NEW YORK — David Sanborn, the Grammy-winning saxophonist who played lively solos on such hits as David Bowie’s “Young Americans” and James Taylor’s “How Sweet It Is ” and enjoyed his own highly successful recording career as a performer of melodic, contemporary jazz, has died at age 78. “The news of the loss of David Sanborn to the music world …
Saxophonist David Sanborn, 6-time Grammy winner, has died at age 78 Enlarge this image toggle caption Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images David Sanborn, whose keening cry on alto saxophone was as bright and steadfast as a lighthouse beacon during a career that spanned nearly 60 years and included collaborations with everyone from David Bowie to Stevie Wonder, died on …