Musician who played sax solo on Young Americans and released a series of Grammy-winning albums dies from prostate cancer
David Sanborn, the Grammy-winning saxophonist whose expressive versatility across jazz and pop also made him a sought-after session player for tracks such as David Bowie’s Young Americans, has died aged 78.stated he died from “an extended battle with prostate cancer with complications. Mr Sanborn had been dealing with prostate cancer since 2018, but had been able to maintain his normal schedule of concerts until just recently. Indeed he already had concerts scheduled into 2025.
Sanborn began picking up session work with a series of 1970s stars. He played the debonair yet untamed solo on Young Americans as David Bowie sought to move into funk and R&B, with Sanborn later remembering: “There was no lead guitar, so I played the role of lead guitar. I was all over that record.” Sanborn also played live with Bowie, and can be heard on the classic David Live album in 1974, including on flute.
In the 1980s his solo career took off with a series of albums that blended the smoother side of jazz with R&B, including with guest vocalists such as Luther Vandross. His sixth solo album Voyeur, in 1981, was the first of five successive No 1 hits on the US jazz album chart. 1981 also brought his first Grammy win, with Sanborn eventually earning six wins from 16 nominations.
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