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June 23, 2024: Sahib Shihab (Possessor of a Meteor)
Born Edmund Gregory in Savannah, Georgia lo these 99 years ago - a multi-instrumentalist (baritone, alto, soprano sax, and flute), and a crack arranger, besides. In 1947 he was one of the first jazz musicians to convert to Islam, taking the name he is most known as: Sahib Shihab. Let’s go exploring and sampling his kaleidoscopically colorful music, featuring many biggies - Coltrane, Monk, Miles, Blakey, and Getz among ‘em - and he was an integral part of the still-unsurpassed Francy Boland-Kenny Clarke big bands of the 60’s and 70’s.
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| Sahib Shihab |
Mai Ding
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And The Danish Radio Jazz Group | Palle Mikkelborg, trumpet, flugelhorn; Allan Botschinky, trumpet; Svend Aage Nielsen, bass trumpet, trombone; Niels Husum, soprano sax, baritone sax, bass clarinet; Poul Hindenberg, alto sax, clarinet; Bent Jaedig, tenor sax, flute; Sahib Shihab, baritone sax, arranger; Louis Hjulmand, vibraphone; Bent Axen, piano; Fritz von Bulow, guitar; Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen, bass; Alex Riel, drums. Recorded in Copenhagen, August 18, 1965 |
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| Mal Waldron Sextet |
One By One
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Mal/2 | Mal Waldron — written by, piano • John Coltrane — tenor saxophone • Idrees Sulieman— trumpet • Sahib Shihab — baritone saxophone • Julian Euell — bass • Ed Thigpen— drums • Recorded April 19 and May 17, 1957 |
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| Philly Joe Jones |
Land Of The Blue Veils
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Drums Around The World | Philly Joe Jones – drums • Lee Morgan – trumpet • Curtis Fuller – trombone • Herbie Mann – flute, piccolo • Cannonball Adderley – alto saxophone • Benny Golson – tenor saxophone • Sahib Shihab – baritone saxophone • Wynton Kelly – piano • Jimmy Garrison – bass • Recorded May 4, 11 & 28, 1959, New York City |
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| The Sahib Shihab Quintet |
Seeds
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Seeds | Sahib Shihab - baritone saxophone • Francy Boland - piano • Jimmy Woode - bass • Kenny Clarke - drums • Fats Sadi - vibraphone marimba, bongos Recorded June 9, 1968 at Lindström Studios, Cologne, West Germany |
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| Kenny Clarke Francy Boland Big Band |
Charon's Ferry
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Jazz is Universal | Kenny Clarke - drums • Francy Boland - piano, arranger • Benny Bailey, Jimmy Deuchar, Maffy Falay, Roger Guérin - trumpet • Nat Peck, Åke Persson - trombone • Derek Humble - alto saxophone • Karl Drewo, Zoot Sims - tenor saxophone • Sahib Shihab - baritone saxophone, flute • Jimmy Woode - bass • Recorded December 13, 1961 Cologne, West Germany |
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| Sahib Shihab |
S.M.T.W.T.F.S.S. Blues
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Jazz Sahib | Phil Woods (as), Benny Golson (ts), Sahib Shihab (bs), Hank Jones (p), Paul Chambers (b), Art Taylor (d). Recorded in Hackensack, New Jersey, July 9, 1957 |
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| Francy Boland & The Orchestra |
Cross Fire
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Blue Flame | solos: Coe (as), Shihab (bs), Nistico (ts), Scott (ts), Gojkovic (tp), Bailey (tp), Rosolino (bs) -- Rec’d: Cornet Studios, Köln, Germany: January 12-16, 1976 |
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| Randy Weston |
Second Movement: African Lady
