SWING A LOT

Sadi and his New Big Show Band
Swing a Little - LP Palette - Belgium 1971

Posts of Sadi's music are among the most popular on this blog. Yes, Fats, we miss you, old man!  We miss not seeing you on the telly anymore, you wouldn't believe the crap they have on these days.

On this LP - as the title implies - the emphasis is on Sadi, the vocalist, entertainer and showman.  But don't forget Sadi the arranger, Sadi the band leader, Sadi the vibist, Sadi the bongoman!  They're all here.

Great Belgian jazz featuring "Little Green Apples" and his monster bongo break intro. With also the jazz dancer "Hep! Hep! The Jumping Jive"

You probably know him best for the Ensadinado LP on MPS, but heavyweight Belgian jazzman & entertainer Fats Sadi also cut some other great albums. 'Swing a little' for example is a jazz record he cut with the cream of Belgian jazz musicians in those days: ao. Jeannot Morales, Nic Fisette, Etienne Verschueren, Roger Van Haverbeke and Freddy Rottier, some of which went to play with Placebo later on.  The music is big band jazz with scat, vibes and some drumbreaks. Some of the arrangements may call to mind the name of Francis Boland, there is a certain kinship, I assume it's the Belgian Touch!

Swing a little

Sadi and his New Big Show Band :
Fats Sadi (vib,bgo,vcl,arr,ldr) with
Edmond Harnie, Janot Morales, Nicolas Fissette, Herman Sandy (tp)
Frans Van Dijck, François Bastaens, Jan Mertens (tb)
Etienne Verschueren, Marcel Denies (as) François Morin,
Constant Letellier (ts) José Paessens (bar) Willy Albimoor (p)
Roger Vanhaverbeke (b) Freddy Rottier (d)

Brussels, December 6, 8, 14 & 16, 1971

AIN'T SHE SWEET

I CAN'T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE

LITTLE GREEN APPLES

YOU ARE MY SUNSHINE

SHE'LL BE MINE

JUST WALKING ALONG

I CRIED FOR YOU

EVERY TIME WE SAY GOODBYE

SWING A LITTLE

I WON'T DANCE

YOU'RE DRIVING ME CRAZY

HEP HEP THE JUMPING JIVE

Little Green Apples was written by Bobby Russell and was first recorded and released by Roger Miller in 1968.

Label:  LP Palette 2341020, reissued as ‎– The Talent Of... Sadi 2

Jazz Club Records  ‎– 111.024-Y, Jazz Club Records  ‎– SFOT 21.486

All the credits for ripping and cleaning the album go to Paul D.  who has even more merit since he does not like this album AT ALL!!