Sahib Shihab - 1971 - Jazz Joint Vol. 2 - Companionship (vinyl 24 96) FLAC

Besides being one of the first jazz musicians to convert to Islam and change his name (1947), Sahib Shihab was also one of the earliest boppers to use the flute. But he was also a fluent soloist on the alto, as well as the baritone sax, the latter being the instrument with which he became most frequently associated. Shihab first worked professionally with the Luther Henderson band at the age of 13 while still studying with Elmer Snowden. At 16, he attended the Boston Conservatory (1941-1942) and later worked as the lead alto in the 1944-1945 Fletcher Henderson band, billed as Eddie Gregory.
After his religious conversion, he fell in with the early bop movement, recording several now-famous sides on alto with Thelonious Monk for Blue Note in 1947 and 1951, and playing with Art Blakey in 1949-1950 and the Tadd Dameron band in 1949. Following some empty patches where he had to work odd jobs for a living, Shihab played with Dizzy Gillespie in 1951-1952, Illinois Jacquet in 1952-1955, and the Oscar Pettiford big band in 1957. After arriving in Europe with Quincy Jones' big band in 1959-1960, he remained there until 1986 (mostly in Copenhagen), except for a long Los Angeles interlude (1973-1976). (AllAboutJazz)

Track list:
A1 Om Mani Padme Hum
A2 Bohemia After Dark
A3 Companionship
A4 Stoned Ghosts
A5 Jay - Jay
B1 Dijdar
B2 Con Alma
B3 CT + CB
B4 The Turk's Bolero
B5 Talk Some Yak-Ee-Dak
C1 Calypso Blues
C2 Balafon
C3 I'm A Fool To Want You
C4 Insensatez
C5 Invitation
D1 Yah-Yah Blues
D2 Serenata
D3 Just Give Me Time
D4 Born To Be Blue
D5 Sconsolato

Personnel:
Sahib Shihab - baritone sax & flute
Jimmy Woode - bass & vocals
Kenny Clarke - drums
Francy Boland - piano (except: A3, A4, B1, B3 & B5)
Fats Sadi - vibraphone & percussion (except: A3, A4, B1, B3-B5 & C3)
Joe Harris - percussion (except: A3, A4, B1, B3-B5 & C3)
Benny Bailey - trumpet & flugelhorn (A3, A4, B3)
Åke Persson - trombone (B1, B4 & B5)
Idrees Sulieman - trumpet (B4)
Milt Jackson - vocals (C3)

A1, A2 recorded in Cologne, 1964/1965.
A3, A4, B1, B3, B5 recorded in Cologne, July 1970.
A5 recorded in Cologne, May 8th & 9th 1964.
B2, C1, C2 and C4 to D5 recorded in the "Alten Bahnhof Von Rolandseck", September 25th 1965 (originally appearing on the Clarke Boland Sextett - Swing Im Bahnhof LP (CBS 62681)).
B4 recorded at Lindström Studios Cologne on August 13th, 1968. It is a slightly shorter version than the August 27th, 1968 recording in the same studio which appeared on the Johnny Griffin "Foot Patting" album.
C3 recorded at Electrola Studio Cologne, February 2nd, 1969. 

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