Columbus Circle - 59 Street
Performed by Didjworks
featuring Sayyd
"This performance represents the coming together of one of the oldest
and newest acoustic instruments in the world," noted Sayyd between
takes at the recording session. The didjeridoo (played here by Simon Seven)
dates back thousands of years to the Aboriginals. The saxophone, on the
other hand (played by Sayyd), dates back only about 200 years to the Europeans
(or about fifty some-odd years to Charlie Parker, depending on your historical
perspective).
"Tan-hat-man of Man-hat-tan"
is a musical odyssey. Starting from an intro reminiscent of John Coltrane's
"A Love Supreme," the musicians of Didjworks (Simon Seven, Marlon
Cherry, Marc Meuller, Juba and Gary Fritz) magically conjure up an aural
and rhythmic time line that chronicles the evolution of the beat from its
earliest roots in African drumming to modern-day free jazz, tribal house
and beyond.
Sayyd, whose musical credits are too numerous to list, is a master arranger and composer in a variety of musical styles. He is a member of the Duke Ellington Orchestra and was a part of the Dizzy Gillespie Quintet. Sayyd also spent 10 years as a professor of Jazz at the Universite De Montreal and was Proprietor of Cafe Mo-Jo. He has been happily married for 41 years, with a total of sixteen children and grandchildren.
Written by Sayyd Abdul Al-Khabyyr (BMI)
Published By: As Was Publishing
