Fats Sadi

"Fats" Sadi (Lallemand) (born October 23, 1927 in Andenne) is a Belgian jazz musician, vocalist and composer, playing vibraphone and percussion. He chose Sadi as an artist name as he had an aversion for his last name (which means "the German" in French. He has his own quartet and nonet. Sadi won the Belgian Golden Django for best French-speaking artist in 1996.

Biography

After World War II, he became a professional vibraphonist. He performed with Jacques Pelzer in The Bob Shots, then with among others Django Reinhardt, Kenny Clarke, Stéphane Grappelli and Don Byas when he was in Paris (from 1950 to 1961), also co-leading a quartet with pianist Martial Solal in 1955, which recorded the following year. On his return to Belgium, he worked for RTBF, the Belgian national TV channel. Sadi became seriously ill in January 1995. He appeared rarely on stage subsequently.

Bands

He led:
* Sadi quartet
* Sadi nonet

He recorded as a member of:
* Act Big Band
* The Bob Shots
* Klaus Doldinger Band (1967)

References

* [http://www.jazzinbelgium.org/mus/sadi.htm Jazz in Belgium biography]
* [http://users.skynet.be/sky19290/disco.htm Discography]