{"id":29501,"date":"2024-05-13T18:03:53","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T18:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/grammy-winning-saxophonist-david-sanborn-dead-at-78\/"},"modified":"2024-05-13T18:03:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-13T18:03:53","slug":"grammy-winning-saxophonist-david-sanborn-dead-at-78","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lascrucestoday.com\/101gold\/grammy-winning-saxophonist-david-sanborn-dead-at-78\/","title":{"rendered":"Grammy-winning saxophonist David Sanborn dead at 78"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3.amazonaws.com\/syndication.abcaudio.com\/files\/2024-05-13\/Getty_DavidSanborn_051324.jpg\" alt><figcaption>Scott Legato\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Grammy-winning saxophonist <strong>David Sanborn<\/strong> passed away May 12, according to a post on his <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/davidsanbornofficial\/posts\/pfbid02BwVQLQMzNYawsnoqEanPMBtPjwFD9iT7nCnD4WwzXVfPKYG4PTRgjn62RwHgX3Sl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span class=\"s1\"><strong>Facebook account<\/strong><\/span><\/a><span class=\"s1\">. He was 78.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cIt is with sad and heavy hearts that we convey to you the loss of internationally renowned, 6 time Grammy Award-winning, saxophonist, David Sanborn,\u201d read the post,\u00a0which revealed that he\u00a0died \u201cafter an extended battle with prostate cancer with complications.\u201d<\/span>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cMr. Sanborn had been dealing with prostate cancer since 2018, but had been able to maintain his normal schedule of concerts until just recently,\u201d the post continued. \u201cIndeed he already had concerts scheduled into 2025.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cDavid Sanborn was a seminal figure in contemporary pop and jazz music. It has been said that he &#8216;put the saxophone back into Rock \u2019n Roll,'&#8221; the post concludes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Sanborn, an alto saxophonist, was well known not only in the jazz world, but in pop, rock and R&amp;B, as well. He released his first album, <\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">Taking Off<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">, in 1975, which landed in the top 20 on the <\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">Billboard<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\"> Jazz Albums chart. He went on to win six Grammy Awards, and earn eight Gold albums and one Platinum album.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Sanborn performed and recorded\u00a0with a whole host of musicians, including <strong>David Bowie\u00a0<\/strong>on <\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">Young Americans<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">;\u00a0<strong>James Taylor<\/strong> on four albums, including the <\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">Gorilla<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\"> song \u201cHow Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)\u201d; and <strong>Eric Clapton<\/strong> on the soundtrack to the movie <\/span><em><span class=\"s1\">Lethal Weapon<\/span><\/em><span class=\"s1\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Other artists he recorded with include\u00a0<strong>The Who<\/strong>&#8216;s\u00a0<strong>Roger Daltrey<\/strong>, <strong>Stevie Wonder<\/strong>, <strong>Paul Simon<\/strong>, <strong>Bruce<\/strong> <strong>Springsteen<\/strong>, <strong>Elton John<\/strong>, <strong>Carly Simon<\/strong>, <strong>Billy Joel<\/strong>, <strong>Steely Dan<\/strong>, <strong>James Brown<\/strong>,\u00a0<strong>The Rolling Stones<\/strong>, <strong>Grateful Dead <\/strong>and the\u00a0<strong>Eagles<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Copyright \u00a9 2024, ABC Audio. 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