Sahib SHIHAB - Companionship 1971

Sahib SHIHAB - Companionship  1971
(Jazz Joint Vol 2)

Jazz

Jazz music has more than its fair share of overshadowed figures that whilst contributing much to the music have little presence in its collective conscious.
One such musician is the talented multi-reedist, Sahib Shihab.
Born Edmond Gregory, as he was known before he adopted the Muslim faith in 1946, Sahib Shihab's music background shows a deep and significant evolution, influenced by Thelonious Monk, Dizzie Gillespie (his experience in Dizzie's band marked Sahib's switch to Baritone, the instrument he became most readily associated with), and above all by Charlie Parker's Bop.
Had it not been for the post-war migration of many top American jazz musicians to Europe, it is quite likely that the legendary Clarke-Boland Big Band might never come into existence.
Sahib, one of this musicians disillusioned with the politics and racism of the United States, accepted to join the band of Quincy Jones for an European tour in 1959.
When the tour ended, Shihab he remained in Europe where he joined, in 1961, the Clarke-Boland Big Band.
The collection 'Companionship', whose line up consists of seven elements which derives from this original band, spotlights the consummate musicianship and individuality of Sahib Shihab and is testimony to his special musical gifts - not only as a top-rank flautist and baritone saxophone but also as a composer.
Furthermore, it provides a welcome reminder of the high quality of the Clarke-Boland Big Band's rhythm section, the lively style of vibraphonist Fats Sadi and the power and personality of two of the C-BBB's horn-playing stalwarts, Benny Bailey and Ake Persson.
Here's a real rarity, surely a desert island disc.
This double album has it all from frantic banging percussive workouts to modal numbers to beautiful ballads.
It's a staggeringly good piece of music and worth every penny of the price tag it commands.
Let's have a look to the most significant pieces.
Francy Boland's 'Om Mani Padme Hum', taken from a Tibetan prayer, shows Shihab in exuberant mood, playing against a vigorous percussion background and making dramatic use of his special technique of combining voice and flute.
Boland contributes an incisive, effervescent solo. 'Bohemia After Dark', a classic original by bassist Oscar Pettiford which he first recorded back in August 1955, finds Shihab in exultant form on baritone.
'Companionship' has a Bossa Nova beat and features Bailey on flugelhorn and Shihab on flute, playing with a limpid, floating sound.
Bailey's minor-key original, 'Stoned Ghosts' was, he says, inspired by listening to some music written by Bela Bartok before he emigrated to the United States.
The piece has an infectious back-beat pulse and showcases the superb walking technique of Jimmy Woode.
In 'Con Alma' Shihab's mellow flute set against a churning 12/8 beat in this stylish Boland arrangement.
Woode's performance of the superb Mei Torme ballad, 'Born To Be Blue', reveals his great affection for the song.
'lt is the perfect combination' he says, 'a beautiful melody married to a great lyric. I really love that tune'.
It is a song of rueful resignation, putting a brave face on the blues.
'Balafon' is an up-tempo Francy Boland original written for the French mime artist, Marcel Marceau.
The rhythm section really cooks on this track with Kenny Clarke's cymbal work outstanding.
Boland's solo here is notable for its neat, left hand punctuations.
'Calypso Blues' has been written by Nat King Cole and Don George.
It tells the wry and wistful tale of a Trinidadian in New York desperately homesick for the land where everything 5 so much cheaper (in New York 'a dollar buy, a cup of coffee and a ham on rye') and the girls more natural than the artificial, painted beauties of New York.
