Time and the River, the new album from David Sanborn, is his first collaboration in the studio with producer and bass player Marcus Miller in over fifteen years. Through the years, the two have worked together on a number of records, winning five Grammy Awards ® and seven Gold Records. Time and The River is a modern groove oriented album, with funky beats and beautiful ballads where Sanborn can show the emotional side of his legendary saxophone skills. Along with Miller, the album features Roy Assaf on alto flute, Justin Mullens on trumpet, Tim Vaughn on trombone, Ricky Peterson on organ, Javier Diaz on percussion and Marcus Baylor on drums. Guest vocalists include R&B and jazz singer Randy Crawford on “The Windmills of Your Mind,” and Tower of Power vocalist Larry Braggs on the funky “Can t Get Next to You.”
“His ample technique lets him zoom through scales and arpeggios and make notes throb with a sumptuous tone and urgent vibrato; he knows his way around complex harmonies.” – The New York Times
“Sweet and soulful at once, yearning but tough—he has what ought to be considered one the great tones on the instrument.” – PopMatters
