Salim

A.K. Salim - The Modern Sounds Of A.K. Salim, Complete Savoy Recordings 1957-1958 (2007) {2CD Set Fresh Sound FSR-CD 474}
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© 1957-58, 2007 Savoy / Fresh Sound Records | FSR-CD 474
Jazz / Bop

A.K. Salim (Ahmad Khatab Atkinson) was an ex-reed man who retired from playing in 1943 to arrange and compose for several jazz and Afro- Cuban bands. This 2-CD set draws together all the recordings he did as a leader for Savoy Records in 1957-1958. Most of his work here reflects Salim’s deep knowledge of blues and his arranger’s talent for setting down relatively simple lines combining down home traditionalism with harmonic sophistication. His unpretentious arrangements have an unmistakably visceral quality and offer a fine framework for the eloquently powerful soloists of both reed and brass sections.

Brazilian guitarist, Celso Salim continues to channel the soul of American Blues with his namesake band in his new and truly inspiring album, Mama’s Hometown, due for release on September 28 thfrom Wide Track Records. There are a lot of reasons why Salim is a multi-award winning musician and widely acknowledged Blues master on both sides of the equator, and you’ll find plenty of them on this almost too short nine-song collection. The album is produced by Mike Hightower and Celso Salim.

This set of mid-tempo, blues-based arrangements performed by an all-star group is a good idea that falls short in its execution. Leader and arranger A.K. Salim, a Count Basie and Dizzy Gillespie associate, writes in a vein similar to Quincy Jones' work for both Basie and Gillespie, but on these seven tracks he's missing the distinctive sparkle that Jones brought to the task. The pieces are overly arranged and overly similar to one another. There are decent choruses from tenor player Seldon Powell, trumpeter Nat Adderley, and altoist Phil Woods, but nothing that really shows the soloists' personalities. The challenge, though, is for the listener to stay involved through the tedious ensemble sections until the soloists get their shots.

La vie est-elle apparue par hasard ou bien répond-elle à une nécessité de l'Univers ? Quelle place l'être humain occupe-t- il dans la Création ? L'avenir a-t-il une influence sur le présent ? Sur toutes ces questions et bien d'autres, Edouard Salim Michaël partage les fruits du chemin d'éveil qu'il a lui-même parcouru et qui lui a ouvert les portes d'autres dimensions ordinairement inaccessibles