Salah Ragab

• DIGIPACK EDITION

• INCLUDES 8 BONUS TRACKS

Salah Ragab's Cairo Jazz Band album from 1973 is an undeniable classic of the genre. The definitive Egyptian jazz album blends the best of Black American jazz with plenty of rich Islamic traditions and Egyptian folklore and now gets reissued by Sturt across a glorious double gatefold with an insert. These storytelling tracks range fo flute laced percussive numbers that are loose, happy and airy such as on the excellent 'Mervat' to more swinging, jazz lounge groovers like 'Black Butterfly.' There is real cinematic drama in 'Upper Egypt The King's Valley' as well as plenty of other highlights on this essential jazz album.

PERSONNEL:

• Salah Ragab - conducting, drums
• Zaky Osman - flute
• Mohammad Abdou - trumpet
• Ibrahim Wagdy - trumpet
• Khalifa El Samman - trumpet
• Mahmoud Ayoub - trombone
• Sadeek Basyouny - trombone
• El Sayeed Dahroug - trombone
• Abdel Atey Farag - bass trombone
• Mohammad Abdel Rahman - bass tuba
• El Saied El Aydy - alto sax
• Farouk El Sayed - alto sax
• Saied Salama - tenor sax & baritone sax
• Fathy Abdel Salam - tenor sax
• Abdel Hakim El Zamel - baritone sax
• Sayed Sharkawy - drums
• Moohy El Din Osman - bass
• Sayed Ramadan - bongos & baza

• With the CAIRO STRINGS ENSEMBLE

TRACKS:

• 01. Ramadan In Space Time
• 02. Dawn
• 03. Neveen
• 04. Oriental Mood
• 05. Kleopatra
• 06. Mervat
• 07. Egypt Strut (*)
• 08. A Tribute To Sun Ra(*)
• 09. Latino in Cairo(*)
• 10. Kahn El-Khaleely(*)
• 11. Black Butterfly(*)
• 12. The Crossing(*)
• 13. Calling You(*)
• 14. Upper Egypt 'The Kings Valley'(*)
• 15. Farewell Theme(*)
• 16. Kleopatra (Alternate Take)

• (*) BONUS TRACKS