Woode's composition, 'Sconsolato' is a haunting theme in A minor and it brings to a close a truly fascinating album.
This is dynamic music played with vigour, verve and vitality - and it is an enormous pleasure to rediscover it.
A shadowy fugitive from his home in the land of jazz, Sahib Shihab remains a true unsung figure, worthy of more attention.
With his equally expert technique on Baritone, Flute, Alto and Soprano saxophones and his capacity to adapt easily to a variety of musical settings.
His warm, individual, singsong sound in improvisation and his unusual and interesting compositions mark him out as a hidden treasure in the dusty corners of jazz archive.
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Double-length brilliance from the mighty Sahib Shihab -- a set that collects a number of killer 60s sessions with members of the Clarke Boland Big Band -- all of them great! The small combo work here is amazing -- hard-hitting modal jazz that matches, if not tops the best MPS/Saba sounds of the time -- all produced to perfection with a really sharp edge, and a cutting approach to jazz that's gone onto inspired countless others in the current scene -- including artists on Schema and Ricky-Tick Records, as well as most Japanese club jazz combos! But long before any of those cats started copping his groove, Sahib Shihab had it all totally together -- a great ear for his own amazing solos on baritone and flute, and a way of hooking up with players like Francy Boland on piano, Fats Sadi on vibes, Benny Bailey on trumpet, Jimmy Woode on bass, and Kenny Clarke on drums. All players here were Shihab's partners in the Clarke Boland Big Band, and they use these small combo sessions to explore some great new ideas -- stripped-down groovers that are heavy on rhythm, and really allow full expression from all the players involved. Titles include "Companionship", "Om Mani Padme Hum", "Bohemia After Dark", "Serenata", "Yah Yah Blues", "Balafon", "Talk Some Yak-ee Dak", "The Turk's Bolero", "CT + CB", "Jay Jay", "Stoned Ghosts", "Just Give Me Time", and "Dijdar".
From Dusty Groove.
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An American jazz musician who played baritone saxophone, but also the flute and tenor sax. Shihab, born Edmund Gregory, changed his name when he converted to Islam in 1947. He spent most of his career recording and performing in Europe.
While still in the US, Sahib Shihab played with notable jazz legends including Thelonius Monk, Art Blakey, Fletcher Henderson and Dizzy Gillespie, before joining the Quincy Jones Big Band. With Jones, Shihab traveled to Europe, where he remained until 1986.
Sahib Shihab recorded several solo albums during his lengthy stay on the Continent. His two albums for the German label Vogue (Seeds and Companionship) are regarded especially highly amongst fans of stylish modern jazz. Sadly, many of his releases have never been reissued and are extremely hard to come by.
Shihab was a long-time member of the Clarke-Boland Big Band, with whom he recorded several classic sessions between 1963 and 1972.
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Sahib Shihab- Flute, sax
Fats Sadi- Vibes, Bongos
Francy Boland- Piano, Arranger
Jimmy Woode- Bass, Vocals
Kenny Clarke- Drums
Joe Harris- Percussion
Benny Bailey- Trumpet
Åke Persson- Trombone
Milt Jackson- Vibes
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01. Om Mani Padme Hum
02. Bohemia After Dark
03. Companionship
04. Stoned Ghosts
05. Jay Jay
06. Dijdar
07. Con Alma
08. Ct+Cb
09. The Turk's Bolero
10. Talk Some Yak-Ee-Dak
11. Calypso Blues
12. Balafon
13. I'm a Fool To Want You
14. Insensatez
15. Invitation
16. Yah Yah Blues
17. Serenata
18. Just Give Me Time
19. Born To Be Blue
20. Sconsolato
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Sahib SHIHAB - Summer Dawn 1964

