Cannonball Express Program 262 Original Airdate: 4/26/1973 Subject Keywords Afro-American dance Afro-American musicians Afro-American psychologists Afro-Americans - Psychology Jazz Jazz musicians Music - Performance Racism - psychological aspects Self-defense Subject Genre Public Affairs: Current Events Personal Names Adderley, Cannonball (Nat Adderley) Pouissant, Dr. Alvin Corporate Names Cannonball Express (musical group) Immala Blakely Dancers J.R. Mitchell Experience, The (musical group) Paul's Mall - Boston - Massachusetts Program Description Program contains numerous "magazine-style" segments, of which the most prominent is host John Slade's interview with musician Cannonball Adderley. Accompanying the interview, in segments before and after, is performance footage of Adderley's jazz band Cannonball Express (with Bobby Timmons, Walter Booker and Roy McCurdy) shot live at Paul's Mall in Boston the night before the interview. Other segments include a performance by the Immala Blakely Dancers, an interview with Harvard psychiatry professor Dr. Alvin Pouissant about his book Why Blacks Kill Blacks, a demonstration of self-defense techniques using karate with black belt Harry Gardner, and a performance by jazz group The J.R. Mitchell Experience. Producer John Slade Associate Producer Vickie Jones Director Russ Tillman Editor Henry Johnson Cinematographer Peter Hoving Henry Johnson Host John Slade Guests Cannonball Adderley Dr. Alvin Pouissant Performers Immala Blakely Dancers (dancers) J.R. Mitchell Experience, The (musical group) Others Barbara Barrow (production assistant) Henry Johnson (film sound) Webster Lewis (theme music) David Loerzel (film sound) Formats Master (WGBH program) 2" videotape A2-00803 Preservation master beta SP cassette AP-01428 Preservation master digital beta cassette AP-01428A Viewing copy 3/4" cassette 803-60 Viewing copy VHS cassette (item number not yet assigned) The Say Brother Collection Web site is a production of the WGBH Archives. ©2001 WGBH Educational Foundation.