Companionship

(c) & (p) 2008 edizioni ishtar snc. Made in Italy. The reissue is supervised by Gigi Campi, the producer of the original release. Coupled sides: First record: side A (A1) - side C (B1) Second record: side B (A2) - side D (B2). Sahib Shihab is listed as the main artist. Other musicians listed as "Featuring" on the front cover are: Kenny Clarke, Benny Bailey, Francy Boland, Milt Jackson, Åke Persson, Jimmy Woode. A1, A2 recorded in Cologne, 1964/1965. A3, A4, B1, B3, B5 recorded in Cologne, July 1970. A5 recorded in Cologne, May 8th & 9th 1964. B2, C1, C2 and C4 to D5 recorded in the "Alten Bahnhof Von Rolandseck", September 25th 1965 (originally appearing on the Clarke Boland Sextett - Swing Im Bahnhof LP (CBS 62681)). B4 recorded at Lindström Studios Cologne on August 13th, 1968. It is a slightly shorter version than the August 27th, 1968 recording in the same studio which appeared on the Johnny Griffin "Foot Patting" album. C3 recorded at Electrola Studio Cologne, February 2nd, 1969. Nearly half the tracks can also be found on Sahib Shihab – And All Those Cats (Rearward RW102), a compilation released by the Italian Rearward label in 1997 (vinyl) and 1998 (CD). Track 5 ist deutschen Fernsehzuschauern als Titelmelodie der ARD-TV-Reihe "Der 7. Sinn" bekannt. / ''Jay - Jay'' is quite well-known in Germany as it was used at the start of each epsiode of a long-running TV programme.