Sahib SHIHAB - Summer Dawn 1964
LP-742 

Jazz

A fantastic early record by Sahib Shihab a motherlode of modal jazz grooves, cut during the early days of the Clarke-Boland Big Band! The record features a core group of players from that ensemble, including Shihab on alto, baritone, and flute, plus Francy Boland on piano, Jimmy Woode on bass, Ake Persson on trombone, Francy Boland on piano, Joe Harris on bongos, and Kenny Clarke on drums, all coming together here with a groove that's really groundbreaking a style that's sweet and soulful, but rhythmically revolutionary too! The tracks are all long and grooving with the kind of dancing jazz tone that you'd expect from the Saba/MPS label during the mid 60s a big change from the Argo label that originally issued the record. But that's no surprise, either, as the session was actually recorded in Europe by Gigi Campi the man behind the CBBB albums on MPS with a feel that's quite similar to other Shihab classics, like Companionship or Seeds. The whole thing's great -- one of Shihab's most wonderful records, and totally worth owning and titles include "Lillemor", "Please Don't Leave Me", "Waltz For Seth", and "Herr Fixit".
From Dusty Groove
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Jimmy Woode- Bass
Joe Harris- Bongos
Kenny Clarke- Drums
Piano- Francy Boland
Sahib Shihab- Saxophone [Alto, Baritone], Flute
Ake Persson- Trombone
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A1. Lillemor 8:10
A2. Please Don't Leave Me 10:04
B1. Waltz For Seth 7:30
B2. Campi's Idea 8:24
B3. Herr Fixit 5:35
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Sahib SHIHAB And The Danish Radio Jazz Group 1965

Sahib SHIHAB And The Danish Radio Jazz Group 1965
All Credits Go To *Paul F.*

Jazz

Another real rarity from Sahib Shihab recorded in Copenhagen where he had been a member of the Danish Radio Group since 1962.As an original pressing this is probably the rarest of all his albums and usually needs a re-mortgage to buy!
It was re-issued in 2001 (perfectly re-packaged and pressed by Octav-even down to the flip back cover)from which I have ripped this share.This has since dissapeared -(I think I read that there were only a few hundred copies pressed?) but comes up on Ebay from time to time.It has also just made a cd issue in Japan.
All the tunes were penned by Shihab during his extended stay in Copenhagen from 1962 and finally put on vinyl during two sessions in August 1965.THere are some big names here in the early stages of their careers-Niels Henning Orsted Pederson,Alan Botschinsky,Palle Mikkelborg and Bent Axen .Rather than waffle on about the music I think its easier just to say if you enjoyed the previous posts then you cannot go wrong with this-it's just superb throughout!
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Sahib Shihab (1925-1989) played alongside such greats as Thelonious Monk, Dizzy Gillespie, Tadd Dameron, and Art Blakey in the 1940s and 50s. But in order to escape the racial problems in the United States and take advantage of the increased appreciation and opportunities for jazz abroad, he left for Europe and settled in Copenhagen in 1962. He became one of the featured soloists in the Clarke-Boland Big Band and joined the relatively young Danish Radio Jazz Group around the same time. This group, which boasted future international jazz icons Palle Mikkelborg and Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen, gave Shihab a rare outlet to present his own compositions.

This outstanding recording presents Sahib Shihab in exceptionally fine form, presiding over two sessions recorded in August 1965. Unlike most American jazz recordings of the time, there are no concessions to popular fads, rock and roll, or movie themes. All nine tracks here are Shihab originals that mix his post-bop leanings with intriguing modal experiments. Shihab sticks to baritone sax for most of the 37-minute program (except "Harvey's Tune," which prefigures the C-BBB version of Burt Bacharach's "Wives And Lovers" and the brilliantly playful "The Crosseyed Cat"), but he hardly ever dominates. He is the most democratic of leaders, letting the orchestra set the agenda and allowing ample solo space to his talented stablemates.

Shihab's interesting and too-little known compositions make this disc the pleasure that it is. All start with something attention grabbing, then proceed to swing and challenge in equal measure, never moving toward a predictable destination. The opening "Di-Da," titled for the melody's staccato cadence, has a sinewy, finger-snapping crime-jazz groove. This, "Not Yet," and "The Crosseyed Cat" are the disc's best, most captivating tunes. All three deserve to be much better known. "Dance of the Fakowees," named for an Indian tribe, and "Mai Ding," named for the Japanese poet, suggest Shihab was listening closely to Sun Ra's Arkestra, but "Mai Ding" also hints that Shihab understood the R&B appeal of both Quincy Jones and Oliver Nelson's work.

