Caribbean Duet - Album

Michel Sardaby Born 4 September 1935 Is A French Jazz Pianist. Born In Fort-De-France Martinique He Moved To Paris Where In March 1967 He Was One Of The Pianists The Others Being Joe "Stride" Turner Errol Parker Claude Bolling Stuart De Silva And Aaron Bridgers Accompanied On Some Tracks By Bassist John Lamb Among Others Who Recorded The 90-Minute Session Known As Tape For Billy Dedicated To Billy Strayhorn Who Was In Hospital. Duke Ellington Also In Paris Personally Supervised The Recording Although He Did Not Actually Perform On It Himself And Wanted To Use The Proceeds From Its Sale To Create A Billy Strayhorn Scholarship In Paris Similar To The One At Juilliard In New York. In 1970 He Led A Trio Comprising Percy Heath And Connie Kay Which Appeared On His Debut Album Night Cap. A 1972 New York Recording Has Him Leading A Line-Up Comprising Richard Davis Billy Cobham And Ray Barretto Sound Hills Records 1997 . His 1974 Album Gail Won The 1976 Prix Boris Vian. For His 1989 Album Going Places He Was Accompanied By Rufus Reid And Marvin "Smitty" Smith And In 1993 He Recorded With His Quintet Which Comprised Ralph Moore Louis Smith Peter Washington And Tony Reedus. read less