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Uhuru Africa | Lyrics: Langston Hughes; Music: Randy Weston; Randy Weston - piano • Clark Terry - trumpet, flugelhorn • Benny Bailey, Richard Williams, Freddie Hubbard - trumpet • Slide Hampton, Jimmy Cleveland, Quentin Jackson - trombone • Julius Watkins - French horn • Gigi Gryce - alto saxophone, flute • Yusef Lateef - tenor saxophone, flute, oboe • Sahib Shihab - alto saxophone, baritone saxophone • Budd Johnson - tenor saxophone, clarinet • Jerome Richardson - baritone saxophone, piccolo • Cecil Payne - baritone saxophone • Les Spann - guitar, flute • Kenny Burrell - guitar • George Duvivier, Ron Carter - bass • Max Roach, Charlie Persip - drums, percussion • Wilbert Hogan - drums • Candido Camero - congas • Babatunde Olatunji - percussion • Armando Peraza - bongos • Martha Flowers, Brock Peters - vocals • Tuntemeke Sanga - narrator • Melba Liston - arranger - -recorded at Bell Sound, New York City in November, 1960 |
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| Bill Evans |
Blue-A-Round
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The Complete Interplay Sessions | Alto Saxophone – Phil Woods Baritone Saxophone – Sahib Shihab Bass – Oscar Pettiford Drums – Art Taylor Piano – Bill Evans Tenor Saxophone – Bennie Golson - - [from Jazz Sahib (Savoy] recorded in New York, November 7, 1957 |
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| Thelonious Monk |
Straight, No Chaser
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Genius of Modern Music Vol. 2 | Alto Saxophone – Sahib Shihab; Bass – Robert Paige; Drums – Art Blakey; Trumpet – George Taitt - Recorded: 15, 24 October and November 21, 1947 |
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| Sahib Shihab |
The Call
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Sentiments | Sahib Shihab – soprano saxophone, baritone saxophone, alto flute • Kenny Drew – piano, organ • Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen – bass, electric bass • Jimmy Hopps – drums • 1972 Recorded March 1971, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| DJ Under a Blanket of Booze | On DJ Peter and the Laughing Clock, today rom 7-9pm EST: The Dutch Jazz Scene Programme 9—Rob Agerbeek Trio, Herman Schoonderwalt and His Orchestra, Rob Van Den Broek Trio, Eddy Engels Quintet. | 1:16:47 (Pop-up) | |||
| Art Farmer Quintet |
Passport
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Manhattan | Art Farmer – flugelhorn • Sahib Shihab – soprano saxophone • Kenny Drew – piano • Mads Vinding – bass • Ed Thigpen – drums • Recorded November 29/30, 1981 Barigozzi Studio, Milano, Italy |
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| Johnny Griffin |
Muvaffak's Pad
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Griff'n'Bags | Flute, baritone sax – Sahib Shihab; Bass – Jimmy Woode Jr.; Drums – Kenny Clarke; Piano – Francy Boland; Tenor Saxophone – Johnny Griffin; Trombone – Ake Persson; Trumpet – Idrees Sulieman; recorded between 1967 and 1969 |
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| The Kenny Clarke Francy Boland Big Band |
I'm All Smiles
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All Smiles | Kenny Clarke – drums • Francy Boland – piano, arranger • Benny Bailey, Jimmy Deuchar, Sonny Grey, Idrees Sulieman – trumpet • Nat Peck, Åke Persson, Eric van Lier – trombone • Derek Humble – alto saxophone • Johnny Griffin, Ronnie Scott, Tony Coe – tenor saxophone • Sahib Shihab – baritone saxophone, flute • Jimmy Woode – bass • Dave Pike – vibraphone • Kenny Clare – drums • Recorded May 13–14, 1968, Lindström Studios, Cologne, Germany |
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| Curtis Fuller & Hampton Hawes |
A-Drift
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Curtis Fuller & Hampton Hawes With French Horns | Curtis Fuller - trombone • Teddy Charles - piano • Sahib Shihab - alto saxophone • David Amram, Julius Watkins - French horn • Addison Farmer - bass • Jerry Segal - drums • Recorded May 18, 1957 at Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack |
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| Clarke-Boland Big Band |
Peter's Waltz