"Dance Of The Fakowees" and "Harvey's Tune" offer something of a tribute to the vastly underrated Francy Boland, whose musical stewardship benefited Shihab throughout much of the 1960s. Shihab himself is featured on baritone sax for the pretty "What's New"-like "No Time For Cries," and his arranging skills are prominently front-lined on the "Django"-like "Tenth Lament," which seemingly suggests Bill Holman's structures for Stan Kenton.

With so few examples of Shihab's magnificent artistry outside of the Clarke-Boland Big Band available, Sahib Shihab and the Danish Radio Jazz Group is a rare opportunity to hear the great baritone saxist and dynamic flautist doing what he does best in what is ultimately a complimentary and wondrous setting.
By Douglas Payne. AAJ.
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Sahib Shihab- Baritone Sax, Flute, Cowbell, Vocal (9);
Palle Bolvig, Palle Mikkelborg, Allan Botschinsky- Trumpet and Flugelhorn;
Torolf Molgard- Tuba, Eufonium;
Svend Age Nielsen- Trombone, Bass Trombone;
Poul Kjaeldgard- Tuba, Trombone, Bass Trombone;
Poul Hindberg- Alto Sax, Clarinet;
Bent Jaedig- Tenor Sax, Flute, clarinet;
Niels Husum- Tenor Sax, Soprano Sax, Bass clarinet;
Bent Nielsen- Baritone Sax, Flute, clarinet;
Ib Renard- Baritone Sax;
Louis Hjulmand- Vibes;
Fritz Von Bulow- Guitar;
Bent Axen- Piano;
Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen- Bass;
Alex Riel- Drums.
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01.Di-Da 5:10
02.Dance Of The Fakowees 4:12
03.Not Yet 3:27
04.Tenth Lament 6:23
05.Mai Ding 4:47
06.Harvey's Tune 3:11
07.No Time For Cries 3:53
08.The Crosseyed Cat 3:38
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Sahib SHIHAB - Conversations 1963

Sahib SHIHAB - Conversations 1963

Jazz

An outstanding underrated multi-reed player-composer. Like Tina Brooks, he was a huge talent with great technique and knowledge who didn't get the recognition he deserved even now, 15 years after his death.
This is his best album (hard to find, admittedly) next to his Savoy 1957 albums. The Montmartre location gives the group a very good resonance and Orsted-Pederson bass gives the music the fourth dimension. Sahib means friend in Arabic and you can hear the friendly way the group plays under his guide.
Shihab played with Art Blakey, Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonious Monk and influenced a jazz generation but there isn't much recordings he made as a leader. So I would dare say this album is a very rare gem.
By David E.
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Because he spent so much of his career living in Europe, Sahib Shihab is primarily known for being a baritonist in the bop era. As this very interesting CD shows, he was also quite original on the alto, soprano and flute and by the early 1960's was open to the influence of the avant-garde without losing his own musical personality. Shihab, who is teamed on this live Copenhagen session with flugelhornist Allan Botchinsky, guitarist Ole Molin, drummer Alex Riel and the 17-year old bassist Niels Henning Orsted Pedersen, performs "Someday My Prince Will Come," "Charade" and a lengthy version of "Billy Boy" along with five originals including the three-part "Conversations." This surprising music is well worth several listens and shows that Shihab was a much more diverse player than is usually thought.
By Scott Yanow, All Music Guide. 
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Sahib Shihab- Alto, baritone, soprano saxophones, flute
Allan Botchinsky- Flugelhorn
Ole Molin- Guitar
Niels Henning Øersted Pedersen- Bass
Axel Riel- Drums
Bjarne Rostvold- Snare drum on Charade
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01. Forty-Seventy Blues  12:06 
02. Not Yet  10:41
03. Not Yet  10:41  
04. Conversations, Pt. 1  10:40 
05. Conversations, Pt. 2  3:21 
06. Conversations, Pt. 3  9:14 
07. Charade  7:24 
08. Someday My Prince Will Come  6:35
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Sahib SHIHAB - And All Those Cats 1964-1970

