Recordings from
Persona Digital Studio
Pieces by Bands and Musicians
we have arranged, performed
and recorded

Beatles
Bob Marely
Bread
Chicago
Creedance Clearwater Revival
Dave Sanborn
Dizzie Gillespie
Eagles Erasure
Herbie Hancock  
Huey Lewis
Jennifer Rush
Joe Zawinul
John Denver
Joni Mitchell
JS Bach
Linda Ronstadt
Louis Armstrong
Miles Davis
Mozart
Pat Metheny
Queen
Rippingtons
Steely Dan
Stephen Gislason
Stevie Nicks
Tom Jobim and João Gilberto
Wayne Shorter
 

Recordings from Persona Digital
Recording Arts and Science
P2500 Band
Persona Classical Consort
Em4U
Stephen Gislason

The Sound of Music

All About Sound

David Sanborn

David Sanborn is about a year younger than I am. I mention age, since as you get older you become more interested in what other creative people in the same age range. David is one of the great saxophone players who has played with the best musicians of the 20th century, mastering many musical styles. His compositions span rock ‘n’ roll, R&B, pop and jazz. I considered studying, arranging and even playing some of his parts as essential to my musical development. He was born in 1945 in Tampa, Florida.  He studied music and played with the Butterfield Blues Band for 5 years. When the band folded, he toured with Stevie Wonder.

David continues to tour and record. I collected the following quote which I like, but can’t cite with reference:  “My goal is to keep myself interested, to really not ever take stuff for granted. The great thing about music is that you never really master it. You’re always looking for new things. I have this sound in my head that I always try to get. Sometimes it’s very abstract. Sometimes it’s just kind of an ambiance that I want to get across, you know. It always gives you something to work for.”

I arranged and recorded Maputo, from the 1986 Sanborn album, Double Vision.
Maputo is a port on the Indian Ocean and the capital of Mozambique.

Music arranged and performed by Stephen Gislason and the Trinity P2500 Band.

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Persona Digital Studio is located on the Sunshine Coast, Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada. www.personadigitalstudio.com  email  music@personadigitalstudio.com. Our Music catalogue includes recorded performances by the P2500 Band, Em4U, and the Persona Classical Consort. Music downloads are available from iTunes, Napster, AmazonMP3 and from our companion website: Persona Digital.  We have enjoyed association with Reverb Nation who provides an online service for musicians to present and market their music.