You may not be familiar with Dana Robbins's name, but odds are you are already well acquainted with her unique, bright, yet smoky saxophone sound. The Nashville-by-way-of-Ann-Arbor (with a ten-year stop in Los Angeles), Robbins has been a featured player for superstars including Barry Manilow, Roger Daltrey, and Frank Zappa; and she can be heard with both blues legend Delbert McClinton's and the Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin's touring bands.
With the release of her self-titled album, listeners will finally be able to put a name, a face, and a voice to her sound. Just play the album's first track, the sly, tart "Say It Again," and you will understand why Music City insiders consider her an instrumental MVP and a first-call when you are looking for a saxophone player.
