"Fats" Sadi Pol Lallemand (23 October 1927,
Andenne
Andenne (; wa, Andene) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Namur, Belgium.
On January 1, 2006, Andenne had a total population of 25,240. The total area is 86.17 km² which gives a population density of 292 i ...
, Belgium – 20 February 2009,
Huy
Huy ( or ; nl, Hoei, ; wa, Hu) is a city and municipality of Wallonia located in the province of Liège, Belgium. Huy lies along the river Meuse, at the mouth of the small river Hoyoux. It is in the ''sillon industriel'', the former industrial ...
) was a Belgian
jazz
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musician, vocalist, and composer who played
vibraphone
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and percussion. He chose the name "Sadi" because he disliked his last name, which means "the German" in French. He led a quartet and nonet and won the Belgian
Golden Django
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for best French-speaking artist in 1996.
Career
His first instrument was xylophone, which he played in a circus in the 1930s.
After World War II, he turned professional playing the vibraphonist. He performed with
Bobby Jaspar
Bobby Jaspar (20 February 1926 – 28 February 1963) was a Belgian cool jazz and hard bop saxophonist, flautist and composer.
Early life
Born in Liège, Belgium, Jaspar learned to play piano and clarinet at a young age. Later, he took up the ...
in the Bob Shots, then with
Don Byas
Carlos Wesley "Don" Byas (October 21, 1912 – August 24, 1972) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, associated with swing and bebop. He played with Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Art Blakey, and Dizzy Gillespie, among others, and also led ...
.
From 1950 to 1961, he lived in Paris, where he played with
Aimé Barelli
Aimé Barelli (1 March 1917 Lantosque, France – 13 July 1995 Monaco) was a French jazz trumpeter, vocalist, and band leader.
At the beginning of the 1940s Barelli moved to Paris, where he worked with Fred Adison, Alix Combelle, André Ekyan, ...
,
Django Reinhardt
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, and
Martial Solal
Martial Solal (born August 23, 1927) is a French jazz pianist and composer.
Biography
Solal was born in Algiers, French Algeria, to Algerian Jewish parents. He was persuaded to study clarinet, saxophone, and piano by his mother, who was an opera ...
.
In the 1960s, he moved to Brussels, Belgium, and was a member of
Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band
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.
Brown, Tony. "The Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band: Where it all began" (1968) www.jazzprofessional.com
He worked for RTBF
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, the TV channel of the French Community in Belgium. Sadi became seriously ill in January 1995 and appeared rarely on stage.
Discography
As leader
* ''Mr. Fats Sadi, His Vibes and His Friends'' ( MPS, 1966)
As sideman
With Don Byas
Carlos Wesley "Don" Byas (October 21, 1912 – August 24, 1972) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, associated with swing and bebop. He played with Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Art Blakey, and Dizzy Gillespie, among others, and also led ...
* ''Don Byas featuring Mary Lou Williams & Beryl Booker'' (Vogue
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, 1953)
* ''Memorial'' (Vogue, 1973)
* ''Don Byas'' (Inner City, 1980)
With Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band
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* '' Handle with Care'' (Atlantic
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, 1963)
* ''Swing, Waltz, Swing
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, 1966)
* ''Sax No End
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'' (SABA Saba may refer to:
Places
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* Saba (river), ...
, 1967)
* '' Out of the Folk Bag'' (Columbia, 1967)
* ''17 Men and Their Music
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'' (MPS, 1971)
With Bobby Jaspar
Bobby Jaspar (20 February 1926 – 28 February 1963) was a Belgian cool jazz and hard bop saxophonist, flautist and composer.
Early life
Born in Liège, Belgium, Jaspar learned to play piano and clarinet at a young age. Later, he took up the ...
* ''Bobby Jaspar & His Modern Jazz'' (Vogue)
* ''Bobby Jaspar/Henri Renaud
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His styles reflected the decades when he was musically active: he played in the sw ...
'' (Vogue)
With Sahib Shihab
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* ''Seeds
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'' (Vogue Schallplatten, 1970)
* ''Companionship
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'' (Vogue Schallplatten, 1971)
With others
* André Hodeir, ''The Vogue Sessions'' (Vogue)
* Django Reinhardt
Jean Reinhardt (23 January 1910 – 16 May 1953), known by his Romani nickname Django ( or ), was a Romani-French jazz guitarist and composer. He was one of the first major jazz talents to emerge in Europe and has been hailed as one of its most ...
, ''Bruxelles/Paris'' (Musidisc
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History
Musidisc is known for having produced a rare recording of Jeanne Calment, who has ...
, 1938–1953)
* Zoot Sims
John Haley "Zoot" Sims (October 29, 1925 – March 23, 1985) was an American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor but also alto (and, later, soprano) saxophone. He first gained attention in the "Four Brothers" sax section of Woody Herman's big ...
, ''Jazz in Paris: Zoot Sims & Henri Renaud'' (EmArcy
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During the 1950s and 1960s, musicians such as Max Roach, Clifford Brown ...
)
* Martial Solal
Martial Solal (born August 23, 1927) is a French jazz pianist and composer.
Biography
Solal was born in Algiers, French Algeria, to Algerian Jewish parents. He was persuaded to study clarinet, saxophone, and piano by his mother, who was an opera ...
, ''The Complete Vogue Recordings Vol. 2'' (Vogue, 1953–56) – Quartet co-led by Fats Sadi
References
External links
Discography
Page on jazzinbelgium.com
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1927 births
2009 deaths
People from Andenne
20th-century Belgian male singers
Belgian composers
Male composers
Belgian male musicians
Belgian jazz musicians
Belgian jazz singers
Blue Note Records artists
Jazz vibraphonists
Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band members