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Box AV-8

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Contains 32 Results:

Ronnell Bright Orchestra at White Recital Hall at the University of Missouri - Kansas City, February 4, 1988

 Item — Box: AV-8, Object: VHS.1
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11th Annual "Festival of Music of and About Black People" Final Concert: Selections depicting a young jazz musician discovering New York for the first time

Dates: February 4, 1988

"Dimensions in Black" [Television Interview and Performance], December 18, 1988

 Item — Box: AV-8, Object: VHS.2
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KMBC TV-9 Community Affairs Director Olivia Dorsey interviewing poet Lloyd Daniel and Ahmad Alaadeen about "Jazz and Poetry together at the Mutual Musicians Foundation"; Alaadeen (soprano sax.) and Daahoud (bass) provide music to Lloyd reciting poetry

Dates: December 18, 1988

Copy of VHS.2, December 18, 1988

 Item — Box: AV-8, Object: VHS.3
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Consists of audio recordings of interviews, live performances, and studio recordings of Ahmad Alaadeen, as well as, videos of live performances of Alaadeen.

Dates: December 18, 1988

Alaadeen and the Deans of Swing at the Milburn Country Club, Plaza, and Mutual Musicians Found., Kansas City, MO, 1989

 Item — Box: AV-8, Object: VHS.4
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[Ahmad Alaadeen with various artists (including Luqman Hamza) playing unannounced selections due to cuts between and during songs]

Dates: 1989

Pub Crawl; Recorded at the Mutual Musicians Foundation (MMF), May 9, 1989

 Item — Box: AV-8, Object: VHS.6
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Artists: Dwight Jenkins (drums); Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophones); Sonny Kenner (guitar); Will Matthews (guitar); Lavern "Big L" Barker (bass)

Dates: May 9, 1989

Alaadeen and the Deans of Swing at the Milburn Country Club and the Plaza, Kansas City, MO, June 8, 1989 - July 2, 1989

 Item — Box: AV-8, Object: VHS.7
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Artists: Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophones), Luqman Hamza (piano), Lavern "Big L" Barker (bass); Sonny Kenner (guitar); Jameel Halim (drums)

Dates: June 8, 1989 - July 2, 1989

Alaadeen and the Deans of Swing at Neptune and Mermaid Court on the Plaza, Kansas City, MO, August 3, 1989 - August 15, 1991

 Item — Box: AV-8, Object: VHS.8
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[Unannounced selections due to cuts between and during songs]

Dates: August 3, 1989 - August 15, 1991

"Harmony in a World of Difference" [Television Documentary], February 24, 1990

 Item — Box: AV-8, Object: VHS.9
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KMBC TV-9 Documentary on Kansas City Jazz with brief interviews with Ahmad Alaadeen and other local jazz musicians and historians

Dates: February 24, 1990

Alaadeen and the Deans of Swing at Penguin Court on the Plaza, Kansas City, MO [Audio on CAS.31/CAS.34], April 21, 1990

 Item — Box: AV-8, Object: VHS.10
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Artists: Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophones); Larry Cummings aka Luqman Hamza (piano; vocals); Clarence “Sonny” Kenner (guitar; vocals); Tyrone Clark (bass); Jameel Aleem (drums); Selections: Blues in C; Caravan (Ellington); All Blues (Miles Davis), I Thought About You, Sunny Side of the Street, Destiny (Kenner), Route 66, Who Can I Turn Too?; Kansas City Lovin'; Summertime; Jumpin' the Blues (McShann); Secret Love; Song for My Father (Horace Silver); Malaguena; Now’s the Time (Charlie Parker)

Dates: April 21, 1990

Alaadeen and the Deans of Swing at Mermaid Court on the Plaza, Kansas City, MO [Audio on CAS.39/CAS.40], May 31, 1990

 Item — Box: AV-8, Object: VHS.11
Scope and Contents Artists: Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophones); Larry Cummings aka Luqman Hamza (piano; vocals); Tyrone Clark (bass); Jameel Aleem (drums); Jason Godeau (trombone); Selections: Moten’s Swing; Blues in B-flat; I Thought About You; trombone feature; A Night in Tunisia (Gillespie); Billie's Bounce (Charlie Parker); Jumpin’ the Blues (Jay McShann); Lush Life (Billy Strayhorn); Young and Foolish; Summertime; Satin Doll (Duke Ellington); Sophisticated Lady; Red Top (Ben Kynard); Lament (J. J. Johnson); Big...
Dates: May 31, 1990

Alaadeen and the Deans of Swing play at Youvah's Dinner Theatre in West Plains, MO [Audio on OR.10], September 22, 1990

 Item — Box: AV-8, Object: VHS.12
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Artists: Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophones) ; Larry Cummings aka Luqman Hamza (piano; vocals); Tyrone Clark (bass); Willie Matthews (guitar); Don Mumford (drums); Selections: Drive Thru (Tyrone Clark); Big Six (Alaadeen); Summertime (Gershwin); Greatest Love of All; Pick Yourself Up; As Time Goes By; Route 66; Caravan; In Your Own Sweet Way (Brubeck); Secret Love; The Impossible Dream; Lush Life; Song for My Father; S.S.P. [Shalom, Salaam, Peace]; C Jam Blues [feat. local music students]

Dates: September 22, 1990

Alaadeen and the Deans of Swing at the Missouri Botanical Gardens in St. Louis, MO; Alaadeen and the Deans of Swing at Mermaid Court on the Plaza, Kansas City, MO, June 19, 1991