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Sax No End | Kenny Clarke - drums • Francy Boland - piano, arranger • Benny Bailey, Jimmy Deuchar, Idrees Sulieman - trumpet • Shake Keane - trumpet, flugelhorn • Nat Peck, Åke Persson, Eric van Lier - trombone • Derek Humble - alto saxophone • Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Carl Drevo, Johnny Griffin, Ronnie Scott - tenor saxophone • Sahib Shihab - baritone saxophone • Jimmy Woode - bass • Fats Sadi - bongos Recorded June 18th 1967 at Rhenus Studios, Cologne |
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| Sahib Shihab |
Southern Exposure
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After Hours Jazz 1956-1957 (various) | recorded in New York City, May 17, 1956; originally released on Epic 12" LP "After Hours Jazz |
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| Fats Navarro & Tadd Dameron |
Casbah
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Complete Blue Note & Capitol Sessions. | Alto Saxophone – Sahib Shihab; Baritone Saxophone – Cecil Payne; Bass – Curly Russell; Bongos – Diego Ibarra; Congas – Vidal Bolado; Drums – Kenny Clarke; Guitar – John Collins; Piano – Tadd Dameron; Tenor Saxophone – Allen Eager; Trombone – Kai Winding; Trumpet – Fats Navarro, Miles Davis; Vocals – Rae Pearl -recorded NYC recorded NYC April 1949 |
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| Sahib Shihab |
Stoned Ghosts
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Companionship | Sahib Shihab – baritone saxophone • Benny Bailey – written by, trumpet • Jimmy Woode – bass, vocals • Kenny Clarke – drums • Recorded 1964–1970 Cologne, West Germany |
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| Clarke-Boland Big Band featuring Stan Getz |
Symptones
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Change of Scenes | Alto Saxophone – Herb Geller; Bass – Jean Warland; Clarinet – Tony Coe; Drums – Kenny Clarke; English Horn – Herb Geller; Flugelhorn – Art Farmer; Flute – Herb Geller, Sahib Shihab; Liner Notes – Bob Houston; Oboe – Herb Geller; Percussion – Tony Inzalaco; Piano – Francy Boland; Producer – Gigi Campi; Soprano Saxophone – Stan Saltzmann; Tenor Saxophone – Ronnie Scott, Stan Getz, Stan Saltzmann, Tony Coe; Trombone – Albert Mangelsdorff, Erik Van Lier, Ake Persson; Trumpet – Ack Van Rooyen, Benny Bailey, Manfred Schoof Soloist [Baritone Saxophone] – Shihab Soloist [Drums] – Clarke Soloist [English Horn] – Geller Soloist [Piano] – Boland Soloist [Tenor Saxophone] – Getz - - - 1971 |
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| DJ Wows and Flutters | 2:08:26 (Pop-up) | ||||
| Sahib Shihab |
The Things We Did Last Summer
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The Jazz We Heard Last Summer | Alto Saxophone – John Jenkins; Baritone Saxophone – Sahib Shihab; Bass – Addison Farmer ; Drums – Danny Richmond; Piano – Hank Jones; Tenor Saxophone – Clifford Jordan; - -Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder June 6, 1967 |
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| Friedrich Gulda |
Studie Nr. 1 fur 12-saitige Gitarre
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Music for 4 Soloists and Band No. 1 | Baritone Saxophone, Flute – Sahib Shihab; Bass – Alfie Reece or Ron Carter; Drums – Mel Lewis; Guitar – Pierre Cavalli; Arranged By, Composed By – Friedrich Gulda - released 1965 also appears on: Spiritual Jazz Vol. 4: Americans In Europe |
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| John Coltrane |
Bakai
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Coltrane | Baritone Sax – Sahib Shihab; Bass – Paul Chambers; Drums – Al Heath; Piano – Red Garland; Tenor Sax – John Coltrane; Trumpet – Johnnie Splawn; Written-By – Calvin Massey - - Recorded May 31, 1957 at Van Gelder Studio Hackensack, New Jersey |
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| Sahib Shihab |
Lillemor
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Summer Dawn | Flute, Composed By – Sahib Shihab; Bass – Jimmy Woode; Bongos – Joe Harris; Drums – Kenny Clarke; Engineer – Wolfgang Hirschmann; Piano – Francy Boland; Trombone – Ake Persson - - Recorded: Cologne, Germany, May 8 and 9, 1964 |
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| Clark-Boland Big Band |
Long Note Blues (Here Is Cecco Beppe)