Sahib SHIHAB - And All Those Cats  1964-1970
RW102

Jazz

This is a terrific sounding Italian compilation of sounds by Sahib Shihab, the great saxophonist and flutist who is criminally under-recognized for his contribution not only to the language of hard bop, but for his multi-dimensional look at world music and his influence on soul jazz and the harder swgining big bands that recorded for MPS in the 1960s and '70s. A complete iconoclast, Shihab followed the beat of his own drummer and that is clearly on display here in recordings compiled between 1964 and 1970, after he moved to Europe and hooked up with Kenny Clarke and Francy Boland, playing in their big band and smaller groups. The opener "Set Up," flows in the last gasp of hard bop; beginning with the self-penned "Peter's Waltz," a seemingly innocent mid tempo number, the proceedings are quickly transformed through Shihab's rootsy musical language, into a soul jazz workout with a blues groove where loping lyric lines are actually lines based on the rhythm section's accents. "The End Of A Love Affair," features Shihab on flute playing over a lithe bossa groove. Hand percussion, and a sprightly melody are at the core of this exotic music comes. Rhythm and blues as well as hard swigning bop flavor the more dynamic cuts, like his trademark "Om Mani Padme Hum" (just check Clarke's drumming here, it's outta sight!). There are gorgeous colors in "Campi's Idea," (named for studio engineer Gigi Campi) with the contrasting tone of Ake Persson's trombone, that never stray far from the blues even as they fold out of it into new harmonic terrain. The big fat honking funk (as in Horace Silver's use of the word) in "Stoned Ghosts," with killer trumpet fills from Benny Bailey, is a clear standout here,
but of the album's 15 cuts, there isn't a weak moment in the bunch.
Thom Jurek,All Music Guide.
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Sahib Shihab- Flute, Sax (Bass), Main Performer
Kenny Clarke- Drums
Joe Harris- Percussion, Bongos
Benny Bailey- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
Francy Boland- Piano
Åke Persson- Trombone
Fats Sadi- Bongos, Vibraphone
Jimmy Woode- Bass, Vocals
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01. Set Up  2:57
02. Peter’s Waltz  4:52
03. Yah, Yah Blues  3:59
04. The End Of A Love Affair  3:58
05. Om Mani Padme Hum  5:42
06. Bohemia After Dark  3:38
07. Campi’s Idea  8:25
08. Jay Jay  2:52
09. Waltz For Seth  6:17
10. Herr Fixit  5:29
11. Stoned Ghosts  5:00
12. Companionship  4:13
13. CT + CB  5:20
14. Djdar, Djar  4:20
15. Talk Some Yak-Ee-Dak  3:48
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Sahib SHIHAB - Complete Sextets Sessions 1956-1957

Sahib SHIHAB - Complete Sextets Sessions 1956-1957

Jazz

This double CD set features veteran bop era saxophonist SAHIB SHIHAB (a.k.a. Edmund Gregory). After playing alto saxophone with Luther Henderson and Fletcher Henderson’s bands, he tuned into the new music of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. Despite his association with stars such as Roy Eldridge, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Tadd Dameron, Lucky Thompson, Miles Davis, and Dizzy Gillespie, he remains largely underrated. While with Gillespie in 1951 he started to play baritone sax and since then alternated in both instruments, although the big horn became his main voice. In 1956 and 1957, before he went to Europe, he made—along with several outstanding sidemen—some great sextet recordings on baritone, as a leader, mostly for Savoy Records, except one early alto session for Epic Records. Here, for the first time on CD, are all these sextet sides plus two swinging dates he recorded with Mort Herbert’s group, also for Savoy.
This collection surely will put him in the place he deserves in the jazz field.
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Featuring:
Eddie Bert- (Trombone),
Sahib Shihab- (Alto & Baritone Sax),
Phil Woods- (Alto Sax),
Benny Golson- (Tenor Sax),
Bobby Jaspar- (Tenor Sax & Flute),
Hank Jones, Bill Evans- (Piano),
Kenny Burrell- (Guitar),
Paul Chambers, Oscar Pettiford- (Bass),
Kenny Clarke, Elvin Jones- (Drums)
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CD 1
01. Swissmovement
02. Night People
03. I’ve Got You Under My Skin
04. Son Of The Preacher
05. Hum-Bug
06. Southern Exposure
07. Blues For Fred And Fay
08. Mitch’s Carol
09. S.M.T.W.T.F.S.S. Blues
10. Rockaway
11. The Things We Did Last Summer

