Another Hand

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Another Hand
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Studio album by
David Sanborn
Released1991
StudioMaster Sound (Astoria, New York); The Power Station and Electric Lady Studios (New York City, New York)
Genre Jazz
Label Elektra Musician [1]
Producer Hal Willner, Marcus Miller
David Sanborn chronology
Close-Up
(1988)		Another Hand
(1991)		 Upfront
(1992)

Another Hand is an album by the American saxophonist David Sanborn, released in 1991. [2] [3]

Contents

Another Hand peaked at No. 170 on the Billboard 200. [4] The album and the title track were nominated for Grammy Awards, in the "Best Jazz Instrumental Performance, Group" and "Best Jazz Instrumental Solo" categories. [5]

Production

The album was produced by Hal Willner and Marcus Miller. [6] The guitarists Marc Ribot and Bill Frisell, the drummer Jack DeJohnette, and the pianist Mulgrew Miller were among the many musicians who contributed to the album. [7] Syd Straw provided vocals on the cover version of the Velvet Underground's "Jesus". [8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Calgary Herald C− [10]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [11]
Entertainment Weekly B [12]
MusicHound R&B: The Essential Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [13]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]

Entertainment Weekly deemed the album "the first Sanborn record to extend beyond his ever-popular R&B-fusion style and really suggest his broad tastes." [12] The Wall Street Journal thought that Bill Frisell's "moody, rubbery guitar sets the tone for a project that permits Sanborn to stretch beyond the saccharine jazz-pop for which he is adored." [15]

The Washington Post wrote: "Often vilified for his fashionable fusion and general sense of accommodation, Sanborn surprised his severest critics with the cinematic sweep of this straight-ahead jazz and blues-inflected album." [16] The Calgary Herald opined that "the kind of icy jazz noodling that David Sanborn favors sets a mind wanderin' to more interesting places." [10] The Indianapolis Star noted that "some of the music cultivates a 'sound' more intently than it explores the individualism of the players, but this will keep the pop contingent of Sanborn's fans happy." [1]

AllMusic wrote that "there's nothing shallow or contrived about the album, an exploratory, heartfelt effort generally defined by his introspective, soulsearching improvisations." [9]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."First Song"5:23
2."Monica Jane"5:30
3."Come to Me, Nina"5:28
4."Hobbies"4:59
5."Another Hand"6:45
6."Jesus"3:35
7."Weird from One Step Beyond"6:14
8."Cee"2:26
9."Medley: Prayers for Charlie from the Devil at Four O'clock /The Lonely from the Twilight Zone"12:21
10."Dukes & Counts"5:32

Personnel

Production

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  2. ↑ "David Sanborn Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 2021-04-15. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  3. ↑ Gilbert, Ruth (Aug 12, 1991). "Hot Line". New York. Vol. 24, no. 31. p. 25.
  4. ↑ "David Sanborn". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2021-09-27. Retrieved 2021-09-27.
  5. ↑ "David Sanborn". Grammy Awards. November 23, 2020. Archived from the original on September 27, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Album Reviews — Another Hand by David Sanborn". Billboard. Vol. 103, no. 30. Jul 27, 1991. p. 66.
  7. ↑ Levesque, Roger (25 Aug 1991). "Jazz; Record Reviews". Edmonton Journal. p. C2.
  8. ↑ McLeese, Don (27 Aug 1991). "David Sanborn Another Hand". Austin American-Statesman. p. D6.
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  11. ↑ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 241.
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  14. ↑ The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 618.
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