"I was intially motivated to purchase this David Sanborn classic due to the Detroit area local jazz station regular play of Sanborn's cd "Songs from the night before" song "Rikky". That is a very relaxing,senual and sexy song piece, so I became compelled to purchase the entire cd. I was not disappointed. I have been an avid listerner to David Sanborn since his collaboration cd with Bob James '1986 cd "Double Vison". Double vision is a true classic that really open up the entire diminsion of Jazz music for me and at the time I was only 14 years old. Now my interest in Jazz has increased tremendously and I would absolutely love, love to see Sanborn in concert!!!! I beleive it would be an great experience. I truly percieve David Sanborn as a "legend"....."
A captivating, sensuous CD!!
laneranch | 06/11/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)
"David once again takes jazz to another level. This CD will take you out of the world you are in and to ecstasy. This entire CD is so great that I had to play it over and over. Sit back, relax, and get ready for a great experience with David."
Songs From The Night Before
laneranch | Juniper Hills Ca. | 02/02/2003
(5 out of 5 stars)
"THIS ONE'S A KEEPER especially if you like good old funky blues, (and I do), this album will get you movin'. It's rare to buy a CD and like all the selections but on this one I do.
Track 3 "RIKKI" is soulfully beautiful for just blissful
listening.
Track 4 This was a big hit for the late, great Eddy Harris
and if you have the guts to follow Harris's sax on
"LISTEN HERE" you just better be David Sanborn.
And then of course there's Track 5 "SPOOKY" and it just doesn't get any better than that. It's classic R&B Sanborn.
Track 6 "MISSING YOU" Once again we slow the tempo for an incredible blues. He pours his soul into this rendition and again demonstrates his amazing command of the alto sax. I can get lost in this one.I do think my favorite is the final track "SOUTHERN EXPOSURE". It has that "get down" funky feel that Sanborn does so well and nobody else can match---guaranteed to get you up and goin'!
Four final words of wisdom BUY IT AND ENJOY!"
Sandborn more or less in fine form
Kurt Olav Helle | Lonevåg, Osteroy Norway | 02/07/2006
(3 out of 5 stars)
"David Sanborn give`s you "nightlife music", that`s for sure.
The music all through this CD is sometimes funky, sometimes very melancholic, and if you mix this musical
ingridient`s together it can create`s "minor masterpieces".
On this one there some glimmering inbetween the different tracks. Track 1 Relativity has a steady rythmic beat, with a Sandborn saxophone "funky" and "talkative" in a way. A good beginning. Track 2 D.S.P is more melancholic, with a crackling beginning, which sound`s like a vinyl record, at it`s start. It`s slowmoving and has a certain quality, helped by Sandborn saxophone once again. Track 3 Rikke, bring`s you in a romantic mood, with very effective use of somekind
of muffeld syntheseisers, and once again Sandborn saxopohne talk to your`e soul. 4. Listen here. Well, this is a letdown in a way, but the funny thing is that this song talk to you in a way, and say`s :Listen here, with just the help of the different instruments. Track 5 Spooky. It has a very effective rythmic beat, that make`s youre feet move to the beat.
Track 6 Missing you, cries out in a way, and you can feel the mood Sandborne is in when he play`s this one. Track 7 Rumpelstiltskin, is a funky melody, with a very rythmic beat that would "jazz" you up in a way. Track 8 Infant Eyes, is to slooooow, and is nice to sleep in to, but as a musical wakeup call, it`s not. Track 9 Southern Exposure is a good and funky last song on the CD. All in all this is Sandborn more or less in fine form. 3 1/2 stars, nearly 4, but not right up there."
And Every Night Thereafter
A.J. Lenrope | St. Louis, MO USA | 10/28/2000
(5 out of 5 stars)
"This will sound hyperbolic, but David Sanborn is truly one of the great artists of our time. Listen to a song like "Rikke" from this recording, and you are apt to agree. What a guy. For some people, Sanborn is a God."