Michel Sardaby • Night Cap

 

Review by Jeff Schwachter
Aside from playing and recording with American blues musicians like Sonny Boy Williamson and T-Bone Walker in the 1960s, the Caribbean-born jazz pianist Michel Sardaby recorded a few fine albums of his own. Night Cap, recorded in Paris in 1970, is one of his best known and features five originals and an eloquent rendition of Duke Ellington's "Satin Doll." Sardaby's trio, with Percy Heath on bass and Connie Kay on drums, brings a strong rhythmic sensibility and an appreciation for the blues to the pieces. There is a nocturnal quality to the album highlighted by the title track, the intense opener "Traveling On," and the meditative "I'm Free Again." This is a highly enjoyable album from an artist who worked with many American musicians throughout his career but was more appreciated abroad than in the United States, where most of his albums are only available as imports.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/night-cap-mw0000623442

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Reseña de Jeff Schwachter
Aparte de tocar y grabar con músicos de blues americanos como Sonny Boy Williamson y T-Bone Walker en los años sesenta, el pianista de jazz Michel Sardaby, nacido en el Caribe, grabó unos cuantos álbumes excelentes por su cuenta. Night Cap, grabado en París en 1970, es uno de sus más conocidos y contiene cinco originales y una elocuente interpretación de «Satin Doll» de Duke Ellington. El trío de Sardaby, con Percy Heath al bajo y Connie Kay a la batería, aporta a las piezas una fuerte sensibilidad rítmica y un aprecio por el blues. Hay una cualidad nocturna en el álbum destacada por la canción que da título al disco, la intensa «Traveling On» y la meditativa «I'm Free Again». Se trata de un álbum muy agradable de un artista que trabajó con muchos músicos estadounidenses a lo largo de su carrera, pero que fue más apreciado en el extranjero que en Estados Unidos, donde la mayoría de sus álbumes sólo están disponibles como importaciones.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/night-cap-mw0000623442

Tracks:
1 - Traveling On
Written-By – M. Sardaby - 6:14
2 - Night Cap
Written-By – M. Sardaby - 4:34
3 - I'm Free Again
Written-By – M. Sardaby - 5:05
4 - Maya
Written-By – M. Sardaby - 5:05
5 - Nile Voyage
Written-By – M. Sardaby - 5:19
6 - Satin Doll
Written-By – D. Ellington - 6:51


Credits:
    Artwork [Maquette] – Daniel Gargar
    Bass – Percy Heath
    Creative Director – Henri Debs
    Drums – Connie Kay
    Photography By – Denis Constant
    Piano – Michel Sardaby
    Recorded By – Gerard Lehner -
Recorded on October 30 1970, Paris.

Label:    Disques Debs – HDD 522, Disques Debs International – HDD 522
Country:    France
Released:    1970
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Contemporary Jazz, Modal, Post Bop
https://www.discogs.com/release/5461054-Michel-Sardaby-Trio-Night-Cap

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