Sahib Shihab

Sahib Shihab
Background information
Birth name	Edmund Gregory
Born	(1925-06-23)June 23, 1925 Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Died	October 24, 1989(1989-10-24) (aged 64) Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Jazz
Occupation	Musician
Instrument(s)	Baritone, soprano and alto saxophone, Flute and alto flute
Years active	1940s–1980s

Sahib Shihab (born Edmund Gregory; June 23, 1925 – October 24, 1989) was an American jazz and hard bop saxophonist (baritone, alto, and soprano) and flautist. He variously worked with Luther Henderson, Thelonious Monk, Fletcher Henderson, Tadd Dameron, Dizzy Gillespie, Kenny Clarke, John Coltrane and Quincy Jones among others.^[1]