"Fats" Sadi Pol Lallemand (23 October 1927, Andenne, Belgium – 20 February 2009, Huy) was a Belgian

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musician, vocalist, and composer who played

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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 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 vibraphone. He performed with Bobby Jaspar in the Bob Shots, then with

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. From 1950 to 1961, he lived in Paris, where he played with

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, and Martial Solal. In the 1960s, he moved to Brussels, Belgium, and was a member of Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band. He worked for

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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

* ''The Swinging Fats Sadi Combo'' ( Blue Note, 1954)

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listing for The Swinging Fats Sadi Combo alb

/ref> * ''Mr. Fats Sadi, His Vibes and His Friends'' ( MPS Records, MPS, 1966)

As sideman

With

* ''Don Byas featuring Mary Lou Williams & Beryl Booker'' ( Vogue, 1953) * ''Memorial'' (Vogue, 1973) * ''Don Byas'' (Inner City, 1980) With Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band * '' Handle with Care'' (

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, 1963) * '' Swing, Waltz, Swing'' (

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, 1966) * '' Sax No End'' ( SABA, 1967) * '' Out of the Folk Bag'' (Columbia, 1967) * '' 17 Men and Their Music'' (Campi, 1967) * '' Faces'' (MPS, 1971) With Bobby Jaspar * ''Bobby Jaspar & His Modern Jazz'' (Vogue, 1954–1955) * ''Bobby Jaspar/ Henri Renaud'' (Vogue, 1953–1954) With Sahib Shihab * '' Seeds'' ( Vogue Schallplatten, 1970) * ''

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'' (Vogue Schallplatten, 1971) With others * André Hodeir, ''The Vogue Sessions'' (Vogue) *

, ''Bruxelles/Paris'' ( Musidisc, 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) * Martial Solal, ''The Complete Vogue Recordings Vol. 2'' (Vogue, 1953–56) – Quartet co-led by Fats Sadi

References

External links

Discography

Page on jazzinbelgium.com
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sadi, Fats 1927 births 2009 deaths People from Andenne 20th-century Belgian male singers 20th-century Belgian singers Belgian jazz composers Belgian male composers Belgian male musicians Belgian jazz musicians Belgian jazz singers Blue Note Records artists Jazz vibraphonists Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band members