David Sanborn
David Sanborn
David Sanbornis an American alto saxophonist. Though Sanborn has worked in many genres, his solo recordings typically blend jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He released his first solo album Taking Off in 1975, but has been playing the saxophone since before he was in high school. Sanborn has also worked extensively as a session musician, notably on David Bowie's Young Americans...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionSaxophonist
Date of Birth30 July 1945
CityTampa, FL
CountryUnited States of America
And consequently there's not a lot of artist development, very little encouragement to take chances on anything, to do anything new or different. Same old, same old.
I love working with these guys. But I certainly don't begrudge them when they want to go off and do their own stuff.
I'm trying to kind of keep my mind a blank for a while, and just see what filters in, and be non-specific about what I listen to.
I'm just saying that the basic concept of creative freedom and growth creatively is a continuous process.
I'm one of those people that wants to bring a lot of disparate elements together.