Nolan Shaheed (born Nolan Andrew Smith, Jr.; July 18, 1949 in

Pasadena, California Pasadena ( ) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, northeast of downtown Los Angeles. It is the most populous city and the primary cultural center of the San Gabriel Valley. Old Pasadena is the city's original commercial district. I ...

) is an American jazz musician, specializing in the

cornet The cornet (, ) is a brass instrument similar to the trumpet but distinguished from it by its conical bore, more compact shape, and mellower tone quality. The most common cornet is a transposing instrument in B, though there is also a sopr ...

and trumpet, and a world record holding masters athlete.

Masters athletics

Shaheed has been in the masters world rankings over various middle distance races since he turned 40. He was the second 50-year-old to break the 2 minute barrier in the

800 metres The 800 metres, or meters ( US spelling), is a common track running event. It is the shortest commonly run middle-distance running event. The 800 metres is run over two laps of an outdoor (400-metre) track and has been an Olympic event since the ...

where he holds the current world record. He added the M50 world record in the

Mile run The mile run (1,760 yards or exactly 1,609.344 metres) is a middle-distance foot race. The history of the mile run event began in England, where it was used as a distance for gambling races. It survived track and field's switch to ...

and since turning 60 has added the world record in the 800 metres and

1500 metres The 1500 metres or 1,500-metre run (typically pronounced 'fifteen-hundred metres') is the foremost middle distance track event in athletics. The distance has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896 and the World Championships in Athletic ...

. Indoors he holds the world records in the mile in all age divisions between M50 and M60, plus was part of the M50 4x800 m relay team. Domestically he has added the indoor M55 and M60 1500m records and M50, M55, M60 records in the

3000 meters The 3000 metres or 3000-metre run is a track running event, also commonly known as the "3K" or "3K run", where 7.5 laps are run around an outdoor 400 m track, or 15 laps around a 200 m indoor track. It is debated whether the 3000m shoul ...

Discography

As sideman

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and

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, ''

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'' (Warner Bros., 1991) *

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, ''In Concert'' (Bridge, 2000) *

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, ''Illumination'' (Sanctuary Urban 2004) *

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, ''Brand New Morning'' (Lakeshore, 2002) *

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, ''Changes'' (Afrasia, 2012) * Barbara Morrison, ''Visit Me'' (Chartmaker, 1999) * Sweet Baby J'ai, ''Evolution'' (Sunset, 2002) *

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, ''The Mood I'm In'' (Peermusic, 2002) *

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, ''Picking Up the Pieces'' (Polskie Radio, 2006) * Adam Czerwiński &

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, ''Raindance'' (AC Records 2006)

References

External links

Interview with Nolan Shaheed
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