David Sanborn

David Sanborn is an American saxophonist, most commonly associated with smooth jazz. He was born on July 30, 1945 in Tampa, Florida.

Sanborn, who suffered from polio in his youth, has been a highly regarded session player

David Sanborn is an American saxophonist, most commonly associated with smooth jazz. He was born on July 30, 1945 in Tampa, Florida.

Sanborn, who suffered from polio in his youth, has been a highly regarded session player since the mid 1970s. One of his first professional gigs was as a member of Paul Butterfield's band. One of Sanborn's earliest guest recordings was on David Bowie's "Young Americans". Around this time his output as a session player became prolific and over the next ten years he played with a dazzling array of artists, such as Paul Simon, James Taylor (contributing a memorable solo on the singer's remake of the Marvin Gaye classic "How Sweet It Is"), The Rolling Stones, the Eagles and Stevie Wonder.