No Filter

Jerome Sabbagh & Greg Tuohey
with Joe Martin and Kush Abadey

1/4" 15 ips (IEC/CCIR) First Generation Reel to Reel Tapes

Analog Tone Factory is proud to work with Jason Smith and Grey Matter Audio to make great sounding tape copies of all of our records. Each tape copy is dubbed directly from the master tape, as opposed to being dubbed from a copy. By offering tapes made directly from the master, we are able to get as close as possible to the sound of the master tape itself and avoid generational loss. 

The regular format of our tape copies is 1/4 inch 15 ips IEC/CCIR but other formats are available upon request. Please enquire if interested. At 15 ips, each record fits on two 10.5 inches metal reels, each tape corresponding to a side of the LP. Each set of tapes includes three test tones to calibrate your machine. A high resolution download is also included. Any questions, please ask!

[Reel 1]
1. Vicious (6:36)
2. Lurker (6:57)
3. No Road (6:33)

[Reel 2]
1. Chaos Reigns (6:16)
2. Ghostly (6:33)
3. Cotton (3:09)
4. 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