Sahib Shihab Musical artist

Sahib Shihab (born Edmund Gregory; 23 June 1925, Savannah, Georgia – 24 October 1989, Nashville, Tennessee) was an American jazz and hard bop saxophonist (baritone, alto, and soprano) and flautist. He variously worked with Luther Henderson, Thelonious Monk, Fletcher Henderson, Tadd Dameron, and Dizzy Gillespie amongst others.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 23, 1925
Date of deathOctober 24, 1989
Hometown
Savannah Georgia
United States

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Musical artist

Career started1940
Career ended1980
associated musical artist
Hal Stein
Phil Woods
Gene Quill
BackgroundNon vocal instrumentalist
genre
Jazz
Hard bop
instrument
Alto saxophone
Baritone saxophone

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