Timeagain

David Sanborn | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (June 3, 2003)
• Original Release Date: June 3, 2003
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Verve
• ASIN: B00008Y4KI
• In-Print Editions: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #57,595 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars One cool cat, June 4, 2003

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William Merrill "eclecticist" (San Antonio, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Timeagain (Audio CD)

(4 & 1/2 stars) This album is being hailed by some as Sanborn's best album in a decade. I agree completely, as all of his unique skills as a sax man are on ample display here. He is supported by an topnotch ensemble, especial vibraphonist Mike Mainieri. And there are some pretty fine tunes too.

Start with the slinky, silky "Comin' Home Baby," a song that subtly weaves itself into your consciousness until you're completely there. David's sax playing is sweet yet tart, effortlessly putting down the notes in just the right places. Add a deluxe vibe solo from Mainieri and some fat lines from Christian McBride, and you have a tremendous opener. On the very next cut David slows things down on "Cristo Redentor," a rich, romantic ballad that features some achingly good sax playing. Most of the album carries on at an equally high level of quality.

I was a little surprised but pleased with one of David's own compositions, a relatively short and lovely piece called "Little Flower." As David plays a simple, Satie-esque piano part (yes, DS on piano), his lithe sax notes dance around gracefully. It's totally enchantment. There's only a single track I have any problem with at all, a mildly flat version of "Tequila." (Pee Wee would not get into it.) Otherwise, this is one superb jazz CD. Two decades on, and the others are still just chasin' Sanborn.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sanborn Again, July 3, 2003

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Maxmike (West Chester, PA USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Timeagain (Audio CD)

What a thrill to hear this master again after a long recording hiatus. This does not disappoint. Sanborn is at his robust,funky best and his supporting cast is top-notch. Russell Malone is the prototype rythym guitar and Mike Manieri performs some the best vibe work since his days with Steps Ahead. Outstanding tracks include Harlem Nocturne and a knock your socks off rendition Of the venerable favorite "Tequila" that you won't recognize at first but then will whistle incessantly.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For Sanborn fans!, June 18, 2003

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Neyetro "Jazzyone" (Atlanta, GA (Austell)) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Timeagain (Audio CD)

Let me start by saying I was excited a couple of weeks ago to find Sanborn with a new disc out. I just received this today via Amazon and believe it or not, finally he's hit his stride again. This is the CD we've been waiting on, and it's definitely one of those discs released partly with the season and time of the year in mind, because this is definitely for chillin' of a warm/hot summer day. It's not unusual for Dave to include a cover on his albums, but this outing is one that has seven (yes 7)covers, which celebrates great songs and timeless tunes penned by other great artist to include Stanley Turrentine, Joni Mitchell, and of course, Stevie Wonder. Pieces that stand out most are, well I can't even do that because I would basically list the entire disc. However, after a couple of listenings, "Delia", "Little Flower"(which is vintage Sanborn), and "Man from Mars" are instant favorites...already! Most notably Man from Mars, which if you added Bob James would a perfect song to put on Double Vision II(wishful thinking). It has a strong vibe which would just fit perfectly on the classic Double Vision album.
Overall, this set does not disappoint at all, and is filled with a very strong supporting cast with two of the most active young jazz muscians around today, Christian McBride and Russell Malone, and then there's the stand-out veterans Steve Gadd and Don Alias who are still marvelous and all four are the core ensemble on every cut along with keybordist Ricky Peterson. Tequila is not as bad as everyone states on here because it is so infectious and so well known, however, I too would have liked to hear Dave wail and improvise a little more on it. With that said, this disc is definitely a 4.5 star effort (I gave 5 to offset the inablity to split stars...hello Amazon staff.) Easily Sanborn's best in at least a decade if not more.