Sayyid Abdul Al-Kabir
Birthday
1935/03/22
Day of death
2017/02/15 (81 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Also know as
Russell Linwood Thomas, Al-Hajj Sayyd Abdul Al-Khabyyr, Sayyd Abdul Al-Khabyyr
Biography
Al-Hajj Sayyd Abdul Al-Khabyyr (born Russell Linwood Thomas [Muslim name adopted in 1971]; 22 March 1935 - 15 February 2017), was an African-American/Canadian saxophonist (soprano, alto, tenor and baritone), clarinetist, flautist (flute and piccolo) and composer. He toured internationally with Dizzy Gillespie from 1983 to 1987, appearing alongside Gillespie in the feature films A Night in Havana and A Night in Chicago. He is the only person to perform all saxophone parts consecutively in the Duk...Read more
Acting
(1989) A Night In Havana: Dizzy Gillespie In Cuba
as Self - Saxophone