David Sancious
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Topic: David Sancious
Posted By: oddentity
Subject: David Sancious
Date Posted: May 09 2008 at 03:15
| I've just stumbled upon the name of David Sancious. Never heard of him before. Apparently, he was part of Bruce Springsteen's E-Street band, before going on to create a number of supposedly stellar jazz fusion albums in the 70's. Does anyone know about this fellow and heard his music? If so, what's the verdict? |
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Posted By: verslibre
Date Posted: May 09 2008 at 03:26
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The verdict: Sancious is an ace musician who recorded a bunch of hot, hot fusion albums: Forest Of Feelings, Just As I Thought, Dance...Enlightenment, and heck, I even like True Stories (billed as David Sancious & Tone). Forest Of Feelings is probably still OOP. If you can find it, get Just As I Thought. David is a wicked keyboardist/pianist who also rips it up on guitar! ------------- https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_ipg=50&_sop=1&_rdc=1&_ssn=musicosm" rel="nofollow - eBay |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: May 09 2008 at 07:25
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I think I first heard of him when he was working with Jon Anderson. I did get my first Solo/Tone album, Transformation (The Speed of Love) last year. One of those "stellar jazz fusion albums" from the 70's. Enjoyed it. He's got a web site BTW: http://www.davidsancious.com/ - http://www.davidsancious.com/ Looked him up on the Wiki. Totally oblivious to his working with Stanley Clarke, Peter Gabriel, and Sting. I've got more of him in my collection than I realized.  ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: May 09 2008 at 17:31
Most under-rated, over-looked musician in prog. I've followed him since the Springsteen days and he's a master on keyboards and simply stunning on guitar. Sancious is a great musician relagated to playing a second fiddle sideman behind "superstars"  who couldn't even carry his lunch. There's great music on all of his solo albums but "True Stories" and "Forest of Feelings" (both mostly keyboard) are my favorites.
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Posted By: E-Dub
Date Posted: May 09 2008 at 21:01
Sancious was also Sting's keyboardist for a few discs. E ------------- 
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oddentity wrote:Posted By: oddentity
Date Posted: May 09 2008 at 21:35
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Is there any particular reason why he isn’t included on
this site? On paper, his music sounds very
proggy to me. A combination of Mahavishnu-type
fusion, Yes-type prog and Gospel style vocals, or so I’ve been told. The album covers and song titles look suitably
cosmic and enticing as well. Why he is almost invisible, here and everywhere else? |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: May 10 2008 at 06:20
The slackers around here responsible just haven't gotten around to it yet? I did a search and found threads where he was "suggested" in 2004 and was "under evaluation" in 2005. The threads got no responses other than one from the initiator. You haven't made collaborator status, so you can only access one of these, I think. I hate to say this, but there may also be some prejudice going on here intentional or not. Jimi Hendrix has also been pushed for by many members, but smacked down. Of course, in his case I can understand the musical arguments against. Sanctious has never been smacked down or hardly even paid any attention to, as evidenced by those two threads. I think I'm going to re-awaken those threads. http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=709&KW=David+Sancious - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=709&KW=David+Sancious http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=11611&KW=David+Sancious - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=11611&KW=David+Sancious There's also these ones, he did get more responses on these: http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31610&KW=David+Sancious - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=31610&KW=David+Sancious http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=708&KW=David+Sancious - http://www.progarchives.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=708&KW=David+Sancious
Psst, I already mentioned that. Also, didn't actually realize that until I looked him up online. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: May 10 2008 at 08:12
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Member of a number of supergroup jazz fusion bands e.g.: McLaughlin, Bruce, Cobham, Sancious Cobham, Bruce, Sancious, Lockwood, Holdsworth alas no legit recordings from those during the period late 70's early 80's - although one would hope Montreux Jazz Festival archives hold a recording of the latter ------------- The best eclectic music on the Web,8-11pm BST/GMT THURS. CLICK ON: http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php - http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php Host by PA's Dick Heath. |
Posted By: Slartibartfast
Date Posted: May 10 2008 at 08:55
I was not even aware of those, the Montreux Jazz Festival archives have yielded some nice surprises recently: Dixie Dregs and Mahavishnu Orchestra live videos. I bet there's some others I'm unawares of. ------------- Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened...
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Posted By: dwill123
Date Posted: May 10 2008 at 15:25
There is the "Jack Bruce and Friends" dvd from a concert in Germany in the early 80's. That one featured Bruce, Cobham, Sancious and Clem Clempson on guitar (the pkg. notes also says Larry Coryell perfomred on the show but I've looked and can't find him on my copy). Sancious plays keys and some decent guitar on the dvd.
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Posted By: Dick Heath
Date Posted: May 10 2008 at 15:49
I need to check but the recently released 3 CD set Jack Bruce At The BBC may include part of a disc with that line-up? I saw the McLaughlin et al line-up at London's Rainbow Theatre. Don't remember Sancious but I do remember McLaughlin ripping into a couple of solos on Cream tunes, literally playing from the hip. ------------- The best eclectic music on the Web,8-11pm BST/GMT THURS. CLICK ON: http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php - http://www.lborosu.org.uk/media/lcr/live.php Host by PA's Dick Heath. |