Abdul Wadud (musician)
Abdul Wadud (born April 30, 1947, as Ron (Ronald) DeVaughn in Cleveland, Ohio), is an American cellist known for his work in jazz and classical settings.[1] Jazz musician and fellow composer Tomeka Reid hailed Abdul Wadud's "Camille" in a 2020 feature in the New York Times on music that one could play to make friends fall in love with the cello.[2]
His son Is R&B Singer Raheem DeVaughn.
Discography[]
As leader[]
- 1977: By Myself Bishara
- 1976: Live In New York (with Julius Hemphill)
- 1979: Straight Ahead/Free At Last (with Leroy Jenkins) Red
- 1984: I've Known Rivers (with James Newton & Anthony Davis) Gramavision
- 1986: Black Swan Quartet (with Akbar Ali, Eileen Folson & Reggie Workman) Minor Music
- 1990: Trio^2 (with James Newton & Anthony Davis) Gramavision
- 1993: Oakland Duets (with Julius Hemphill) Music & Arts
As sideman[]
- Black Unity Trio - Al-Fatihah (1971) Salaam
- Frank Lowe - Fresh (1974) Black Lion
- George Lewis - Shadowgraph 5 (1977) Black Saint
- Charles "Bobo" Shaw - The Streets Of St. Louis (1977)
- Oliver Lake - Shine (1978)
- Michael Franks - Tiger In The Rain (1979) Warner Brothers
- Muhal Richard Abrams - Rejoicing with the Light (Black Saint, 1983)
- David Murray - The People's Choice (1988) Columbia
- Marty Ehrlich Dark Woods Ensemble - Emergency Peace (1991) New World
With James Newton
- Paseo Del Mar (1978)
- Portraits (1982)
- Romance And Revolution (1986)
With Julius Hemphill
- Dogon A.D. (1972) Mbari
- Coon Bid'ness (1975) Mbari
- Raw Materials and Residuals (Black Saint, 1977)
- Flat-Out Jump Suite (Black Saint, 1980)
- Live From The New Music Cafe (1991) Music & Arts
With Arthur Blythe
- Light Blue: Arthur Blythe Plays Thelonious Monk (1983) Columbia
- Illusions (1980) Columbia
- The Grip (1977) India Navigation
- Metamorphosis (1977) India Navigation
With Anthony Davis
- Of Blues And Dreams (1978) Sackville
- Epistemes (1981)
- Undines (1986)
References[]
- ^ Allmusic
- ^ "5 Minutes That Will Make You Love the Cello". The New York Times. 2020-06-03. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
External links[]
- Wanek, Joel; Reid, Tomeka (December 2016). "By Myself: An Interview with Abdul Wadud". Point of Departure.
- Crépon, Pierre (March 2020). "The Blistering Cosmic Music of The Black Unity Trio". The Wire.
- Lee, David (December 2020). "Knocking Down Barriers: An Interview with Abdul Wadud, 1980". Point of Departure.
Categories:
- 1947 births
- African-American classical composers
- African-American jazz composers
- African-American male classical composers
- American classical cellists
- American jazz cellists
- American male jazz musicians
- American Muslims
- Classical musicians from Ohio
- Human Arts Ensemble members
- Jazz musicians from Ohio
- Free jazz musicians
- Living people
- Musicians from Cleveland
- Cellist stubs