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Handle With Care | Composed By – Francy Boland Soloist, Flute – Shihab Soloist, Tenor Saxophone – Mitchell Soloist, Trumpet – Sulieman All credits: Alto Saxophone – Derek Humble; Arranged By – Francy Boland; Baritone Saxophone, Flute – Sahib Shihab; Bass – Jimmy Woode; Bongos – Sadi; Drums – Kenny Clarke; Piano – Francy Boland; Tenor Saxophone – Billy Mitchell, Carl Drevo, Ronnie Scott Timpani – Joe Harris (3) Trombone – Erich Kleinschuster, Frederic “Keg” Johnson, Nat Peck, Raymond Katarsinsky, Åke Persson Trumpet – Benny Bailey, Edmund Arnie*, Idrees Sulieman, Jimmy Deuchar, Ahmed Muvaffak Falay, Roger Guerin - - - Recorded January 25 and 26, 1963, Cologne, Germany |
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| Sahib Shihab |
Someday My Prince Will Come
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Conversations | Bass – Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen Drums – Alex Riel Flugelhorn – Allan Botschinsky Guitar – Ole Molin Soprano Saxophone – Sahib Shihab - - Recorded at Montmartre Jazzhuis, Copenhagen, Denmark on October 3, 1963 (Originally released 1972 on "Jazz At Black Lion" ) |
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Revolution Rabbit Nov63:
' Sahib Shihab (born Edmund Gregory; June 23, 1925 – October 24, 1989) was an American jazz and hard bop saxophonist (baritone, alto, and soprano) and flautist. He variously worked with Luther Henderson, Thelonious Monk, Fletcher Henderson, Tadd Dameron, Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke, John Coltrane and Quincy Jones among others.
He was born in Savannah, Georgia, United States. Edmund Gregory first played alto saxophone professionally for Luther Henderson aged 13, and studied at the Boston Conservatory, and to perform with trumpeter Roy Eldridge. He played lead alto with Fletcher Henderson in the mid-1940s.
He was one of the first jazz musicians to convert to Islam and changed his name in 1947. He belonged to the Ahmadiyya sect of Islam. During the late 1940s, Shihab played with Thelonious Monk, and on July 23, 1951 he recorded with Monk (later issued on the album Genius of Modern Music: Volume 2). During this period, he also appeared on recordings by Art Blakey, Kenny Dorham and Benny Golson. The invitation to play with Dizzy Gillespie's big band in the early 1950s was of particular significance, as it marked Sahib's switch to baritone.
On August 12, 1958, Shihab was one of the musicians photographed by Art Kane in his photograph known as "A Great Day in Harlem". In 1959, he toured Europe with Quincy Jones. Shihab, disillusioned with racial politics in United States, decided around this time to move to Europe. He settled in Scandinavia, first in Stockholm, Sweden, then moving in 1964 to Copenhagen, Denmark. He worked for Copenhagen Polytechnic and wrote scores for television, cinema and theatre. He wrote a ballet based on the Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen's fairy tale, The Red Shoes.
In Denmark, Shihab performed with local musicians such as the bass player Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen amongst others. Together with pianist Kenny Drew, he ran a publishing firm and record company.
In 1961, he joined the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band and remained a member of the band for the 12 years it existed. He married a Danish woman and raised a family in Europe.
In the Eurovision Song Contest 1966, Shihab accompanied Lill Lindfors and Svante Thuresson on stage for the Swedish entry "Nygammal Vals".
In 1973, Shihab returned to the United States for a three-year stay, working as a session musician for rock and pop artists and working as a copyist for local musicians. He spent his remaining years between New York and Copenhagen, and played in a partnership with Art Farmer. He also led his own jazz combo called Dues.
From 1986, Shihab was a visiting artist at Rutgers University.
Shihab died from liver cancer on October 24, 1989, in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, aged 64. '
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