Remembering David Sanborn | Letterman

A look back at a couple of David's many appearances with Dave and Paul.
(From "Late Night," air date: 4/2/87, 4/16/87)

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[curtmagee]

RIP David Sandborn was truly an amazing Sax player!

[production]

I was there for that show.. I had worked on that song with Marcus Miller and he asked me to come in to program the synthesizes to get the sounds that we got on the record.. we had a blast hanging with the band… great song and David will be severely missed.. a true icon.. I did four albums with him… nobody will ever sound like him..

[alanzeleznikar]

David Sanborn and The World's Most Dangerous Band were always fantastic. The song they played in the clip showcases everyone's talents. Just great.

[Bernstorm]

I immediately came here when I heard the news. Thanks for paying tribute to him. Sorry for your loss.

[ledonwissner]

A most iconic, passionate Jazz musician! He raised the bar! You will be greatly missed, David Sanborn! Rest with the angels, Sir.

[MarkChocolate]

This hurts. I always loved his music & style of playing. He was in my top 3 favorite saxophonists list. One of my regrets in life now, will be that I didn't see him live, in the late '80's, when I had multiple opportunities. R.I.P. Sir, thank you for sharing your gift & your music with the world. You will be greatly missed. Condolences to his wife and son. 🎷💔

[Zolar_Czackl]

Letterman exposed me to Sanborn and I became a lifelong fan. R.I.P.

[tamrasmith]

What an amazing talent. He will be missed. 😢

[judyholland]

Sad news indeed, he was a late night staple back in the day. Thank you to Don "The Donz" Giller for all this Letterman archive footage!❤

[privatepenguin]

R.I.P. David - nobody was cooler in the 80s. I recall David often sitting in with the band each and every week. What a great musician.

[bw]

Thanks for the tribute, Mr. Letterman you are still a class act.

[Azegreen]

The dream and chicago will forever take me to late nights in my childhood. On my bed looking down at the CD, with headsets plugged into a cd player, dreaming of playing like David one day. He was my childhood hero. Rest in peace.

[keefriff]

What a great saxophonist. Whenever I see his name, I immediately think of the Lethal Weapon films...his work with Clapton was terrific and gave those films such a cool, unique vibe.

RIP, my man.

[musicalintelligence]

Merci M. Letterman and your team for supporting musicians so fervently throughout those years. Watching Sanborn on thursday nights was always a treat for me.

[LarryGonzalez]

Like it was yesterday. Mr. Sanborn, you made the years pass by so smoothly. Thank you for that, and all the great music. RIP sir.💐☮🙏💔

[gregoryadamo]

Seeing David Sanborn perform was on my list, and I finally did last August at the Keystone Korner-Baltimore. It was a wonderful evening from an artist making great music at 78.

[carolynwilson]

Omg, what a sad announcement. I saw this man every chance I got, he was without a doubt my favorite sax player. I remember the first time I saw him was in San Francisco at the Filmore where he first got his start. When he played Straight To The Heart, he got down on his knees and every woman in the audience got up off her feet. It was like that saxophone was talking to us. You rest easy now Mr Sanborn, your journey is complete. You will live on through your incredible music.

[johnfronza]

A lot of people don't understand how complicated this music is. He will be missed.

[johncornell]

Great person and musician. He will be missed. Thanks Dave!

[stevenjones]

My favorite memory of David Sanborn is with the Worlds Most Dangerous Band. They performed "Memphis Soul Stew" on Late Night. An immense talent that is a great loss to the music world.