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Timeagain | 
| Artist: David Sanborn
Label: Verve
Category: Music
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Rating:  20 reviews
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 4.9 x 0.5
MPN: 065578
UPC: 044006557823
EAN: 0044006557823
Release Date: June 3, 2003
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| Tracks:
| • | Comin' Home Baby - David Sanborn, Dorough, Bob | | • | Cristo Redentor - David Sanborn, Pearson, Duke | | • | Harlem Nocturne - David Sanborn, Hagen, Earle | | • | Man from Mars - David Sanborn, Mitchell, Joni | | • | Isn't She Lovely - David Sanborn, Wonder, Stevie | | • | Sugar - David Sanborn, Turrentine, Stanley | | • | Tequila - David Sanborn, Rio, Chuck | | • | Little Flower - David Sanborn, Sanborn, David | | • | Spider B. - David Sanborn, Sanborn, David | | • | Delia - David Sanborn, Sanborn, David |
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Amazon.com
It's not hyperbole to say that this is Sanborn's best record since his Warner Brothers heyday of the '80s. The same can be said of the quality of the musicians gathered for the alto saxophonist's first album for Verve. The material may be the best he's ever assembled, with many cover tunes that are singularly identified with other artists, yet he redefines them. None of those words are meant to disparage those Grammy-winning gold albums of yore, it just his high standards have been magnified many fold on these 10 tracks. From the absolutely smoke-any-kind-of groove all-star band featuring a wailing Russell Malone on guitar, Christian McBride on bass, Mike Mainieri from Steps Ahead on vibes, and Sanborn's longtime keyboard player, Ricky Peterson, to the sterling arrangements of re-imaged classics, including Stevie Wonder's "Isn't She Lovely" done as a ballad and the timeless "Harlem Nocturne" spiced with world music overtones, this record sparkles. "Comin' Home Baby" and "Christo Redentor," songs made famous in the '60s by Herbie Mann and Donald Byrd respectively, are interpreted with such passion and fire, it's as if the melodies have belonged to Sanborn the whole time. His exquisite alto tone shines throughout the proceedings, and Malone just shows off on "Sugar," and one of three Sanborn originals, "Spider B." --Mark Ruffin
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| Customer Reviews: Read 15 more reviews...
 David Sanborn CD January 10, 2007
L. M. Winters (Gardena, CA USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
How can you go wrong. CD is great. Thank you
Masterpiece August 1, 2005
Six Foot Productions (Charlotte, North Carolina)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This album is nothing short of a masterpiece. Dave Sanborn's energy is felt through his sax on each audition.
 OLD, TIRED AND BORING December 2, 2004
DISAPPOINTED IN DETROIT (DETROIT)
7 out of 15 found this review helpful
David Sanborn used to be a great saxophone player. A lot of people, including myself are probably asking themselves "What happened?" Well, I will tell you what happened to David Sanborn.
He stopped trying. He stopped caring about the quality of music he records. The music on this CD is nothing but senseless under-expression. Everyone knows what Sanborn is capable of and we haven't heard it since 1992, with the exception of "Pearls" which is some of his best work. Even Miles Davis' music in the mid-1970's is better than this. And at that time Davis was playing 2 notes at a time.
I have a question? Why is David Sanborn, in his current
condition, recording for Verve? Wasn't Verve, at one time, known for great musicians like Stan Getz, Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie...among many others? Sanborn used to be a great musician, but I think unworthy at this point to be ranked among the greats who recorded for Verve.
More criticism? Sure, why not...Sanborn is playing a different kind of mouthpiece than he did in the 80's. This mouthpiece makes him sound 10 times brighter and a thousand times
more shallow. Not just that but the recording techniques used here seem almost too "dense"..no echo effects, everything sounds clumped together. Technically and musically, every single song on "TimeAgain" is ultra-bright, slow and mediocre. The rhythm section Sanborn is using here is way too tired and worn-out. There are no real standouts on this album, including Sanborn himself. The music is just so boring and simple. Not simple as in less is more, but in "I just don't care about music anymore" simple. I think they must have thrown this project together at the last minute which is somewhat baffling since it now takes Sanborn nearly 3 years (on average) to record an album.
You'd think with all that time to spare, Sanborn would be creating masterpieces. Lately it seems to be the nature of the beast. Sanborn's last 2 albums (Songs from the Night Before and Inside) were absolute "throw-togethers" so why should "TimeAgain" be any different? It seems to be the way Sanborn does things these days.
What's next? "David Sanborn Plays His Polka Favorites"?
David Sanborn's whole image is becoming "soft", "old" and "boring". He's not experimenting with anything exciting anymore. His recording career is faultering in front of his eyes and his fans know it. Sooner or later, he'll end up recording for some no-name label and playing small local dives if he continues on the path he is going. It's really a shame since he has the potential to play as good if not better than
(let's say) 1984 when he released "Straight to the Heart". Listen to Sanborn play "Sunrise Gospel" on the Heart to Heart album, then ask yourself if he is the same sax player or not.
Should you buy this album? It's up to you. If you're looking to hear the real David Sanborn, I'll bet you'll probably be very disappointed. Just as disappointed as I was. I think a lot of his fans are disappointed not only with his music these days,
but disappointed with his current playing...
and above all, very disappointed in him.
a terrific listen for any real smooth jazz fan July 22, 2004
Nicholas Wilczynski (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
David Sanborn created a sound in the 70's where there were few alto players who had that degree of spice and edge. When he was a studio player (known as "Dave Sanborn"), he lent his inimitable sound to pop artists such as Michael Franks... the 80's went by and he set the standard for smooth jazz saxophone edge, bite, and chops. If you played smooth jazz at the time, everyone wanted to know if you had the "Sanborn Edge." When the 90's came, he started to face more direct competition from Gerald Albright, Art Porter, Marc Russo, etc, which caused Sanborn to experiment more. People's reviews that pan those albums are missing the point; when an artist expands the focus of their art, they will end up making a few projects that will thrill a few more than others. There's no denying that his version (with Cassandra Wilson) of Daydreamin' is incredible (from Inside), but the rest of the album doesn't thrill me... although I have friends who like the rest of that album more than they like Daydreamin'... artistic experimentation will do that! So when he landed on this concept, flaunting that when one has played as long as he has, one can choose from a limitless songbook and, through re-arrangement and careful, original, treatment, create an album of original, though familiar songs... how can you not be blown away? Sanborn plays "Isn't She Lovely" as if he wrote an entirely new song... and it definitely feels like a new song. Although it seems that the previous reviews have panned "Tequila," he definitely took the song a new direction, and that's commendable. From my perspective, there's not a misfire on the entire project, and it's just more evidence that Sanborn will someday be recognized as the Charlie Parker of smooth jazz / instrumental pop.
 Whats going on Mr Sanborn? June 21, 2004
Hippo (Australia)
0 out of 10 found this review helpful
When I looked at this album first thing that captuered my eye was the songs played in this album! their were 'Harlem nocturne' and 'Tequila', this two songs are commonly played by the bigner sax players, maybe its because this album is dedicated to his san, I also played this two songs when I was at high school. Any way I was very excited to hear my favorite sax player playing this common songs, I was bit disapointed on 'Harlem nocturne' but 'Tequila' Rocked!!! It is fun to play and fun to listen to. Over all I was very unhappy with this album, I thought if he was going to make this album like week very Jazzy fusion he should of made it full-on Jazz(Crazy one like Johncoltrane). That way it atract more media, I wated for 3 or 4 years for this album and it was only this, very disapointed, very very disapointed.
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