Shafi Hadi

Shafi Hadi
Birth name Curtis Porter
Born September 21, 1929 (1929-09-21) (age 82)
Origin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Genres Jazz
Occupations Saxophonists
Instruments saxophones
Associated acts Charles Mingus
Hank Mobley

Shafi Hadi (born Curtis Porter,[1] 21 September 1929) is an American jazz tenor and alto saxophonist born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, perhaps best-known for his recordings with Charles Mingus and with Hank Mobley.[2] Brian Priestley describes Hadi's performance style as a "distinctive mixture of bop and blues, combined with a very individual tone."[3] Martin T. Williams, writing in 1958, described Hadi's playing as being "both contemporary and a reflection of an apprenticeship in rhythm and blues bands."[4]

Hadi improvised the soundtrack music for John Cassavetes's 1959 film Shadows.[5] He also collaborated with Mary Lou Williams on her 1977 composition Shafi, although the extent of Hadi's contribution is unclear.[3][6]

Discography

As leader

As sideman

with Charles Mingus

with Hank Mobley:

References

  1. ^ a b arwulf, arwulf [sic]. "Debut Rarities, Vol. 3". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/album/debut-rarities-vol-3-r184887/review. Retrieved 2010-11-29. "Discographical indexes list the band under the name of the Shafi Hadi Sextet." 
  2. ^ Wynn, Ron. "Shafi Hadi: Biography". Allmusic. http://www.allmusic.com/artist/shafi-hadi-p36817/biography. Retrieved 20 March 2010. 
  3. ^ a b Priestley, Brian (2004). The Rough Guide to Jazz. Rough Guides (3rd ed.). London: Rough Guides, Ltd.. pp. 321–322. ISBN 1-84353-256-5. http://books.google.com/books?id=I5wrGL-a-Q8C&lpg=RA5-PT132&dq=shafi%20%22mary%20lou%20williams%22&pg=RA5-PT132#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 2010-11-04. 
  4. ^ Williams, Martin (1992) [1958]. "The Weary Blues and Other Poems Read by Langston Hughes". Jazz Changes. p. 196. http://books.google.com/books?id=XI3sTlcXdCoC. Retrieved 2011-08-10. 
  5. ^ Giddins, Gary (2004-09-20). "Shadows: Eternal Times Square". The Criterion Collection. http://www.criterion.com/current/posts/339-shadows-eternal-times-square. Retrieved 2010-11-04. 
  6. ^ Dutch Jazz Orchestra. "Mary Lou Williams - Dutch Jazz Orchestra CDs". http://www.dutchjazz.nl/marylouwilliamsc.html. Retrieved 2010-11-04.