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David Sanborn

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BluesJazzRhythm and blues

David Sanborn is a Blues and Jazz act. Their catalogue also touches Rhythm and blues. Their sound grew out of Al Jarreau, Fats Domino, Little Richard, Michael Brecker and Marcus Miller. Those roots explain a lot about how David Sanborn arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin, Brian Culbertson, George Benson and The Crusaders, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Brian Culbertson, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Aretha Franklin and Sting, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 43 connections around David Sanborn, reaching back through Al Jarreau and forward to Brian Culbertson. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.

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Roots — what shaped themLegacy — who they shapedKindred — same orbit
David SanbornAl JarreauFats DominoLittle RichardMichael BreckerMarcus MillerOmar HakimAaron NevilleTower of PowerBrian CulbertsonStevie WonderBruce SpringsteenAretha FranklinStingJames BrownGeorge BensonCarly SimonLee RitenourDave GrusinBrian CulbertsonGeorge BensonThe CrusadersNathan EastMarcus MillerPatti Austin

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David Sanborn connections

David Sanborn grew out of Al Jarreau, Fats Domino, Little Richard and Michael Brecker, shares an orbit with Lee Ritenour, Dave Grusin, Brian Culbertson and George Benson, went on to shape Brian Culbertson, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen and Aretha Franklin. 43 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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