Musical Images

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Early Days

Daoud Haroon practicing one of his first instruments in the front room of his family apt. at #13 Woodrow Wilson Ct., The Orchard Park Housing Project, circa: 1952

Daoud Haroon playing with the Richie Lowerie band. He is sitting in the trombone section (far right) next to his teacher Charles (Chuck) Connors, Boston, Circa 1955. Also in this photo is Ms. Juanita Brown Vocalist-Richie Lowery Conducting and Roland Alexander can be seen to the right in the sax section.

Boston 1958 at “The 428 Lounge”. The group was made up of: Walter Radcliff -Piano, Phil Morrison-Bass, Randy Dash-Drums, Daoud A. Haroon-Trombone

“Mount Auburn 47.” Harvard Square, Cambridge, USA. 1959

At The Five Spot

Daoud Haroon performing with Makanda Ken McIntyre at the Five Spot, NYC, 1967, photo’s by Raymond Ross. In the flyers for the ‘Five Spot’ performances, Daoud is billed as Abdur Rahman. Also included here are some flyers for other performances of the time.

Five Spot Flyer

A Handbill for a Baltimore performance from 1967.

John Coltrane Memorial performance.

A Dream to Learn

Daoud A. Haroon at 16 Millimeter Studios, February 19, 1967 in rehearsals for what would be a live soundtrack for the film “A Dream to Learn” a documentary directed and filmed by Austin F. Lamont/16 Millimeter Film Production. The music was composed and Directed by Paul Neves. The musicians were: Paul Neves – Standing and conducting, Daoud A. Haroon – Trombone, Wajid Lateef -Trumpet, Micky Owens – Drums, Larry (Lanky) Richardson – Bass.

The Beginning

Phil (Hanif) Lasley on Tenor Sax, Hakim Jami on Bass, Daoud A. Haroon on Trombone, Roger Blank on drums (not in this photo.)

The Manifestation

This short lived but outstanding group performed in Concert, night clubs in New York City and workshops in Universities throughout New England during the heyday of the ‘Loft Era’ period during the 1970’s. It was a cooperative group featuring music composed and arranged by members.

In the first photo from left to right: (1) Phil (Hanif) Lasley – Alto Saxaphone and Flute. (2) Abdul Shahid – Drums & Percussion. (3) Kamal Abdul -Alim – Trumpet & Flugelhorn. (4) Daoud A. Haroon – Trombone. (5) Hakim Jami – Acoustic Bass. (6) Seated: Ms Irene Datcher -Vocalist. (7) Charles Eubanks – Pianist

Manifestation review

Manifestation flyer

Black Majic

Black Majic was made up of students and faculty at Wesleyan University Music Dpt, Middletown, Conn. Circa: 1972.

Percy Harvey – Trumpet. Dr. George Starks – Alto sax. Daoud Haroon – Trombone. Richard (Richie) Harper – Piano. Wes Brown – Bass. Jose Goico – Drums.

SOUL! Channel 13 WNET

This particular episode was dedicated to Black Women and featured Maya Angelou, Verta-Mae Grosvenor, Buddy Miles band and a teenage Arsenio Hall appeared with his Magic Act.

Daoud A. Haroon playing Conga as David Nelson an original member of the Last Poets performs “Die Nigger Die” on the seventies Channel 13 program “SOUL”.