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- Michel Sardaby was born on September 4, 1935 in Fort-de-France, Martinique. Michel was a composer, known for Sibylle (1979). Michel died on December 6, 2023 in Paris, France.
- He was one of the pianists, the others being Joe "Stride" Turner, Errol Parker, Claude Bolling, Stuart de Silva, and Aaron Bridgers, accompanied on some tracks by bassist John Lamb, among others, who recorded the 90-minute session known as Tape for Billy, dedicated to Billy Strayhorn, who was in hospital. . Duke Ellington, also in Paris, personally supervised the recording, although he did not perform on it himself.
- Throughout the 1960s, he played piano with blues musicians such as Sonny Boy Williamson and T-Bone Walker, as well as releasing more jazz-focused solo albums. He has been active on the European scene, especially in Paris where he resided.
- His album, Gail (1974), won the 1976 Prix Boris Vian.
- In 1993, he recorded with his quintet, which comprised Ralph Moore, Louis Smith, Peter Washington and Tony Reedus.
- Michel Sardaby was a French jazz pianist.
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