DAVID SANBORN – BACKSTREET LP – Nr MINT A2/B1 JAZZ

David Sanborn – Backstreet
(Warner Bros Records  1983  9239061)
Matrix No’s: A2/B1

Sleeve in Excellent/Very Good+ condition
– some wear to edges & sticker mark in top right corner

Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
 

David Sanborn (born July 30, 1945) is an American alto saxophonist. Though Sanborn has worked in many genres, his solo recordings typically blend jazz with instrumental pop and R&B. He released his first solo album Taking Off in 1975, but has been playing the saxophone since before he was in high school. Sanborn has also worked extensively as a session musician, notably on David Bowie’s Young Americans (1975).

One of the most commercially successful American saxophonists to earn prominence since the 1980s, Sanborn is described by critic Scott Yannow as “the most influential saxophonist on pop, R&B, and crossover players of the past 20 years.” Sanborn is often identified with radio-friendly smooth jazz. However, Sanborn has expressed a disinclination for both the genre itself and his association with it.

In his career, Sanborn has released 24 albums, won six Grammy Awards and has had eight gold albums and one platinum album. He continues to be one of the most highly active musicians of his genre.

Backstreet is a 1982 album by David Sanborn.

Track listing

1. “I Told U So” (Sanborn, Hiram Bullock)
2. “When You Smile at Me” (Sanborn)
3. “Believer” (Marcus Miller)
4. “Backstreet” (Sanborn)
5. “A Tear for Crystal” (Sanborn, Marcus Miller)
6. “Bum’s Cathedral” (Sanborn, Michael Colina)
7. “Blue Beach” (Sanborn, Marcus Miller)
8. “Neither One of Us (Wants to Be the First to Say Goodbye)” (Jim Weatherly)

Guest vocalist: Luther Vandross