Abdul Wadud (born Ronald Earsall DeVaughn; April 30, 1947 – August 10, 2022) was an American
cellist known for his work in jazz and classical settings. Jazz musician and fellow composer
Tomeka Reid
Tomeka Reid (born 1977) is an American composer, improviser, cellist, curator, and teacher.
Reid has performed and recorded with the Art Ensemble of Chicago, Nicole Mitchell, Anthony Braxton, the AACM Great Black Music Ensemble, Mike Reed' ...
hailed Abdul Wadud's "Camille" in a 2020 feature in the ''
New York Times
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'' on music that one could play to make friends fall in love with the cello.
His son is the R&B singer
Raheem DeVaughn.
Wadud died on August 10, 2022, at the age of 75.
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
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Frank Lowe
Frank Lowe (June 24, 1943 – September 19, 2003) was an American avant-garde jazz saxophonist and composer.
Biography
Born and brought up in Memphis, Tennessee, Lowe took up the tenor saxophone at the age of 12. As an adult he moved to San Fra ...
– ''Fresh'' (1974) Black Lion
*
George Lewis George Lewis may refer to:
Entertainment and art
* George B. W. Lewis (1818–1906), circus rider and theatre manager in Australia
* George E. Lewis (born 1952), American composer and free jazz trombonist
* George J. Lewis (1903–1995), Mexica ...
– ''Shadowgraph 5'' (1977) Black Saint
*
Charles "Bobo" Shaw – ''The Streets of St. Louis'' (1977)
*
Oliver Lake
Oliver Lake (born September 14, 1942) is an American jazz saxophonist, flutist, composer, poet, and visual artist. He is known mainly for alto saxophone, but he also performs on soprano and flute. During the 1960s, Lake worked with the Black ...
– ''Shine! (1978)''
*
Michael Franks – ''
Tiger In The Rain'' (1979) Warner Brothers
*
Muhal Richard Abrams
Muhal Richard Abrams (born Richard Lewis Abrams; September 19, 1930 – October 29, 2017) was an American educator, administrator, composer, arranger, clarinetist, cellist, and jazz pianist in the free jazz medium. He recorded and toured the Uni ...
– ''
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
An illusion is a distortion of the senses, which can reveal how the mind normally organizes and interprets sensory stimulation. Although illusions distort the human perception of reality, they are generally shared by most people.
Illusions may oc ...
'' (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
External links
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Obituary from National Public RadioObituary from JazzTimes
1947 births
2022 deaths
African-American classical composers
American classical composers
African-American jazz composers
American jazz composers
African-American male classical composers
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
Musicians from Cleveland
21st-century African-American people
20th-century African-American people
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