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]

For other people with the same name, see Abdul Wadud.
Studio Rivbea NYC, July 1976

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

With Arthur Blythe

With Anthony Davis

  • Of Blues And Dreams (1978) Sackville
  • Epistemes (1981)
  • Undines (1986)

References
  1. Allmusic
  2. "5 Minutes That Will Make You Love the Cello". The New York Times. 2020-06-03. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-11.




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