David Sanborn's "Night Music"


Has anyone ever seen Sanborn's 1988 - 1990 show on tape or disc? It was the best music show ever broadcast on TV. I'll never forget Leonard Cohen and Sonny Rollins playing together. Carla Bley and Bootsy Collins was great, too. And Pharoah Sanders w/Sanborn. And Jack Bruce and Joe Walsh. Betty Carter and Branford Marsalis may have been the best. What's the history of this show not being released?
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The absolute best music show ever! As far as I know, never released on video. The Cohen/Rollins segment was amazing. I also remember John Hiatt playing with Robert Cray and being mesmerized.

I'm not entirely positive, but it may have been John Zorn who went on the show with a very negative attitude towards Sanborn as a non-serious musician. He really wanted to dislike Sanborn but came away thinking Sanborn was one of the warmest, most open minded musician and person he had ever worked with, as well as a damn good sax player. It truly was impressive how Sanborn fit in with so many diverse guest.

Here's a link to a discussion forum about the show.