Sahib Shihab

Sahib Shihab
Background information
Born
Edmund Gregory

(1925-06-23)June 23, 1925
Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
DiedOctober 24, 1989(1989-10-24) (aged 64)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
GenresJazz
OccupationsMusician, saxophonist, flutist
InstrumentsBaritone, soprano and alto saxophone, Flute and alto flute
Years active1940s–1980s

Sahib Shihab (born Edmund Gregory; June 23, 1925 – October 24, 1989) 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, Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke, John Coltrane and Quincy Jones among others.

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