SAHIB SHIHAB

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Sahib Shihab (born Edmond Gregory 23 June 1925 in Savannah, Georgia – died 24 October 1989 in Tennessee) was a jazz saxophonist (baritone, alto, and soprano) and flautist.

He first played alto saxophone professionally for Luther Henderson at age 13 and went on to study at the Boston Conservatory and to play with trumpetist Roy Eldridge. He played lead alto with Fletcher Henderson in the mid forties.

He was one of the first jazz musicians to convert to Islam and changed his name in 1947. During the late 1940s Shihab played with Thelonious Monk. During this period he also found time to appear on many recordings by artists including Art Blakey, Kenny Dorham and Benny Golson. The invitation to play with Dizzy Gillespie's big band in the early fifties was of particular significance as it marked Sahib's switch to baritone.

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SAHIB SHIHAB Jazz Sahib album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Jazz Sahib
Bop 1957
SAHIB SHIHAB Summer Dawn album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Summer Dawn
Bop 1964
SAHIB SHIHAB Sahib Shihab And The Danish Radio Jazz Group album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Sahib Shihab And The Danish Radio Jazz Group
Bop 1965
SAHIB SHIHAB Seeds album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Seeds
Bop 1969
SAHIB SHIHAB Sentiments album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Sentiments
Bop 1971
SAHIB SHIHAB Conversations album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Conversations
Bop 1992

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SAHIB SHIHAB Jazz We Heard Last Summer album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Jazz We Heard Last Summer
Bop 1958

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SAHIB SHIHAB Sahib's Jazz Party (aka Conversations) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Sahib's Jazz Party (aka Conversations)
Bop 1964
SAHIB SHIHAB La Marche Dans Le Désert album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 La Marche Dans Le Désert
Bop 1972

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SAHIB SHIHAB Movin' In With Sahib Shihab And Specs Powell album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Movin' In With Sahib Shihab And Specs Powell
Bop 1970
SAHIB SHIHAB Companionship album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Companionship
Bop 1971
SAHIB SHIHAB All-Star Sextets album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 All-Star Sextets
Bop 1980
SAHIB SHIHAB And All Those Cats album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 And All Those Cats
Bop 1997
SAHIB SHIHAB Sentiments album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Sentiments
Bop 2005
SAHIB SHIHAB Jazz Sahib - Complete Sextets Sessions 1956 - 1957 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
 Jazz Sahib - Complete Sextets Sessions 1956 - 1957
Bop 2008

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