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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 | ||||
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| Released | October 2,1984 | |||
| Recorded | 1984 | |||
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| Genre | Jazz fusion, smooth jazz | |||
| Length | 51:01 | |||
| Label | Warner Bros. | |||
| Producer | Marcus Miller | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
Reception edit
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 edit
- "Hideaway" (Sanborn) – 6:37
- "Straight to the Heart" (Marcus Miller) (live version) – 4:57
- "Run for Cover" (Marcus Miller) – 6:28
- "Smile" (Coleridge Taylor Perkinson) – 10:25
- "Lisa" (Sanborn) (live version) – 5:05
- "Love & Happiness" (Al Green, Mabon "Teenie" Hodges) (live version) – 6:32
- "Lotus Blossom" (Don Grolnick) (live version) – 6:50
- "One Hundred Ways" (Tony Coleman, Kathy Wakefield, Benjamin Wright) – 4:07
Personnel edit
- David Sanborn – alto saxophone
- Don Grolnick – keyboards
- Marcus Miller – synthesizers, bass guitar, backing vocals
- Hiram Bullock – guitars, backing vocals
- Buddy Williams – drums
- Errol "Crusher" Bennett – percussion (2)
- Ralph MacDonald – percussion (3, 5, 8)
- Michael White – percussion (6)
- Michael Brecker – tenor saxophone (8)
- Randy Brecker – trumpet (8)
- Jon Faddis – trumpet (8)
- Hamish Stuart – lead vocals (6)
- Vivian Cherry – backing vocals (8)
- Frank Floyd – backing vocals (8)
- Lani Groves – backing vocals (8)
Production edit
- Russ Titelman – executive producer
- Marcus Miller – 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 edit
- ^ a b Yanow S.AllMusic Review: Straight to the Heart accessed 31 March 2013
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1255. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.