Grammy-winning saxophonist David Sanborn passed away May 12, according to a post on his Facebook account. He was 78.
Sanborn, an alto saxophonist, was well known not only in the jazz world, but in pop, rock and R&B, as well. He released his first album, Taking Off, in 1975, which landed in the top 20 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart. He went on to win six Grammy Awards, and earn eight Gold albums and one Platinum album.
Sanborn performed and recorded with a whole host of musicians, including David Bowie on Young Americans; James Taylor on four albums, including the Gorilla song "How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)"; and Eric Clapton on the soundtrack to the movie Lethal Weapon.