David Sanborn

Musician

1945-07-30

Books by David Sanborn

History of New Hampshire, from its first discovery to the year 1830
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Jamey Aebersold Jazz -- David Sanborn Songs, Vol 103
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David Sanborn Collection
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I kinda always wanted to be a tenor player, but I'm a small guy, and tenor was just too big.
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Well, I guess my unease with that is... I'm always a little uneasy with that phrase - smooth jazz, as opposed to what?
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Instrumental music is increasingly marginalized and there's just no outlet, there's no venue for it, in terms of media.
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As a melody instrument player, it's all about getting from one note to the next, and those intervals and how you navigate your way through these vertical structures of chords. You realize that everything's moving forward, and it's all linear.
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Its all about finding the right note at the right place and knowing when to leave well enough alone. And that's a lifelong quest.
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