Sadik Hakim – Memories (1978/2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Sadik Hakim – Memories (1978/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 50:32 minutes | 938 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Progressive

Sadik Hakim was born Argonne Dense Thornton on July 15, 1919, in Duluth, Minnesota and principally raised by his grandparents after both his parents separated and left the family home in 1925.

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Sonny Stitt & Sadik Hakim – Sonny Stitt Meets Sadik Hakim (Remastered) (2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Sonny Stitt & Sadik Hakim – Sonny Stitt Meets Sadik Hakim (Remastered) (2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 41:10 minutes | 1,48 GB | Genre: Contemporary Jazz, Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © 2xHD

Sonny Stitt could rip through an up-tempo bebop stanza, then turn around and play a shivering, captivating ballad. He was a virtuoso on the horn and relished competition on the bandstand. Stitt had the qualities essential to a tenor battler; he was implacable, indefatigable, and inventive. Equipped with magnificent technique and iron chops, and gifted with an innate ability to swing, he could turn on the music seemingly at will. Stitt was highly admired by both fans and musicians.

In his “meeting” with Sadik Hakim, Stitt splits his time evenly between alto and tenor. With bassist Buster Williams and drummer J.R. Mitchell completing the quartet, Stitt is in his usual fine form on five veteran standards, a pair of blues-based originals and Stevie Wonder’s “You Are the Sunshine of My Life.” Highly recommended for bop fans.

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