Ahmad Alaadeen
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Ahmad Alaadeen (July 24, 1934 – August 15, 2010)[1] was an American jazz saxophonist and educator whose career spanned over six decades.[2] A longtime fixture on the Kansas City jazz scene, Aladeen came to wider prominence in the 1990s with a series of self-released albums featuring his swing- and hard bop-oriented compositions that led Allmusic critic Scott Yanow to declare that the saxophonist "deserves to be much better known."[3]
Discography
[edit]- and the beauty of it all – Alaadeen – 'ASR Records – Kansas City (2007)
- New Africa Suite – Alaadeen – 'ASR Records – Kansas City (2005)
- With This Voice – Luqman Hamza – Alaadeen featured – Groove Note Records – Recorded in Lenexa, KS (2000)
- Louis Neal Big Band – Alaadeen featured – Kansas City, MO (1999)
- Taken By Surprise – Norman Hedman's Tropique – Alaadeen featured – New York, NY (1999)
- It's A Wonderful World – Alaadeen with Jay McShann – Groove Note Records, Los Angeles, CA – Recorded in Lenexa, KS (1999)
- Time Through The Ages – Alaadeen – 'ASR 2001 (1997) – Kansas City, MO
- Alaadeen and The Deans of Swing Plays Blues For RC and Josephine, too – Alaadeen – 'ASR 1001 (1995) – Kansas City, MO
- Live Jazz on the Plaza – Alaadeen – Fandeen Publishing Company (1990) – Kansas City, MO
- Clear Sounds of Kansas City – Sprint (1989) – Kansas City, MO
- Bright Lights – Big City – Alaadeen with the City Lights Jazz Ensemble – Accent Music (1988) – Kansas City, MO
- Tain't What Cha Do, It's The Way How Cha Do IT – Alaadeen with the City Light Orchestra – City Light Records (1986) – Kansas City, MO
- Raised Spirits – Alaadeen with the City Light Orchestra – City Light Records (1984) – Kansas City, MO
- Come Back Baby – Federal 12266 – Linda Hopkins – Kansas City, Feb. 9th 1956 – 78"
- I'm Going To Cry You – Right Out Of My Mind – Federal 12266 – Linda Hopkins – Kansas City, - Feb. 9th 1956 – 78"
- Mama Needs – Your Loving Baby – Federal – 12365 – Linda Hopkins – Kansas City, Feb. 9th 1956 – 78"
- Danny Boy – Federal 12365 – Linda Hopkins – Kansas City, Feb. 9th 1956 – 78"
- Eatin' Watermelon – Alaadeen with Crown Prince Waterford and Jimmy Witherspoon (1950s)
References
[edit]- ^ Allaboutjazz Archived 2012-07-19 at archive.today
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Ahmad Alaadeen: Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
- ^ Yanow, Scott. "Time Through the Ages: Review". Allmusic. Retrieved 5 September 2011.
External links
[edit]- Google: Ahmad Alaadeen
- Mutual Musicians Foundation – past chair
- American Jazz Museum – featured Blue Room Musician
- Jazz Journalist Association article
- Riverfront Times (St. Louis) article
- "Smithsonian Institution – American Jazz Museum All Stars". Archived from the original on February 15, 2004. Retrieved July 29, 2006.
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- 1934 births
- 2010 deaths
- Swing saxophonists
- Hard bop saxophonists
- DePaul University alumni
- Juilliard School alumni
- American jazz saxophonists
- American male saxophonists
- Musicians from Kansas City, Missouri
- Deaths from bladder cancer in the United States
- African-American jazz musicians
- United States Army Band musicians
- Jazz musicians from Missouri
- American male jazz musicians
- Deaths from cancer in Kansas
- 20th-century African-American musicians
- 21st-century African-American musicians
- 20th-century American saxophonists