Straight to the Heart (David Sanborn album)

Straight to the Heart
Live album by David Sanborn
Released	1984
Recorded	1984
Genre	Jazz fusion, Smooth Jazz
Length	51:01
Label	Warner Bros.
Producer	Marcus Miller
David Sanborn chronology
Backstreet (1982) Straight to the Heart (1984) A Change of Heart (1987)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

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

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

• David Sanborn - alto saxophone, keyboards
• Marcus Miller - bass, synthesiser, vocals
• Hiram Bullock - guitar
• Don Grolnick - keyboards
• Michael Brecker - tenor saxophone
• Randy Brecker - trumpet
• John Faddis - trumpet
• Buddy Williams – drums
• Ralph MacDonald - percussion
• Michael White – percussion
• Hamish Stuart - vocals
• Lani Groves - vocals
• Frank Floyd - vocals
• Vivian Cherry - vocals

References