CD 2
01. S.M.T.W.T.F.S.S. Blues
02. Sugar Dugar
03. Lo-Ba
04. The Moors
05. Jamila
06. Blu-A-Round
07. Le’ Sneak
08. Ballad To The East
09. Ba-Dut-Du-Dat
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Sahib SHIHAB - Seeds 1969

Sahib SHIHAB - Seeds 1969
1970 Young Blood Issue SSYB 12

Jazz

A legendary album from saxophonist Sahib Shihab -- a record that's gone onto become the birth of all things modal and club jazz in the current scene! Shihab always sounded great, no matter what the setting, but there was definitely something magical going on with this session -- a one-of-a-kind energy that made his baritone and flute work sound incredibly soulful, searching, and searing -- set up with a tight small combo that includes Francy Boland on piano, Fats Sadi on vibes, Jimmy Woode on bass, and Kenny Clarke on drums -- a hip slice of the Clarke Boland Big Band that works beautifully together! Every tune here is wonderful, and you're bound to recognized a few covered or sampled classics over the years -- on cuts that include "Seeds", "Peter's Waltz", "Who'll Buy My Dream", "Another Samba", "Jay Jay", "Uma Fita De Tres Cores", and "Mauve".  From Dusty Groove.
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Double Bass- Jean Warland (tracks: B4, B5) , Jimmy Woode (tracks: A1 to B3)
Drums- Kenny Clarke
Piano- Francy Boland
Saxophone [Baritone], Flute- Sahib Shihab
Vibraphone, Marimba [Marimbaphone], Bongos- Sadi
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A1. Seeds 4:05 
       Composed By - Sahib Shihab 
A2. Peter's Waltz 5:07 
       Composed By - Sahib Shihab 
A3. Set Up 3:00 
       Composed By - Jimmy Woode 
A4. Who'll Buy My Dream 3:57 
       Composed By - Jimmy Woode 
A5. Jay Jay 2:55 
       Composed By - Kenny Clarke 
B1. Another Samba 3:06 
       Composed By - Sahib Shihab 
B2. My Kind'A World 3:48 
       Composed By - Jimmy Woode 
B3. Una Fita De Tres Cores 3:04 
       Composed By - Francy Boland 
B4. Mauve 3:05 
       Composed By - Francy Boland 
B5. The Wild Man 3:40 
       Composed By - Kenny Clarke 
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Sahib SHIHAB - Jazz Sahib 1957

