''Sahib's Jazz Party'' (also released as ''Conversations'') is a live album by American jazz saxophonist/flautist

Sahib Shihab Sahib Shihab (born Edmund Gregory; June 23, 1925 – October 24, 1989) was an American jazz and hard bop saxophonist (baritone, alto, and soprano) and flautist. He variously worked with Luther Henderson, Thelonious Monk, Fletcher Henderson, Tad ...

recorded at the

Jazzhus Montmartre Jazzhus Montmartre is a jazz club in Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. Many jazz musicians, including Dexter Gordon, Stan Getz, and Chet Baker, have performed there. It is sometimes called Cafe Montmartre. The Montmartre was located first in Dahler ...

in Copenhagen in 1963 and first released on the

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Reception

The

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review by

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states: "This surprising music is well worth several listens and shows that Shihab was a much more diverse player than is usually thought".

Track listing

''All compositions by Sahib Shihab, except where noted.'' # "4070 Blues" - 12:02 # "

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) - 7:50 # "Conversations Part I" - 10:40 # "Conversations Part II" - 3:10 # "Conversations Part III" - 9:00 # "

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" (Traditional) - 12:21 Bonus track on CD reissue # "Not Yet" - 10:47 Bonus track on CD reissue # "

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) - 6:40 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

- curved soprano saxophone,

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Allan Botschinsky Allan Botschinsky (29 March 1940 – 26 November 2020) was a Danish jazz trumpeter and flugelhornist, composer, arranger, conductor, producer, and record label owner. Biography Botschinsky was born in Copenhagen, and had a background in classical ...

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* Ole Molin -

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* Bjarne Rostvold -

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References

{{authority control 1964 live albums Sahib Shihab live albums Debut Records live albums Albums recorded at Jazzhus Montmartre