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Sahib's Jazz Party is an album by saxophonist/flautist Sahib Shihab, recorded live at the Jazzhus Montmartre in Copenhagen, around the same time that he relocated there in 1963. Shihab is joined by flugelhornist Allan Botchinsky, guitarist Ole Molin, drummer Alex Riel, and 17-year old bass prodigy Niels Henning Orsted Pederson. The recordings showcase Sahib’s diversity and dexterity as a player, including his openness to the avant-garde style, expanding on the bop era playing he is known for. 

This ORG reissue has audio remastered by Dave Gardner and pressed on audiophile-grade vinyl at Pallas Group in Germany. — (via Label)

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 [LP] 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 Pederson, 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. — (via AllMusic)

Vinyl tracklist:
A1 4070 Blues    
A2 Charade    
B1 Conversations, Part I    
B2 Conversations, Part Ii    
B3 Conversations, Part Iii    

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Label: ORG Music, Black Lion Records
Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
Reissued: 2025 / Originally released: 1964
Genre: Jazz
Style: Hard Bop, Modal
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