Sahib SHIHAB - Jazz Sahib 1957
Label: Savoy

Jazz

He was in the "Great Day in Harlem" picture. He was a brilliant saxophonist, composer, arranger, and bandleader. He played with Fletcher Henderson, Monk, Diz, Blakey, Oscar Pettiford, Quincy Jones, Tadd Dameron, Roy Eldridge, the Francy Boland-Kenny Clarke Big Band, and John Coltrane. Yet most jazz fans don't know his name. "Jazz Shihab" is a great recording by this artist. The arranging and writing remind me somewhat of Benny Carter and early Cannonball Adderley--clever heads, expertly orchestrated, imaginative and compact solos, all cleanly performed by a group of first-rate jazz pros. Calling it "hard bop" would be too limiting, but it's more or less in that ball park stylistically. Definitely a worthy addition to your jazz collection.
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Shahib Shihab- Baritone Sax, Flute, Alto Sax, Soprano Sax
Phil Woods- Alto saxophone
Bennie Golson- Tenor saxophone
Hank Jones- Piano
Bill Evans- Piano
Paul Chambers- Bass
Oscar Pettiford- Bass
Art Taylor- Drums
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01.S.M.T.W.T.F.S.S. Blues Sahib Shihab  (4:56)
02.Jamila Sahib Shihab  (5:33)
03.The Moors  Sahib Shihab (7:19)
04.Blu-A-Round Sahib Shihab  (10:17)
05.Le' Sneak Sahib Shihab  (5:49)
06.Ballad to the East  Sahib Shihab (4:41)
07.Ba-Dut-Du-Dat   Sahib Shihab (5:59)
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Sahib SHIHAB - Sentiments 1971

Sahib SHIHAB - Sentiments 1971
Label: Storyville
Recorded In Copenhagen, August 21, 1965.
Audio CD: (May 10, 2005)

Jazz

The music here has never been released before on CD, and is comprised of 2 extremely rare LP’s: “Sahib Shihab & the Danish Radio Jazz Group” (recorded in 1965) and “Sentiments” (recorded in 1971). Joining saxophonist Sahib Shihab on these two sessions are the best musicians on the Danish scene in the late 60’s, including Bent Jædig on tenor sax, Palle Mikkelborg on trumpet, Torolf Mølgaard on trombone, Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen on bass, Alex Riel on drums and the famous American pianist Kenny Drew. The musical style is jazz, sometimes blended with an Eastern, North African or American Indian influence and – on one tune – even rock music. This CD is packed with exciting compositions and wonderful performances; check out Kenny Drew’s moving ballad “Extase”, among many fine examples.
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[A] wonderful document by a little-remembered yet manifestly world-class musician.
JazzTimes.
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Combines two Danish now OOP "Conversation" LP from 1965 and 1971 "Sentiments".Would say this is best thing he ever put down but let me just say this is one of the best (most danceable) CD's of Shihab who left USA and went to become one of the phenomenal Clarke Bolland Big Band.IT IS INCREDIBLE!!! But now that Schema/Rearward has released his Vogue LP's with Clarke Bolland (ones with white over-spacing on title) his he other great work out there like medium ensemble group session with Danish Radio Big Band on Oktav.But this is best two works along with insanely hard to find "Shaib Shihab's Jazz Party" On Danish Debut.That is a $1K LP is your able to find it though short run CD did come out.This is combination of all the cool you'd find in say a Coltrane Classic Quartet LP or something like Lateef's "Eastern Sounds".I wish they would release his "Summer Dawn" on Argo.Just listen.It is a killer CD by a Baritone player who is mentioned only in the same category of other modern greats like Mulligan,Pepper Adams and damn few others.
By  C. Katz.
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Alex Riel- Drums
Sahib Shihab- Flute, Conductor, Sax (Bass), Sax (Soprano), Cowbell, Sax (Baritone), Flute (Alto)
Torolf Molgaard- Trombone
Bent Juul Nielsen- Clarinet, Flute, Sax (Baritone)
Niels Husum- Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Tenor), Sax (Soprano)
Bent Axen- Piano
Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen- Bass, Bass (Electric)
Louis Hjulmand- Vibraphone
Jimmy Hopps- Drums
Bent Jaedig- Flute, Sax (Tenor)
Kenny Drew- Organ, Piano
Palle Mikkelborg- Trumpet, Flugelhorn
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01. Ma'nee 7:43
02. The Call 7:57
03. Rue de la Harpe 5:02
04. Sentiments 5:18
05. From Me to You 3:43
06. Extase 4:36
07. Companionship 4:16
08. Di-Da 5:12
09. Not Yet 3:26
10. Tenth Lament 6:21
11. Harvey's Tune 3:10
12. No Time for Cries 3:54
13. The Crosseyed Cat 3:34
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