Sahib Shihab
Sahib Shihab | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Edmund Gregory |
Born | Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | June 23, 1925
Died | October 24, 1989 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. | (aged 64)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Baritone, soprano and alto saxophone, Flute and alto flute |
Years active | 1940s–1980s |
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.[1]
Biography
He was born in
He was one of the first jazz musicians to convert to
On August 12, 1958, Shihab was one of the musicians photographed by
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.[2] He married a Danish woman and raised a family in Europe.
In the
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.[7] He also led his own jazz combo called Dues.
From 1986, Shihab was a visiting artist at Rutgers University.[8]
Shihab died from liver cancer on October 24, 1989, in Nashville, Tennessee, United States, aged 64.[1]
Discography
As leader
- 1957: The Jazz We Heard Last Summer (Savoy) split album shared with Herbie Mann
- 1957: Jazz Sahib (Savoy)
- 1963: Sahib's Jazz Party (Debut) also released as Conversations
- 1964: Summer Dawn (Argo)
- 1965: Sahib Shihab and the Danish Radio Jazz Group (Oktav)
- 1968: Vogue Schallplatten)
- 1964-70: Companionship (Vogue Schallplatten)
- 1972: Sentiments (Storyville)
- 1972: La Marche dans le Désert - Sahib Shihab + Gilson Unit (Futura)
- 1973: Flute Summit (Atlantic) with Jeremy Steig, James Moody and Chris Hinze
- 1988: Soul Mates (Uptown) with Charlie Rouse
- 1998: And All Those Cats (compilation)
As sideman
With Art Blakey
- Theory of Art(1957)
- Art Blakey Big Band (Bethlehem, 1957)
With Brass Fever
- Time Is Running Out (Impulse!, 1976)
With Donald Byrd
- Jazz Lab (Columbia, 1957) with Gigi Gryce
- Modern Jazz Perspective (Columbia, 1957) with Gigi Gryce
With Betty Carter
- Out There (1958)
- I Can't Help It (1992)
With the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band
- Jazz Is Universal (Atlantic, 1962)
- Handle with Care (Atlantic, 1963)
- Now Hear Our Meanin' (Columbia, 1963 [1965])
- Swing, Waltz, Swing (Philips, 1966)
- Sax No End (SABA, 1967)
- Out of the Folk Bag (Columbia, 1967)
- 17 Men and Their Music (Campi, 1967)
- All Smiles(MPS, 1968)
- Faces (MPS, 1969)
- Latin Kaleidoscope (MPS, 1968)
- Fellini 712 (MPS, 1969)
- All Blues (MPS, 1969)
- More Smiles (MPS, 1969)
- Clarke Boland Big Band en Concert avec Europe 1 (Tréma, 1969 [1992])
- Off Limits (Polydor, 1970)
- November Girl (Black Lion, 1970 [1975]) with Carmen McRae
- Change of Scenes (Verve, 1971) with Stan Getz
With John Coltrane
- Coltrane (1957)
With Tadd Dameron
- Fontainebleau (1956)
With Art Farmer
- Manhattan (Soul Note, 1981)
With Curtis Fuller and Hampton Hawes
- Curtis Fuller and Hampton Hawes with French Horns (Status, 1957 [1962]) - also released as Baritones and French Horns (Prestige, 1957)
With Dizzy Gillespie
- Jazz Recital (Norgran, 1955)
- The Dizzy Gillespie Reunion Big Band (MPS, 1968)
With Benny Golson
- Benny Golson's New York Scene (Contemporary, 1957)
- Take a Number from 1 to 10 (Argo, 1961)
With Johnny Griffin
- Lady Heavy Bottom's Waltz (1968)
- Griff 'N Bags
With George Gruntz
- Noon in Tunisia (1967)
With Roy Haynes
- Jazz Abroad (Emarcy, 1955)
With Milt Jackson
- Plenty, Plenty Soul (Atlantic, 1957)
With Philly Joe Jones
- Drums Around the World (Riverside, 1959)
With Quincy Jones
- The Birth of a Band! (Mercury, 1959)
- The Great Wide World of Quincy Jones (Mercury, 1959)
- I Dig Dancers (Mercury, 1960)
- Quincy Plays for Pussycats (Mercury, 1959-65 [1965])
With Abbey Lincoln
- It's Magic (Riverside, 1958)
With Howard McGhee
- The Return of Howard McGhee (Bethlehem, 1955)
With Thelonious Monk
- Genius of Modern Music: Volume 1 (Blue Note, 1947)
- Genius of Modern Music: Volume 2(Blue Note, 1951)
With Mark Murphy
- Midnight Mood (MPS, 1968)
With
- Phineas Newborn, Jr. Plays Harold Arlen's Music from Jamaica(RCA Victor, 1957)
With Oscar Pettiford
- The Oscar Pettiford Orchestra in Hi-Fi Volume Two (ABC-Paramount, 1957)
With Specs Powell
- Movin' In (Roulette, 1957)
With A. K. Salim
- Blues Suite (Savoy, 1958)
With Tony Scott
- The Modern Art of Jazz (1957, Seeco) - with Bill Evans, Paul Motian
- Free Blown Jazz (1957, Carlton) - with Bill Evans, Paul Motian
With Mal Waldron
- Mal-2(1957)
With Julius Watkins and Charlie Rouse
- The Jazz Modes (Atlantic, 1959)
With Randy Weston
- Uhuru Afrika (Roulette, 1960)
With Gene Quill, Hal Stein and Phil Woods
- Four Altos (Prestige, 1957)]
With Phil Woods
- Rights of Swing (Candid, 1961)
With Idrees Sulieman
- The Camel (Columbia, 1964)
References
- ^ a b Doc Rock. "The Dead Rock Stars Club : 1980s". Thedeadrockstarsclub.com. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
- ^ ISBN 0-85112-580-8.
- ^ "Artist Profiles : Sahib Shihab: Seeds And Sentiments". Allaboutjazz.com. 10 March 2004. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
- ^ a b "Sahib Shihab | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ISBN 9780674065246.
- ^ "Genius of Modern Music, Vol. 2 - Thelonious Monk | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 1, 2021.
- ^ "Sahib Shihab: Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved September 1, 2014.
- ^ "JazzWax". Jazzwax.com. Retrieved August 1, 2021.