Here and Gone @ richardeward.com

Here and Gone
by David Sanborn
from Decca U.S.

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

• His best in recent times?
  I know alto saxophonist David Sanborn has his critics. Put him on after listening to a Kenny Garret CD and it's easy to see why. He's not exactly hardcore.
  But I like him. His music was part of my introduction to contemporary jazz (or jazz fusion as it was called back then), so many years ago and I've been a fan ever since. This album, produced by Phil Ramone and inspired by Hank Crawford, is a nice set of blues-influenced songs and with a big band line-up like the one he has here: Steve Gadd on drums;... more info

• Bringing It All Back Home
  On this well thought out release, David Sanborn's soulful, roots-based, and grooving Decca debut, Here & Gone, the six-time Grammy winner becomes the fourth (known to me) artist (John Scofield's That's What I Say, Maceo Parker's Roots and Grooves, and Fathead Newman's I Remember Brother Ray) to pay homage to the genius, Ray Charles. Sanborn's approach to Brother Ray is not all that apparent and obvious, as he makes deeper connections to one of his own early influences, that being Hank Crawford, who was... more info

• David is King!
  David's latest is irrefutable proof of his virtuosity. His talent is incomparable. After meeting him in person and chatting with him recently, his humility is refreshing. What a great person!

• Great sax playing
  As always, David Sanborn's sax playing is without compare. He is a master of technique that is able to etch a considerable amount of emotion and character into everything he plays. My big beef with this disc is that it seems watered down. Most of the things I enjoy about a Sanborn disk, rhythmic, musical and tonal complexity are, for the most part, absent from this disk. The guest appearances are great, especially Sam Moore, who absolutely knocks it out of the park. But for the most part, this disk just... more info

Tracks:

1. St. Louis Blues
2. Brother Ray
3. I'm Gonna Move To The Outskirts Of Town
4. Basin Street Blues
5. Stoney Lonesome
6. I Believe It To My Soul
7. What Will I Tell My Heart
8. Please Send Me Someone To Love
9. I've Got News For You

Similar Products: