Egyptian Jazz, by Salah Ragab and The Cairo Jazz Band

Egyptian Jazz

by Salah Ragab and The Cairo Jazz Band

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xpatofthemind Seek the original Middle Eastern big-band jazz sound at its source, in all its blazing glory of horns, percussion, and vocals! If you're into authentic adventurous groove from Lalo Schifrin to the Fort Knox Five, check this out. Favorite track: Ramadan In Space Time.

Ex-Friendly Magnificently ambitious record of funky big band brassy jazz that touches on so many styles without losing it's unique identity. I put this on and I am free. Wonderful! Favorite track: Ramadan In Space Time.

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A1 RAMADAN IN SPACE TIME 4.20
A2 DAWN 8.04
A3 NEVEEN 7.54

B1 ORIENTAL MOOD 4.45
B2 KLEOPATRA 5.04
B3 MERVAT 4.17

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A1 RAMADAN IN SPACE TIME 4.20
A2 DAWN 8.04
A3 NEVEEN 7.54

B1 ORIENTAL MOOD 4.45
B2 KLEOPATRA 5.04
B3 MERVAT 4.17

C1 EGYPT STRUT 4.52
C2 A TRIBUTE TO SUN RA 3.22
C3 KHAN AL-KALEELY 4.54
C4 BLACK BUTTERFLY 4.04

D1 LATINO IN CAIRO 3.55
D2 UPPER EGYPT “THE KING’S VALLEY” 5.46
D3 THE CROSSING 2.53
D4 KLEOPATRA (ALTERNATE TAKE) 4.52

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1.	Ramadan In Space Time 04:20	buy track
2.	Dawn 08:04	buy track
3.	Neveen 07:54	buy track
4.	Oriental Mood 04:45	buy track
5.	Kleopatra 05:04	buy track
6.	Mervat 04:17	buy track
7.	Egypt Strut 04:55	buy track
8.	A Tribute To Sun Ra 03:23	buy track
9.	Latino in Cairo 03:56	buy track
10.	Kahn El-Khaleely 04:53	buy track
11.	Black Butterfly 04:04	buy track
12.	The Crossing 02:53	buy track
13.	Calling You 06:19	buy track
14.	Upper Egypt 'The Kings Valley' 05:44	buy track
15.	Farewell Theme 10:51	buy track
16.	Kleopatra {Alternate Take} 04:51	buy track

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In 1968, while he was also the leader of the Military Music Departments in Heliopolis, Salah Ragab formed the first jazz big band in Egypt, The Cairo Jazz Band. Some of the best musicians in Egypt of that time were members – Zaki Osman (trumpet), Saied Salama (tenor sax), Khamis El-Kholy (piano) and Ala Mostafa (piano).

On these recordings The Band consists of five saxophones, four trumpets, four trombones, piano, bass, drums and percussion and various other oriental instruments. The opening concert of The Cairo Jazz Band was in Ewart Memorial Hall at The American University 23/02/1969 followed by many other concerts in various prestigious places such as the Old Opera House, The University of Alexandria and appearances on Egyptian TV Jazz Club Weekly.

Salah Ragab studied jazz theory and improvisation with the jazz musician and composer from Kansas City, USA, Osman Kareem, with whom he formed the first Jazz Quintet in Cairo in 1963 recording with the Radio Service of Cairo. He accompanied the great bandleader and composer Sun Ra on a tour in Egypt, Greece, France and Spain in 1984.

These recordings present Salah Ragab and The Cairo Jazz Band’s definitive work, recorded in Heliopolis Egypt between 1968 and 1973. Western jazz musicians have been fascinated with the world of Islam for many years, for religious, spiritual, musical and sociological reasons. It was therefore inevitable that musicians of the Arabian North African area would play a part in the interaction of these two musical cultures.

The compositions correspond to the cross-over of musical styles at the time of the recording 6000 miles away across the Mediterranean and Atlantic in New York with releases on Moodsville by Yusef Lateef and RCA by Ahmed Abdul-Malik. This record represents the Cairo Jazz Band responding to the American jazz scene in the 60’s and 70’s with influences from Mongo Santamaria to Randy Weston to Sun Ra. These tracks (apart from “Egypt Strut”) were first presented by the Ministry Of Culture in Cairo as a Prism Music Unit Production.

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released August 30, 2021

Personnel:

Salah Ragab Conducting, Piano, Drums, Congas
Zaky Osman Trumpet, Flute
Mohamad Abdoe Trumpet
Ibrahim Wagdy Trumpet
Khalifa El Samman Trumpet
Mahmoud Auob Trombone
Sadeek Basyouny Trombone
El Sayeed Dahroug Trombone
Abdel Atey Faroug Bass Trombone
Mohammed Abdel Rahman Bass Tuba
El Saied El Aydy Alto Sax
Farouk El Sayed Alto Sax
Saied Salama Tenor Sax, Baritone Sax
Fathy Abdel Salam Tenor Sax
Abdel Hakim El Zamel Baritone Sax
Khmis El Khouly Piano
Moohy El Din Osman Piano
Abdel Hamid Abdel Ghaffar (Toto) Nay, Bamboo Flute
Sayed Ramadan Bongos, Baza (ramadan drum)
Sayed Sharkawy Drums

Compositions and arrangements by Salah Ragab. Recorded in Heliopolis Egypt.

Transferred and Mastered by Peter Beckmann at Technology Works.

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In 1968, while he was also the leader of the Military Music Departments in Heliopolis, Salah Ragab formed the first jazz big band in Egypt, Some of the best musicians in Egypt of that time were members – Zaki Osman, Saied Salama, Khamis El-Kholy and Ala Mostafa. The Band consists of five saxophones, four trumpets, four trombones, piano, bass, drums and percussion and other oriental instruments. ... more

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