No Filter

Jerome Sabbagh & Greg Tuohey
with Joe Martin and Kush Abadey

Compact Disc

The analog to digital transfer for our Compact Discs is made from the master tape by Bernie Grundman on a JCF Latte converter, directly at 44.1/24. This method requires a dedicated pass from the tape, in real time. It eschews downsampling and we think it sounds better. The dithering from 24 bits to 16 bits is done through a Lavry 3000S. We also prefer using this older but great sounding external processor to software solutions.

Track Listing:

1. Vicious (6:36)
2. Lurker (6:57)
3. No Road (6:33)
4. Chaos Reigns (6:16)
5. Ghostly (6:33)
6. Cotton (3:09)
7. You Are On My Mind (5:53)

Total Time 42:26

Compositions by Jerome Sabbagh (Vicious, Cotton, You Are On My Mind) and Greg Tuohey (Lurker, No Road, Chaos Reigns, Ghostly)

Jerome Sabbagh (tenor saxophone), Greg Tuohey (guitar), Joe Martin (bass), Kush Abadey (drums)

About No Filter

Twenty years after their first recording together, longtime musical collaborators Jerome Sabbagh and Greg Tuohey reunite to record No Filter, an album that features their original compositions. Together with Joe Martin and Kush Abadey, they explore their unique rapport though different moods and grooves in this live to two track recording by James Farber. 

Album Reviews

A superb-sounding album […] Seven fresh originals that pack a potent punch, swing with a quiet authority and tug at the heartstrings.

- Bill Milkowski, DownBeat

The quartet functions like a well-oiled machine […] From the sublime balladry of “No Road” and “Cotton” to the more straight ahead groove and interplay of “Ghostly”, No Filter is a solid set - recorded, performed, packaged and delivered to the highest standards.

- James Rozzi, Jazziz

Great musicality without flashiness; a record that one wants to champion both for its beauty and its integrity, and whose freshness belies great musical and artistic maturity.

- Jean-François Mondot, Jazz Magazine

Sabbagh’s solos are song-serving and cliché-free. Tuohey is a thoughtful improviser, building ideas with architectural rigor while adeptly comping chords at the same time […]  What comes to the fore is songwriting and sensitivity […] The strong original material insures that the album as a whole is highly listenable.

- Tom Greenland, NYC Jazz Record

No Filter provides an engaging experience filled with alluring melodies and harmonies and dexterous transitions. It translates into inspired, grown-up music with a fresh taste of youth.

- Filipe Freitas, JazzTrail

A resonant, thoughtful effort.

- Peter Hoetjes, All About Jazz

The music is filled with enthralling contrasts of light and dark shadings, with Sabbagh’s saxophone and Tuohey’s guitar intersecting beautifully as they dance around the rhythm section.

- Fair Hedon

Both soloists are superb. […] My casual stance changed to one of deep concentration as the unique charts wove their magic.

- Anthony Kershaw, Audiophilia

No Filter Recording Session

Production Credits

Recorded by James Farber at Sear Sound, New York City, Live to 1/2 inch two track analog tape at 30 ips (December 22, 2017)
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Bernie Grundman Mastering directly from the analog tape, using an all-tube system.
Assistant Engineer: Owen Mulholland

Vinyl Pressed by Quality Record Pressings
Lacquer Cut by Bernie Grundman

Producers: Greg Tuohey, Jerome Sabbagh

Graphic Design: Element-S, Jerome Witz
Photography by Christophe Darbelet
Band Photography by Laurent Coq