Francois Rabbath
Sazmorphosis
Moshé-Naïm (France) 1977
MN O 12060 (LP)
sleeve : EX-(SRW, SOC, some wear on side and corner, label on side B: SOC)
media : EX/EX(some slightly noise)
A 1977 album by Syrian-born French bassist François Rabbath, who had been active as a session musician since the early 1960s and released the acclaimed Multi-Basse in 1973. This album is devoted entirely to solo performances by Rabbath himself, with the saz—a lute-family string instrument found across Persia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and the Balkans—featured prominently throughout. Side A consists of an extended piece approaching 18 minutes, built from overdubbed double bass and saz, with the bowed bass immersed in deep echo. Side B focuses primarily on solo saz performances. Blending Arabic-inflected melodies with Rabbath’s distinctly deep and introspective musical sensibility, the album stands as a remarkable example of third-world ethno-spiritual jazz.
Francois Rabbath
Sazmorphosis
Moshé-Naïm (France) 1977
MN O 12060 (LP)
sleeve : EX-(SRW, SOC, some wear on side and corner, label on side B: SOC)
media : EX/EX(some slightly noise)
A 1977 album by Syrian-born French bassist François Rabbath, who had been active as a session musician since the early 1960s and released the acclaimed Multi-Basse in 1973. This album is devoted entirely to solo performances by Rabbath himself, with the saz—a lute-family string instrument found across Persia, Azerbaijan, Turkey, and the Balkans—featured prominently throughout. Side A consists of an extended piece approaching 18 minutes, built from overdubbed double bass and saz, with the bowed bass immersed in deep echo. Side B focuses primarily on solo saz performances. Blending Arabic-inflected melodies with Rabbath’s distinctly deep and introspective musical sensibility, the album stands as a remarkable example of third-world ethno-spiritual jazz.
A1: Sazeclectique
B2: Sazmorphosis