Michel Sardaby
In New York
Disques Debs International (France) 1972
HDD 540 (LP) Original pressing. coated sleeve.
sleeve : VG+(wear on corner, SPSE/TOC: very small tear and tape on top side, light color-faded)
media : VG+/VG+(some light surface noise and light pop noise caused by smalll and slighy wear and harilines. the first part on A1 has some noise caused by one scratch.)
A superb 1972 release by pianist Michel Sardaby, born in Martinique in the French West Indies, who had been active in Paris since the 1960s and performed with the likes of Kenny Clarke, Chet Baker, and Dexter Gordon. Recorded in August of that same year at RCA Studios in New York with Richard Davis on bass, Billy Cobham on drums, and Ray Barretto on percussion. Sardaby’s playing is truly exceptional here—bright and rhythmically agile, yet shaded with a certain melancholy, full of sweetness, depth, and nuance. An outstanding session that blends refined urban sophistication with a deep Caribbean groove throughout. Barretto’s percussion work is also incredibly effective. A truly magnificent album, and very highly recommended.
Please note that there is a scratch in the first half of A1 which causes some surface noise. Kindly check the soundclip for confirmation.
A1: The Panther of Antigny
A3: Love Love and Dream
B1: Martinica
B3: Coulie’s Dance