free jazz: In his youth he studied with Roscoe Mitchell and Julius Hemphill, and performed on Tim Berne's Diminutive Mysteries, dedicated to Hemphill. His 1991 album Another Hand, produced by Hal Willner, features Charlie Haden, Jack DeJohnette, Bill Frisell, Marc Ribot, and various other players not usually associated with smooth jazz.

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Free jazz - Roscoe Mitchell - Julius Hemphill - Tim Berne - 1991 - Hal Willner - Charlie Haden - Jack DeJohnette - Bill Frisell - Marc Ribot

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In television, Sanborn is well-known for his sax solo in the theme song for the NBC hit drama L.A. Law. He has also dabbled in writing for film, contributing to such scores as Lethal Weapon and Scrooged.

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The Official Community of David Sanborn: http://www.davidsanborn.com

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Italian Community - Fan Club (ITALY): http://it.groups.yahoo.com/group/david-sanborn/

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