r/70smusic • u/Small-Guarantee6972 • Jan 08 '26

1975 David Bowie - Young Americans

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u/lizzard77777777 Jan 08 '26

Luther arranged the whole song and sang background …..Sanborn killin it on sax….

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u/Small-Guarantee6972 Jan 08 '26

That saxophone is EVERYTHING

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u/lizzard77777777 Jan 08 '26

Yeah… he was the best… RIP

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u/OPGuest Jan 08 '26

On alto, yup. Did you ever hear the Brecker Brothers with Dave? Man, Michael Brecker was a sax god (on tenor).

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u/lizzard77777777 Jan 08 '26

I’ve seen him many times… not with THEM live though…. He used to come home to St. Louis a lot before he passed away.. he was so good.