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SADI Vibes, vocals, percussion, composer/arranger |  photo: Monique Oz |
SADI is his stage name but also his first name. He has an aversion to the sound of his last name : Lallemand.
Sadi shows a passion to music since an early age. At the age of 9 he already appears in a music hall act, playing the xylophone as an amateur, during the weekend s.
Discovers jazz around 1938 listening to Louis ARMSTRONG.
Plays the vibraphone as of 1941.
During world war II, he works as semi-professional, then becomes professional.
Joins many European tours with the U.S.Army.
He is a member of the Belgian bop pioneers orchestra "the BOB SHOTS" from Liège
(Bobby JASPAR, Jacques PELZER, etc...).
From 1950 to 1961, he lives in Paris, where he works with the most prestigious jazz musicians such as : Lucky THOMPSON, Pierre MICHELOT, Don BYAS, Martial SOLAL, Art SIMMONS, Sacha DISTEL, Kenny CLARKE, Jack DIEVAL, Stéphane GRAPELLI, and mostly Django REINHARDT.
He also plays with the most famous French orchestras : Michel LEGRAND (at the
Alhambra of Paris, twice during six weeks), Aimé BARELLI (2 years), Jacques
HELIAN (3 years), Sacha DISTEL's band (1 year).
Sadi worked in the most famous jazz clubs of Paris, the most known during that period being the Club Saint-Germain, the Rose Rouge, the Ring Side, the Blue Note.
He also took part in the last recordings of Django REINHARDT, on April 8, 1953, three weeks before REINHARDT's death (Decca P. 1725-1724-1725-1726 ).
SADI goes back to Belgium in 1961, gets hired by the R.T.B. (Belgian Radio) and remains with them from 1961 to 1965 (Henri SEGERS orchestra).
He also leads his own quartet until 1985.
In the meantime, he goes on tour and participates in recording sessions (in Köln) with the Kenny CLARKE - Francy BOLAND Big Band, an orchestra which gained worldwide celebrity.
He goes on a world wide tour with the "Caterina VALENTE Show", in which he got featured in a special spot.
He went with her 5 times to America : New-York, New Orleans, twice, for a six weeks stint to Las Vegas at the Sahara Hotel and Flamingo, with Mickey ROONEY.
He also went to South America, Japan, Russia, Puerto Rico, South Africa.
In '66, SADI records the LP "Ensadinado" in quartet with Francy BOLAND (p), Jimmy WOODE (b) and Kenny CLARKE (drs) (Saba SB 15111).
In 1969 he has his own show on Belgian T.V., which lasted to 1974, as musician and singer, mc, arranger, bandleader and also in charge of the screenplay. A total of 4 shows in 4 years.
 | In 1971 he records the big band LP "SWING A LITTLE" (PALETTE 2341 020), reissued in 2003 on CD, on which he appears as a vibist, singer and arranger : "Swing a little" (September 05125). |  |
 | In '72, he records on the LP "Belgian Big Band" (Alpha 7008) a collection of his big band charts with guitarist Jean BLATON as a soloist. |
 | In '76, he makes another LP : Sadi quartet (Rush RLP 7611), with Tony BAUWENS (p), Roger VAN HAVERBEKE (b) and Freddy ROTTIER (drs). |
Member of the BRT Jazz Orchestra during many years, he contributes with his writing to the band's book and participates in many radio productions, a.o. with top international jazz soloists.When the BRT Radio orchestra was
scrapped in 1991, SADI, with great rage, reformed his quartet, this time with Tony BAUWENS (piano), Bart DE NOLF (bass) and Tony GYSELINCK (drums).
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In 1994 he released a long awaited CD album "THE SADI QUARTET" (ISPAHAN HVH 94010). |
SADI received the DJANGO D'OR award in 1996.
In the Belgian jazz referendum organized by Belgian radios RTBF and VRT, SADI was elected best European vibraphone player of the year '98.
In '98, SADI was elected best European vibraphone player of the year '98, both in the listeners poll (RTBF/VRT) and the Belgian critics poll (French speaking).
In' September, '99, SADI made an unexpected but remarkable appearance when he conducted ACT Big Band playing two of his pieces during the special night "100 Years of Jazz in Wallonia", in Liège.
 | In November 2000, the Igloo label released a CD with historic recordings made by BRT radio, featuring the SADI nonet. |
| 1953 | Fats Sadi's Combo (Vogue), Blue Note USA - EP |
| 1959 | Sadi's Vibes - The Sadi Quartet plus Jimmy Deuchar and his trumpet (Manhattan) - EP |
| 1960 | Sadi Quartet : Blue Vibes (Palette) - EP |
| 1966 | Mr. Fats Sadi, His Vibes & Friends : Ensadinado (Saba), avec Jimmy Woode, Francy Boland et Kenny Clarke - LP |
| 1966 | The New Sadi Quartet - Jazz Bilzen (Fama) - ? |
| 1969 | Sadi and His Big Band : Tea For Two (Polydor) - LP |
| 1971 | Sadi Big Band : Les Grands Succès de Charles Trenet (Polydor) - LP |
| 1971 | Sadi and His New Big Show Band : Swing a little (Palette) - LP / (September CD) |
| 1972 | Belgian Big Band (featuring Jean Blaton, guitar) (Alpha) - LP |
| 1976 | Sadi 4Tet (Rush) - LP |
| 1987 | SADI nonet (Igloo) - CD |
| 1994 | The Sadi Quartet (Ispahan Records), with Tony Bauwens (p), Bart De Nolf (b) and Tony Gyselinck (drs) - CD |
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