Straight to the Heart (David Sanborn album)

Straight to the Heart
Live album by
ReleasedOctober 2, 1984
Recorded1984
Studio
GenreJazz fusion, smooth jazz
Length51:01
LabelWarner Bros.
ProducerMarcus Miller
David Sanborn chronology
Backstreet
(1983)
Straight to the Heart
(1984)
A Change of Heart
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

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

Reception

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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

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  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

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Production

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  • 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

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  1. ^ a b Yanow S.AllMusic Review: Straight to the Heart accessed 31 March 2013
  2. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1255. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.