The Best of David Sanborn [IMPORT]

David Sanborn

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 8, 1994)
• Original Release Date: November 8, 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Warner Bros UK
• ASIN: B000002MUY
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #31,945 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Defininately David Sanborn's Hits, October 7, 1999

By A Customer

It's great that I'm the first one to write a review about this- it could set a standard. I think I can distinguish David Sanborn's voice on his saxophone(s) on a song I never heard before than any other saxophonist. That's saying a lot. I think Sanborn may be "the" best contemporary saxophonist today. With the hit, soon-to-become-classic, "Chicago Song," you pretty much got a good album already. There are so many good tracks that I made my favorite song a tie between "Let's Just Say Goodbye" and "Carly's Song." I particular like Buzzy Feiten's guitar-playing on the former, and on "Carly's Song," David plays his heart out and the vocals are strikingly melodic and mellow. Others to keep your ear fine-tuned to, that you might have heard on the radio, is "The Dream," "Slam," "Lesley Ann, and "As We Speak." A very nice album, with or without the aforementioned songs.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars overproduced, November 17, 1999

By A Customer

I have been a fan of David Sanborn since the 60's when he was in Paul butterfield's blues band. I also saw him live at Fox Theatre in St. Louis a few years ago. His version of "Soul Serenade", accompanied by Robben Ford and Ricky Peterson was a near religious experience for me. Unfortunately, nearly all of his albums are overproduced, canned drum songs that are nearly indistinguishable from each other. Remember a few years ago when he would appear on The David Letterman Show? He teamed with Paul Shaffer's group to do versions of older tunes such as "Heartbreak Hotel", "Pretty woman", and assorted James Brown songs. This, in my opinion, was David Sanborn at his best. I think he is the finest alto sax player alive. I just fervently wish that he would make just one album of old soul and rock songs with a small. live group. Can you imagine Sanborn's versions of songs such as"Heartbreak Hotel", "Natural Woman"(Aretha Franklin), "Shotgun", and "What Does It Take?"(Jr. Walker). I do believe such an effort would be a tremendous artistic and commercial success. Are you listening David?

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars PRETTY DISAPPOINTED, December 22, 2001

By	Hans Boos (Dresden, Germany) - See all my reviews

I love musicians who talk through their instruments. On KENNY LOGGINS' VOX HUMANA-Album there was that heart-touching SAX-Solo which is still, after all the years, giving me goose-pimples. It was the first time I recognized DAVID SANBORN. Since I was looking for something else than GROOVER WASHINGTON Jr. or SPYRO GYRA (there is not much of market for that kind of music here) I bought this BEST OF... and could find only a little bit of that soul in LESLEY ANN and CARLY'S SONG. The rest is average. Maybe there is more to find in his other albums - I will find out.