Ahmad Alaadeen cuts a masterful swath... ..Alaadeen deserves to be much better known.

RELEASE DETAILS

Cat. No. ASR-2001

Ahmad Alaadeen
Time Through The Ages

CREDITS
Ahmad Alaadeen - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, composer, producer
with:
Danny Campbell (trumpet)
Marlon Bonds (flugel horn)
Reggie Thomas (piano)
Everette Freeman (piano)
Tyrone Clark (bass)
Matt Pittman (bass)
Matt Kane (drums)
Montez Coleman (drums)

Original US Release Year: 1997

Artist's homepage: www.Alaadeen.com

TRACK LISTING

1. 'Asr [8:26]

2. Doin' The Dean [8:39]

3. When Love Has [9:06]

4. Jeannine [10:07]

5. 21st Century Ragg [8:17]

6. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning [4:40]

7. The Ringing [5:35]

Copyright and Licensing Information: Original compositions are by Ahmad Alaadeen (ASCAP). All arrangements are by Ahmad Alaadeen. Music Licensing of Alaadeen's music is available through ASCAP.

Published Arrangements and Sheet Music: Big Band Arrangements and/or Composer Lead Sheets are available for some titiles at the Fandeen Publishing Company, Inc. website.

REVIEWS AND COMMENTS

ALL MUSIC GUIDE:
..Alaadeen deserves to be much better known.

The second CD by saxophonist Ahmad Alaadeen features the versatile soloist mostly in a quintet with trumpeter Danny Campbell and a variety of rhythm sections. The Kansas City-based tenor and soprano saxophonist has a warm tone and a lyrical style. He performs four of his originals, one song by pianist Reggie Thomas, and Duke Pearson's driving "Jeannine" with his group. A special highlight is a melodic unaccompanied tenor solo version of "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning." Alaadeen deserves to be much better known.

Review by: Scott Yanow

JAZZ TIMES
Ahmad Alaadeen cuts a masterful swath...

One of those Midwest gems who stardom eludes because of geographics, Kansas City scene veteran saxophonist-composer-arranger Ahmad Alaadeen cuts a masterful swath through seven straight-ahead tunes of his second album. Neither overpowering nor understating his tenor and soprano saxisms, he shows swinging sensitivity, fresh and fluid articulation, and skillful arranging for settings from duet to sextet. Alaadeen is a distinctive mood-painter who uses a chromatic palette to enhance to his explorations.

Review by: Nancy Ann Lee