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Additional authors

1. Ray, Carline
2. Mitchell, Ella
3. Jamison, Judith
4. Thompson, Clive, 1935-
5. Williams, Dudley, 1938-2015
6. Yarborough, Sara
7. Yuan, Tina
8. Parks, John
9. Barnes, Thea
10. Chaya, Masazumi
11. Dove, Ulysses
12. Jones, Melvin
13. Kajiwara, Mari
14. Kent, Linda
15. Love, Edward
16. Mercado, Hector
17. Mueller, Christa
18. Oka, Michihiko
19. Pearl, Kenneth
20. Rotardier, Kelvin
21. Sapiro, Dana
22. Spurlock, Estelle
23. Waters, Sylvia
24. Watson, Elbert Lee
25. Wood, Donna, 1954-
26. Woodin, Peter
27. Sellers, John, 1924-
28. Tarack, Gerald
29. Gordon, Honi
30. Grayson, Milt
31. Hathaway, Donny
32. Bibb, Leon
33. Ailey, Alvin
34. Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958.
35. Williams, Mary Lou, 1910-1981.
36. Griffin, Chuck
37. Russell, Leon
38. Sciortino, Patrice
39. Roberts, Howard A., 1924-2011
40. Lathan, Stan
41. Haizlip, Ellis B., 1932-
42. Venza, Jac
43. Wightman, Robert
44. Ailey, Alvin
45. Howard Roberts Chorale
46. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater
47. Voices of East Harlem
48. Phoenix/BFA Films & Video
49. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)

Description

1. 1 videocassette (VHS, NTSC) (59 min.) : sd., col.; 1/2 in.

Summary

1. Excerpts from dances by Alvin Ailey. He is shown on camera and in voice-overs introducing the dances and discussing his work. Also shown is Mary Lou Williams briefly discussing with Ailey, at the beginning of Mary Lou's mass, the background for her music.

Uniform title

1. Blues suite (Choreographic work : Ailey)
2. Lark ascending (Choreographic work : Ailey)
3. Mary Lou's mass (Choreographic work : Ailey)
4. Cry (Choreographic work : Ailey)
5. Song for you (Choreographic work : Ailey)
6. Hidden rites (Choreographic work : Ailey)

Genre/Form

1. Dance.
2. Video.

Contents

1. Blues suite [excerpts] / music arranged and sung by Brother John Sellers.
2. The lark ascending [excerpts] / music, Ralph Vaughan Williams ; solo danced by Sara Yarborough ; duet danced by Yarborough and Clive Thompson ; violin solo, Gerald Tarack.
3. Mary Lou's Mass [excerpts] / music, Mary Lou Williams ; musical soloists, Mary Lou Williams (piano), Carline Ray, Honi Gordon, Milton Grayson, the Howard Roberts Chorale.
4. Cry [excerpt] / music, Chuck Griffin ("Right on, be free") ; danced by Judith Jamison ; sung by the Voices of East Harlem.
5. A song for you / words and music, Leon Russell ; danced by Dudley Williams ; sung by Donny Hathaway.
6. Hidden rites [excerpts] / music, Patrice Sciortino (Les cyclopes) ; duets danced by Judith Jamison and John Parks, Tina Yuan and Clive Thompson.
7. Revelations [excerpts] / music arranged by Howard A. Roberts ; musical soloists, Brother John Sellers, Ella Mitchell, Leon Bibb, Howard Roberts Chorale.

Call number

1. *MGZIA 4-5293

Note

1. Running time given as 54 min. on wrapper.

Title

1. Alvin Ailey: Memories and visions [videorecording] / presented by Phoenix Films, Inc. ; produced by Ellis Haizlip and Alonzo Brown, Jr. for WNET/13 as part of the PBS series Soul ; directed by Stan Lathan ; choreography by Alvin Ailey.

Imprint

1. New York, N.Y. : WNET/13, 1974 ; St. Louis, Mo. : distributed by Phoenix Films & Video.

Performer

1. Performed by members of the Alvin Ailey City Center Dance Theater: Nerissa Barnes, Masazumi Chaya, Ulysses Dove, Melvin Jones, Judith Jamison, Mari Kajiwara, Linda Kent, Edward Love, Hector Mercado, Christa Mueller, Michihiko Oka, John Parks, Kenneth Pearl, Kelvin Rotardier, Dana Sapiro, Estelle Spurlock, Clive Thompson, Sylvia Waters, Elbert Watson, Dudley Williams, Donna Wood, Peter Woodin, Sara Yarborough, and Tina Yuan.

Local subject

1. Television. Alvin Ailey: Memories and visions.
2. Television. Blues suite.
3. Television. The lark ascending.
4. Television. Mary Lou's mass.
5. Television. Cry.
6. Television. A song for you.
7. Television. Hidden rites.
8. Television. Revelations.
9. Television. Soul.

Added author

1. Ray, Carline. Musician
2. Mitchell, Ella. Musician
3. Jamison, Judith, dancer.
4. Thompson, Clive, 1935- dancer.
5. Williams, Dudley, 1938-2015, dancer.
6. Yarborough, Sara, dancer.
7. Yuan, Tina, dancer.
8. Parks, John, dancer.
9. Barnes, Thea, dancer.
10. Chaya, Masazumi, dancer.
11. Dove, Ulysses, dancer.
12. Jones, Melvin, dancer.
13. Kajiwara, Mari, dancer.
14. Kent, Linda, dancer.
15. Love, Edward, dancer.
16. Mercado, Hector, dancer.
17. Mueller, Christa, dancer.
18. Oka, Michihiko, dancer.
19. Pearl, Kenneth, dancer.
20. Rotardier, Kelvin, dancer.
21. Sapiro, Dana, dancer.
22. Spurlock, Estelle, dancer.
23. Waters, Sylvia, dancer.
24. Watson, Elbert Lee, dancer.
25. Wood, Donna, 1954- dancer.
26. Woodin, Peter, dancer.
27. Sellers, John, 1924- Composer. Singer
28. Tarack, Gerald. Instrumentalist
29. Gordon, Honi. Musician
30. Grayson, Milt. Musician
31. Hathaway, Donny. Singer
32. Bibb, Leon. Musician
33. Ailey, Alvin, choreographer.
34. Sellers, John, 1924- Arranger. Singer
35. Vaughan Williams, Ralph, 1872-1958. Composer
36. Williams, Mary Lou, 1910-1981. Composer. Musician
37. Griffin, Chuck. Composer
38. Russell, Leon. Composer
39. Sciortino, Patrice. Composer
40. Roberts, Howard A., 1924-2011, arranger of music.
41. Lathan, Stan, film director.
42. Haizlip, Ellis B., 1932- Producer
43. Venza, Jac.
44. Wightman, Robert. Set designer
45. Howard Roberts Chorale.
46. Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater.
47. Voices of East Harlem.
48. Phoenix/BFA Films & Video.
49. WNET (Television station : New York, N.Y.)
50. Ailey, Alvin. Revelations

Added title

1. Blues suite (Choreographic work : Ailey)
2. Lark ascending (Choreographic work : Ailey)
3. Mary Lou's mass (Choreographic work : Ailey)
4. Cry (Choreographic work : Ailey)
5. Song for you (Choreographic work : Ailey)
6. Hidden rites (Choreographic work : Ailey)

ISBN

1. 0791922383

Research call number

1. *MGZIA 4-5293