Straight to the Heart (David Sanborn album)

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Straight to the Heart
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Live album by
ReleasedOctober 2, 1984
Recorded1984
Studio
Genre Jazz fusion, smooth jazz
Length51:01
Label Warner Bros.
Producer Marcus Miller
David Sanborn chronology
Backstreet
(1983)
Straight to the Heart
(1984)
A Change of Heart
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Straight to the Heart is a 1984 album by David Sanborn. It was recorded before a live studio audience and had performances of songs recorded on previous David Sanborn albums. The recording won the 1986 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance.

Contents

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow stated: "With bassist Marcus Miller acting as producer and some memorable tunes being performed (most notably 'Hideaway' and 'Straight to the Heart'), this is one of altoist David Sanborn's better R&B-ish recordings. Joined by keyboardist Don Grolnick, guitarist Hiram Bullock, bassist Miller, drummer Buddy Williams and various guest musicians, Sanborn sounds fairly inspired and is in top form." [1]

Track listing

  1. "Hideaway" (Sanborn) 6:37
  2. "Straight to the Heart" (Marcus Miller) (live version) 4:57
  3. "Run for Cover" (Marcus Miller) 6:28
  4. "Smile" (Coleridge Taylor Perkinson) 10:25
  5. "Lisa" (Sanborn) (live version) 5:05
  6. "Love & Happiness" (Al Green, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges) (live version) 6:32
  7. "Lotus Blossom" (Don Grolnick) (live version) 6:50
  8. "One Hundred Ways" (Tony Coleman, Kathy Wakefield, Benjamin Wright) 4:07

Personnel


Production

References

  1. 1 2 Yanow S.AllMusic Review: Straight to the Heart accessed 31 March 2013
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1255. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.