 Item — Box: AV-8, Object: VHS.13
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Artists: Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophones); Larry Cummings aka Luqman Hamza (piano; vocals); TayammumFalah (drums); ? (bass) [Unannounced selections due to cuts between and during songs] Artists: Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophones); Tyrone Clark (bass); Willie Matthews (guitar); Don Mumford (drums); Everett Freeman (piano) [Unannounced selections due to cuts between and during songs]

Dates: June 19, 1991

Alaadeen and the Deans of Swing; KCPT Video [Master Tape], September, 1991

 Item — Box: AV-8, Object: VHS.14
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Artists: Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophones); Willie Matthews (guitar); Tyrone Clark (bass); Don Mumford (drums); Everett Freeman (piano) Plum Nellie the Blues (Willie Matthews) [two takes]; F.Q.O.S.(Alaadeen) [one take]

Dates: September, 1991

St. Joseph KQTV [TV Segment], September 25, 1991

 Item — Box: AV-8, Object: VHS.15
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A segment about Ahmad Alaadeen taking part in the Allied Arts Association Artist in Residence Program [dubbed over a copy of KCPT segment]

Dates: September 25, 1991

KCPT "Living the Legend" [TV Segment], October 2, 1991

 Item — Box: AV-8, Object: VHS.16
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"Scenes from the Jazz Lovers Pub Crawl" featuring the Kim Park and the Plaza Jazz Quartet, Ida McBeth and Friends, Horace Washington and Company; the Rod Fleeman Trio; and more great K.C. Jazz and Blues musicians including an interview with Ahmad Alaadeen

Dates: October 2, 1991

Travel Footage; KCPT Marquee: A Video Journal of Arts and Amusements, November 21, 1991 - November 11, 1991

 Item — Box: AV-8, Object: VHS.17
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Footage of Alaadeen and the Deans of Swing trip to play at Hannibal, MO Orpheum Theater; Randy Mason hosts the KCPT Marquee which includes the "Sounds of the Town" television segment with an interview of Ahmad Alaadeen and performance excerpts by Alaadeen and the Deans of Swing [taken from the previous entry]

Dates: November 21, 1991 - November 11, 1991

KCPT Marquee: A Video Journal of Arts and Amusements, November 28, 1991

 Item — Box: AV-8, Object: VHS.18
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[Claims to be the master copy but it does not include the entire Marquee episode and has errors in picture and color; refer to previous entry for viewing]

Dates: November 28, 1991

KCPT Marquee: A Video Journal of Arts and Amusements, November 28, 1991

 Item — Box: AV-8, Object: VHS.19
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"Sounds of the Town" Television Segment from the KCPT Marquee episode [see previous entry]

Dates: November 28, 1991

Alaadeen and the Deans of Swing at the George Salisbury Concert; Jefferson City Award, February 9, 1992 - February 12, 1992

 Item — Box: AV-8, Object: VHS.20
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[Unannounced selections due to cuts between and/or during songs]; Missouri Arts Council awards ceremony presenting the “1992 Missouri Artist of the Year” to Ahmad Alaadeen [includes an awards speech by Alaadeen]

Dates: February 9, 1992 - February 12, 1992

Copy of VHS.20, February 9, 1992 - February 12, 1992

 Item — Box: AV-8, Object: VHS.21
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Consists of audio recordings of interviews, live performances, and studio recordings of Ahmad Alaadeen, as well as, videos of live performances of Alaadeen.

Dates: February 9, 1992 - February 12, 1992

Oregon Trail Jr. High, Olathe North High, and S.W.M.S. University Concert [Ahmad Alaadeen as guest artist], May, 1992

 Item — Box: AV-8, Object: VHS.22
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Selections: That's All; Mr. Bojangles; ? [with Alaadeen]; Survival Skills; ?; Overdrive; ‘Round Midnight [with Alaadeen]; ? [with Alaadeen]; Groovin’ Heart; The Groove Merchant (Thad Jones); The Tunnel (Bob Mintzer); Back to Basie [with Alaadeen]; All the Things You Are [combo with Alaadeen]; Cherokee; ? [with Alaadeen]

Dates: May, 1992

Alaadeen and the Deans of Swing at the 1st Annual Capitol Jazz Festival in Jefferson City, MO, September 12, 1992

 Item — Box: AV-8, Object: VHS.23
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Artists: Ahmad Alaadeen (saxophone); Steve Kirby (bass); Tim Perryman (trombone); Everett Freeman (keys); Tim Davis (drums) Selections: Perfect 10; The Pachyderm; Peace in the Hood; Blues for RC

Dates: September 12, 1992

"Jazz in the Afternoon" at the Charlie Parker Foundation and presented by the Sister Clara Muhammad School [Fundraiser], July 11, 1992 - September 27, 1992

 Item — Box: AV-8, Object: VHS.24
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09/27/92: Carmell Jones and Luqman Hamza (Larry Cummings) [additional artists with a few unannounced selections]; amateur fashion show and rapping; 07/11/92: Ahmad Alaadeen and Luqman Hamza (Larry Cummings) [and additional artists; audio in recording is slightly degraded]; Selections: Now is the Time (Parker); Song for My Father (Horace Silver); So Will I (Horace Silver); Caravan; Lament [Alaadeen solo]; The Greatest Love of All; Ahmad and His Horn; We Can Remake the World

Dates: July 11, 1992 - September 27, 1992

Alaadeen Workshop in Cape Girardeau, January 18, 1993

 Item — Box: AV-8, Object: VHS.25
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Alaadeen delivers a workshop for the Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, MO

Dates: January 18, 1993