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RIP: David Sanborn Rolling Stone reports... SMOOTH JAZZ SAXOPHONIST David Sanborn, who played on recordings by Stevie Wonder, James Brown, and Carly Simon and performed live with David Bowie and the Rolling Stones, died in Tarrytown, New York, on Sunday afternoon. A rep confirmed the news to Rolling Stone. A message on Sanborn’s social media cited complications after an extended battle with prostate cancer. He was 78. “Mr. Sanborn had been dealing with prostate cancer since 2018 but had been able to maintain his normal schedule of concerts until just recently,” the message said. “Indeed he already had concerts scheduled into 2025.” Earlier this month, Sanborn canceled a number of dates set to take place throughout the rest of May. “For the last weeks I’ve been dealing with unbelievable pain in my spine that prohibited me from walking, let alone playing my horn,” Sanborn wrote in a statement. “We were finally able to diagnose the issue as two stressed fractures in my spine.” He underwent spinal surgery and doctors told him he could recover after taking six to eight weeks off. Sanborn wrote that abandoning the dates was difficult for him: “Playing for all of you, friends, fans, staff, and supporters, is what keeps me alive. You have my assurance that as soon as I’ve healed … I will be back.” He signed off with “heartfelt apologies.”
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That is absolutely terrible news. Like so many people I have enjoyed his playing for years.
Edited. Playing Bob James & David Sanborn "Double Vision". I was working at Camelot Records when this came out in 1986. I know for a fact I sold hundreds of copies of this record. It flew off the shelf. [Edited 5/13/24 17:58pm] | |
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Shockadelica, she must be a witch
She got your mind, body, and soul hitched | |
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Sanborn's contribution to this Dave Stewart song, both on sax and vocals as the male arguer on the second part of the track, is an all time favorite of mine ![]() ![]() ![]() https://m.youtube.com/wat...kxKYDJGAzM A COMPREHENSIVE PRINCE DISCOGRAPHY (work in progress ^^): https://sites.google.com/...scography/ | |
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I first saw him on Letterman back in the 80s. Rest David.🙏 Just Music-No Categories-Enjoy It! | |
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Although Sanborn never copped to being a strictly "Jazz" artist (and I agree), it was his Backstreet album that truly got me into the genre in the early 1980s. I had a college roomate who played the cassette relentlessly. It had such a cool damn sound. I fell in love with it and everything he did back then. My love for his sound culminated when I saw him front a pounding band during the tour to support Chicago Song. With Marcus Miller on bass, it will go down as one of the best concerts I recall. A true legend RIP. | |
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I saw him 3 times live. Once with Ricky Peterson in 1999. The last concert (2016) was really excellent. | |
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