Saheb Sarbib

The bass, that metronome that marks the time for musicians of every style, of every era, that secluded, silent, but essential character for a band. Without the bass, the music would be deflated, the heart notes would leave a wasteland of rowdy high frequencies without any rules. But bass players who have character can elevate those low frequencies and even make them loud at times.

Who knows if free jazz, if we want to call it that, is exalted by the Arabic background, those semitones between the first and second degree that also make the bass sparkling? In his records, Saheb Sarbib elevates the bass to a mother instrument, gives it life as vibrant as the spring that is coming. Solos are on par with that of the reeds and stand up to listening without waiting for another antagonist to return to take back the scene. Take a tour of the world of Saheb!

PERSONNEL:

• Daunik Lazro - (alto sax, bass clarinet, percusion)
• Saheb Sarbib - (double bass, reeds, flute)
• Jonathan Dickinson - (drums, percussion)
• Manuel Resende - (piano)

Recorded at studio Palm, November 1974

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1 Evil Season
• A2 Spirits
• A3 Aziz

• SIDE B
• B1 Amplified Heart
• B2 Arie'S Dance
• B3 Ascent