Straight to the Heart (David Sanborn album)

Straight to the Heart is a 1984 album by David Sanborn. The recording won the 1986 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Fusion Performance.

Straight to the Heart
Live album by
Released1984
Recorded1984
Studio
GenreJazz fusion, Smooth Jazz
Length51:01
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerMarcus Miller
David Sanborn chronology
Backstreet
(1982)
Straight to the Heart
(1984)
A Change of Heart
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album with 4 stars and its review by Scott Yanow states: "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

  • Marcus Miller – producer
  • Russ Titelman – executive producer
  • Elliot Scheiner – recording, mixing
  • Paul Brown – additional engineer
  • Guy Charbonneau – additional engineer
  • Marti Robertson – additional engineer
  • Jerry Solomon – additional engineer
  • Joe Arnold – second engineer
  • Cliff Bonnell – second engineer
  • Erika Klein – second engineer
  • Stanley Wallace – second engineer
  • George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound (New York, New York).
  • Gary Gellar – live recording coordinator
  • Mary Melia – production assistant
  • Shirley Klein – album coordinator
  • Laura LiPuma – art direction, design
  • Toshi Kazama – photography

References

  1. Yanow S.Allmusic Review: Straight to the Heart accessed 31 March 2013
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