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David Sanborn

David Sanborn is a person, active since 1945. Member of Legends, The Domenic Troiano Band, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Players Association.

David Sanborn

Person · Active since 1945

David Sanborn is a musician in the Credits.fm index identified by 1 IPI number and 1 ISNI identifier. A musician is the person or group behind the codes — IPI numbers identify them as a songwriter or publisher, ISNI identifiers as a creative contributor, and their recordings each carry an ISRC.

IPI identities

David SanbornIPI 00087187732MusicBrainz·MLC

ISNI

0000 0001 1462 113X

SourcesMusicBrainzMLC✓2 sources

Last verified: September 2, 2026

Verified on

MusicBrainz artist record
ISNI.org identity 000000011462113X

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Member of

Legends The Domenic Troiano Band The Paul Butterfield Blues Band The Players Association

Credit Chain

MusicianDavid Sanborn

ISNI0000 0001 1462 113X

DS

David Sanborn

Sanborn, David

Songwriter · Performer

Member of Legends, The Domenic Troiano Band, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Players Association

IPI: 00087187732 ISNI: 0000 0001 1462 113X

254Recordings

57Works

50Releases

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Credits

1000 Ways

The Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

5:15

The Who

5:15

The Who

7th Ave.

David Sanborn

A la verticale

David Sanborn

Again an Again

David Sanborn

Ain’t No Sunshine

David Sanborn, Sting

All I Need Is You

David Sanborn

All in a Day

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

All These Blues

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Another Time, Another Place

Bob James, David Sanborn, Steve Gadd, James Genus

ANYWHERE

Unknown Artist

As We Speak

David Sanborn

soprano saxophone

Baby Train

Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn

Back to Memphis

David Sanborn

Bang Bang

David Sanborn

Basin Street Blues

The Charleston Chasers

Basin Street Blues

Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra

Benny

David Sanborn

Birdman News / Butters Likes Me

Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn

Blind Leading the Blind

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Blues With a Feeling

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Blues With a Feeling

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Born in Chicago

The Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Born in Chicago

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Born in Chicago

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Born in Chicago

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Born in Chicago

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Born Under a Bad Sign

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Buddy’s Advice

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Butters’ Intro

Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn

Butters’ Intro (alternate)

Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn

Can’t Get Next to You

David Sanborn, Larry Braggs

Cell Phone

Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn

Cemetery

Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn

Chinatown Chase

Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn

Chinatown Chase (alternate)

Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn

Chinese Food

Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn

Chinese Prison

Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn

Come Rain or Come Shine

David Sanborn

Comin’ Home Baby

David Sanborn

Concrete Boogie

David Sanborn

Cristo Redentor

David Sanborn

Deep in the Weeds

Bob James, David Sanborn, Steve Gadd, James Genus

Delia

David Sanborn

Don’t Turn / Cute Shorts

Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn

Double Trouble

The Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Double Trouble

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Dreaming Girl

David Sanborn

Drift

David Sanborn

Driftin’ and Driftin’

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Driftin’ Blues

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Drive to Uncle Benny’s / Leo Gets Arrested

Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn

Drivin’ Wheel

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Droppin’ Out

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Drowned in My Own Tears

The Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Drunk Again

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

East West

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

East West

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Enchantment

The Horace Silver Quintet

Everybody Dance

The Players Association

via The Players Association

Everything Must Change

David Sanborn

Everything's Gonna Be Alright

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Except You

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

First Love

宇多田ヒカル, David Sanborn

First Song

David Sanborn

Follow Me

Bob James, David Sanborn, Steve Gadd, James Genus

For All We Know

David Sanborn

Four Fathers

Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn

Freeing Slaves

Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn

Freeway Chase

Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn

Freighter

Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn

Full House

David Sanborn

Full House

David Sanborn

Genevieve

Bob James, David Sanborn, Steve Gadd, James Genus

Georgia on My Mind

David Sanborn

Geste Humain

Bob James, David Sanborn, Steve Gadd, James Genus

Get Out of My Life, Woman

The Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Get Yourself Together

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Got to Give It Up

David Sanborn

Harlem Nocturne

David Sanborn

Heartbreak Hotel

Greg Lake

Herbs

David Sanborn

Hobbies

David Sanborn

Holiday Talk

Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn

Hong With Money / Money Montage

Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn

Hospital / Babies

Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn

House Fight

Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn

I Believe It to My Soul

Joss Stone, David Sanborn

I Do It for Your Love

David Sanborn

I Got a Mind to Give Up Living

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

I Got My Mojo Working

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

I Got My Mojo Working

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

I Wish

The Players Association

via The Players Association

In My Own Dream

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

IN YOUR DREAMS

Unknown Artist

Indio

David Sanborn

Isn’t She Lovely

David Sanborn

It’s You

David Sanborn

It’s You

Bob James, David Sanborn

Just for You

David Sanborn

Just to Be With You

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Keep On Moving

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door

Randy Crawford, David Sanborn, Eric Clapton

Ku Attacks

Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn

Last Hope's Gone

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Last Night

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Le Restaurant

Brenda Russell, David Sanborn

Leo’s Shark / Boys on Boat

Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn

Let’s Just Say Goodbye

David Sanborn

Lifeboat

Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn

Little Church

David Sanborn

Little Flower

David Sanborn

Little Piece of Dying

The Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Locker Room

Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn

Look Over Yonders Wall

The Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Look Over Yonders Wall

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Losing Hand

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Love Disease

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Love March

The Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Love March

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Love March

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Love Will Come Someday

David Sanborn

soprano saxophone

Mamacita

David Sanborn

Man From Mars

David Sanborn

Maputo

Bob James, David Sanborn

Maputo (Edit)

Bob James, David Sanborn

Marriage Talk

Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn

Mary Ann

The Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Mary, Mary

The Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

MASQUERADE

Unknown Artist

Mellow Down Easy

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Mellow Down Easy

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Mercy, Mercy, Mercy (instrumental)

Jools Holland & His Rhythm & Blues Orchestra, David Sanborn

SongwriterPerformer

Mine to Love

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Montezuma

Bob James, David Sanborn, Steve Gadd, James Genus

Moon Tune

Bob James, David Sanborn

More Than a Little Bit

The Players Association

via The Players Association

More Than Friends

Bob James, David Sanborn

Mornin' Blues

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Morning Sunrise

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Murtaugh to the Rescue

Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn

My Old Flame

Bob James, David Sanborn, Steve Gadd, James Genus

My Old Flame

Miles Davis

Mystery Train

The Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Mystery Train

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Never Enough

Bob James, David Sanborn

Never Say No

The Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Night Child

The Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

No Amount of Loving

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Nobody Does It Better

David Sanborn

Nobody Does It Better

David Arnold, Aimee Mann

One Hundred Ways

David Sanborn

One in a Million

David Sanborn

One More Heartache

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

One Night Stand

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, Janis Joplin

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Ordinary People

David Sanborn

Oublie moi

David Sanborn

Our Love Is Drifting

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Our Love Is Drifting

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Overture From the Manchurian Candidate

David Sanborn

Pearls

David Sanborn

People Get Ready

Aaron Neville, David Sanborn, Art Neville

People Get Ready

Greg Lake

PEOPLE GET READY

Unknown Artist

PHOENIX

布袋寅泰, DAVID SANBORN

Pick Up the Pieces

Kenny G, David Sanborn

Pick Up the Pieces

Kenny G, David Sanborn

Pity the Fool

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Play On

The Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Please Send Me Somebody to Love

Tom Jones, Jools Holland

Poinciana

Simone Kopmajer

Pretty Woman

The Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Rain On Christmas

David Sanborn

READY

Unknown Artist

Ride the Groove

The Players Association

via The Players Association

Riggs and Roger

Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn

Riggs Falls

Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn

Riggs on Table

Michael Kamen, Eric Clapton, David Sanborn

Rikke

David Sanborn

Run for Cover

David Sanborn

Run Out of Time

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Savanna

David Sanborn

Screamin’

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Screamin’

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Shake Your Money-Maker

Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Shake Your Moneymaker

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Shreveport Stomp

Jelly Roll Morton

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

Nu Colours

So Far So Good

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Song for Lee

The Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Sunshine of Your Love

Jimi Hendrix

SUPERSTAR

Unknown Artist

TEQUILA

Unknown Artist

TEQUILA

Unknown Artist

TEQUILA

Unknown Artist

TEQUILA

Unknown Artist

TEQUILA (COVER OF DAN AND SHAY)

Unknown Artist

Thank You Mr. Poobah

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Thank You Mr. Poobah

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

The Closer I Get to You

The Players Association

via The Players Association

The Windmills of Your Mind

Tina Arena

Tollin’ Bells

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Trainman

The Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Try a Little Tenderness

Tom Jones

Try a Little Tenderness

Aretha Franklin

Turn the Music Up

The Players Association

via The Players Association

Turn the Music Up!

