Shafi Hadi

Shafi Hadi ( born September 21, 1929 in Philadelphia as Curtis Porter) was an American jazz saxophonist ( alto and tenor saxophone). He has remained primarily for his work in the 1950s bands of Charles Mingus in memory.

Life and work

Hadi studied composition at Howard University and the University of Detroit. The alto and tenor saxophonist first played with Paul Williams, the Griffin Brothers and other oriented rhythm and blues orchestras. In March 1957, the collaboration began with Charles Mingus: This was playing with his quintet, the plate The Clown one with which he made ​​his breakthrough into the first rank of jazz celebrities. At the session, Jimmy Knepper, Wade Legge and Mingus ' longtime drummer Dannie Richmond were involved. Three months later the recording of Tijuana Moods, followed one of the most successful bass players of the plates. The best known of the title " Ysabels Table Dance " should be. At the then held "East Coasting " session the pianist Bill Evans was involved. In September, the last recordings of Mingus ' own label Debut Records took place. After the recordings for A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry Hadi still played with Mingus ' Mingus Ah Um masterpiece with. After Hafiz ended commitment with Charles Mingus.

Shafi Hadi also played with Hank Mobley, Horace Parlan, and Langston Hughes. He can be heard as a soloist in the film Shadows by John Cassavetes in 1959, which was also Mingus was involved. In 1967 he has composed with Mary Lou Williams, the piece " Shafi ". Then we lose track.

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Records with Charles Mingus: