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Creative Arts Ensemble
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A Los Angeles native, Kaeef was introduced to the Tapscott circle in the late 1970s. His first experience of the Arkestra’s ethos was through PAPA tenorist Michael Session, who took him to the famous ‘Great House’ at 2412 South Western Ave., LA – a large mansion house which members of the Arkestra had taken over as a space for communal living. Life in the Great House was a continuous stream of music, dance and community events. ‘When I walked in there,’ recalled Kaeef, ‘it was like this whole rush came over me, just from going in the front door…It was like a very, very warm feeling of love. I went and I came out with ‘Flashback of Time’, and that was my first arrangement.’ Kaeef quickly became a significant contributor of compositions to the Arkestra’s songbook – his piece ‘New Horizon’ would be recorded by Horace Tapscott for the latter’s Tapscott Sessions series. But ‘Flashback of Time’ would eventually appear on One Step Out, played by the new group he had put together from stalwart Arkestra members. Inspired by both Tapscott’s example and by the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Kaeef had wanted to follow their lead by assembling a larger unit. ‘I would like to form a group that would be an extension of the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra,’ he told Tapscott. Members: Al White, Dadisi Komolafe, Gary Bias, George Bohanon, Henry Franklin, Jeff Clayton, Kaeef Ruzadun, Wilbert Hemsley, Woody Theus User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional t
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One Step Out
Beauty: A Journey Through Jeremy Underground's Collection
Spiritual Jazz 7: Islam
Black Fire! New Spirits! Radical and Revolutionary Jazz in the USA 1957-82
Spiritual Jazz 7: Islam
Jeremy Underground presents Beauty
New Horizons
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Kyoto Jazz Classics Presents - Day Dream
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Black Fire ! New Spirits ! Radical and Revolutionary Jazz In The USA 1957 - 1982
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Soul Jazz Records Presents Black Fire! New Spirits! Deep and Radical Jazz in the USA 1957-75
Black Fire New Spirits
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L.A.'s Unsung: Nimbus West Compilation