The Players Association

via The Players Association

Turn the Music Up! (12″ version)

The Players Association

via The Players Association

Two Trains Running

The Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Walkin’ Blues

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Walkin' by Myself

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Where Did My Baby Go

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Willow Weep for Me

Kenny Clarke, Horace Silver, Julian “Cannonball” Adderley, Paul Chambers

Work Song

The Butterfield Blues Band

via The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Musical Works (56)

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Groups (4)

Legends

Group

The Domenic Troiano Band

Group

The Paul Butterfield Blues Band

Group

The Players Association

Group

Discography (50)

A Change of Heart

A Change of Heart

1987 · Warner Bros. Records

A Change of Heart

A Change of Heart

1987 · Warner Bros. Records

Another Hand

Another Hand

1991 · Elektra Musician

As We Speak

As We Speak

1987 · Warner Bros. Records

Backstreet

Backstreet

1987 · Warner Bros. Records

Beck & Sanborn

Beck & Sanborn

1997 · Epic

Close-Up

Close-Up

1988 · Reprise Records

Closer

Closer

2005 · Verve Records

David Sanborn

David Sanborn

1990 · Warner Bros. Records

David Sanborn Live At Montreux 1984

David Sanborn Live At Montreux 1984

2009 · Eagle Eye Media

Double Vision

Double Vision

1986 · Warner Bros. Records

Double Vision

Double Vision

1986 · Warner Bros. Records

Enjoy the View

Enjoy the View

2014 · Blue Note

Hearsay

Hearsay

1994 · Elektra

Hearsay

Hearsay

1994 · Elektra

Heart to Heart

Heart to Heart

Warner Bros. Records

Here & Gone

Here & Gone

Here & Gone

Here & Gone

2008 · Decca

Hideaway

Hideaway

Inside

Inside

1999 · Elektra (2)

Knockin’ on Heaven's Door

Knockin’ on Heaven's Door

1989 · Warner Bros. Records

Legends Live at Montreux 1997

Legends Live at Montreux 1997

2005 · Eagle Vision

Lethal Weapon Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

Lethal Weapon Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

2014 · Warner Bros. Records

Love Songs

Love Songs

1995 · Warner Bros. Records

Only Everything

Only Everything

2010

Original Album Series

Original Album Series

2021 · Rhino Records (2)

Pearls

Pearls

2010

Pearls

Pearls

1995 · Elektra

Quartette Humaine

Quartette Humaine

2013 · Okeh

Sanborn

Sanborn

2005

Sanborn Best! Dreaming Girl

Sanborn Best! Dreaming Girl

1996 · Elektra

Songs From the Night Before

Songs From the Night Before

1996 · Elektra

Straight to the Heart

Straight to the Heart

1998 · Warner Bros. Records

Taking Off

Taking Off

1990 · Warner Bros. Records

The Best of David Sanborn

The Best of David Sanborn

2009 · Warner Bros. Records

The Best of David Sanborn

The Best of David Sanborn

1994 · Warner Bros. Records

The Best of David Sanborn

The Best of David Sanborn

2000 · Warner Strategic Marketing France

The Essentials

The Essentials

2002 · Warner Bros. Records

Time and the River

Time and the River

2015 · Okeh

Time and the River

Time and the River

Time and the River

Time and the River

Timeagain

Timeagain

Timeagain

Timeagain

2003 · Verve Records

Timeagain

Timeagain

2018

Timeagain

Timeagain

2011 · Verve Records

Timeagain

Timeagain

2003 · Verve Records

Upfront

Upfront

1992 · Elektra

Upfront

Upfront

1992 · Elektra

Upfront

Upfront

1992 · Elektra

Voyeur

Voyeur

Warner Bros. Records

Top Collaborators

UNIVERSAL-MCA MUSIC PUBLISHING DIV. OF UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP.

RightsAdministrator · 4 songs

Publishers

HIATUS MUSICOriginalPublisherIPI: 00043817483

5 recordings

RYAN STAROriginalPublisherIPI: 00187062752

1 recording

SONGS OF UNIVERSAL, INC.OriginalPublisherIPI: 00353271280

1 recording

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Who is David Sanborn?

David Sanborn is a songwriter and performer, active since 1945. David Sanborn is a member of Legends, The Domenic Troiano Band, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band and The Players Association, and credits from those groups are included in this catalog.

Our database contains 254 recordings, 57 musical works, and 50 releases credited to David Sanborn. Credits data is sourced from the Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC), MusicBrainz (CC0), and Spotify.

People also ask

What identifiers does David Sanborn have?+

David Sanborn is identified by IPI 00087187732 and ISNI 0000 0001 1462 113X. IPI numbers identify a songwriter or publisher across collection societies; ISNI identifies a creative contributor across registries.

How many recordings is David Sanborn credited on?+

The index links David Sanborn to 254 recordings and 57 musical works, each carrying its own ISRC. Credits come from the MLC, MusicBrainz (CC0), and Spotify.

Is David Sanborn in a group?+

David Sanborn is a member of Legends, The Domenic Troiano Band, The Paul Butterfield Blues Band, The Players Association; credits earned through those groups are included in this catalog.

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