Ray Obiedo (born January 27, 1952 in

Richmond, California Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was incorporated on August 7, 1905, and has a city council.

) is an American contemporary jazz guitarist. Obiedo grew up in

Richmond, California Richmond is a city in western Contra Costa County, California, United States. The city was incorporated on August 7, 1905, and has a city council.

, a graduate of John F. Kennedy High School, and began playing guitar at age 17. Initially he played both

jazz Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a majo ...

and R&B, appearing on record with

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, and Sheila E. He was the leader of the

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group

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and the rock band Rhythmus 21. Ray Obiedoat

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In 1989 he signed with

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, with whom he released five albums in eight years.

Discography

As leader

* ''Perfect Crime'' (

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, 1989) * ''Iguana'' (Windham Hill, 1990) U.S. Top Contemporary Jazz Albums No. 10

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Allmusic.com * ''Sticks & Stones'' (Windham Hill, 1993) U.S. Contemporary Jazz No. 7 * ''Zulaya'' (Windham Hill, 1995) U.S. Contemporary Jazz No. 22 * ''Sweet Summer Days'' (Windham Hill, 1997) * ''Modern World'' (

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, 1999) * ''There Goes That'' (Rhythmus, 2014) * ''Latin Jazz Project, Vol. 1'' (Rhythmus, 2016) * ''Carousel'' (Rhythmus, 2019) * ''Latin Jazz Project, Vol. 2'' (Rhythmus, 2021) With

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& Summers Heat * ''Cayenne'' (

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, 1977) * ''Feel the Heat'' (Prestige, 1977) * ''On Sunshine'' (Prestige, 1978) * ''Straight to the Bank'' (Prestige, 1978) * ''Call It What You Want'' (

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, 1981) * ''Jam the Box'' (MCA, 1981) * ''Seventeen'' (MCA, 1982) With

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* ''Solo Two'' (Fantasy, 1977) * ''Happy Together'' (Fantasy, 1978) * ''The Island'' (Esgo, 1982) * ''Yesterday's Dreams, Tomorrow's Memories'' (Esgo, 1985) * ''Flying South'' (

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, 1995) * ''E Street'' (Concord, 1997) * ''E Music'' (Concord Picante, 2000) * ''Live at Stern Grove'' (Concord, 2012) With

* ''

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'' ( CBS, 1979) * ''

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'' (CBS Sony, 1979) * ''Butterfly'' with Kimiko Kasai & Herbie Hancock (CBS Sony, 1979) * ''Tokyo Sunlight'' (Megadisc, 2002) With Sheila E. * ''Sex Cymbal'' (

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, 1991) * ''Writes of Passage'' (Concord, 2000) * ''Heaven'' (Concord, 2001)

As sideman

* Johnny "Hammond" Smith ''Forever Taurus'' (

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) 1976 * Bobbi Humphrey ''Tailor Made'' (Epic) 1977 * Julian Priester ''Polarization'' (

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) 1977 (as composer/sideman) * Eddie Henderson '' Mahal'' (Capitol) 1978 * Paul Jackson ''Black Octopus'' (Toshiba-EMI) 1978 * George Duke ''Master of the Game'' (Epic) 1979 * Michael Paulo ''Tats in the Rainbow'' (Trio-Kenwood) 1979 * Mark Soskin ''Rhythm Vision'' (Prestige) 1980 * The Waters ''Watercolors'' (Arista) 1980 * Rodney Franklin ''Endless Flight'' (CBS) 1981 *

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''Love Is Where You Find It'' (Solar) 1981 * Carrie Lucas ''Still in Love'' (Solar) 1982 (as co-producer/composer/sideman) *

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''Speed of Light'' (Redwood) 1982 * Cornelius Bumpus ''Beacon'' (Broadbeach) 1983 * The Whispers ''Love for Love'' (Solar) 1983 (as co-producer/composer/sideman) *

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''Secrets'' (Redwood) 1985 (as producer/composer/sideman) * R.O.A.R. ''R.O.A.R.'' (CBS) 1985 * L.J. Reynolds ''Tell Me You Will'' (Fantasy) 1987 *

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''Kiss Me With the Wind'' (A&M) 1990 *

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''It's Supposed to Be Fun'' (Blue Note) 1990 * Rad ''Venus Drops'' (Soulciety) 1993 * Claudia Villela ''Asa Verde'' (Taina) 1994 * Marc Russo ''The Window'' (JVC) 1994 * Rad ''Gotta Be'' (Soulciety) 1994 * David Garibaldi ''The Funky Beat (1 & 2)'' (

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) 1996 (as composer & sideman) *

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''Soulful Strut'' (Columbia) 1996 * David K Mathews ''Down With It'' 1998 (as producer/engineer/sideman) * The Whispers ''Love for Love'' (Solar) 1998 (as co-producer/composer/sideman) * Braxton Brothers ''Now & Forever'' (Windham Hill) 1999 * Delfonics ''Forever New'' (Volt) 1999 * Marion Meadows ''Next to You'' (Heads Up) 2000 (as co-producer/composer/sideman) * Tom Grant ''Tune It In'' (Windham Hill) 2000 (as producer/engineer/sideman) *

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''Zigaboo'' (JZM) 2000 *

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''Come See About Me'' (Volt) 2001 * Marion Meadows ''In Deep'' ( Heads Up) 2002 * Rad Live ''Live in Paris'' (7 Bridges) 2003 * Intuit ''Intuit'' (Compost) 2004 (as co-producer/engineer/sideman) * Intuit ''Planet Birth'' (Compost) 2004 (as co-producer/engineer/sideman) * Joyce Cooling ''This Girl's Got to Play'' (

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) 2004 (as engineer/sideman) * Joyce Cooling ''Revolving Door'' (Narada) 2006 (as engineer/sideman) * Doc Kupka ''Doc Goes Hollywood'' (Strokeland) 2008 * Rad ''Live in Japan'' (7 Bridges) 2008 * Intuit ''Voyage No. 2'' (In + Out) 2011 * Amikaeyla ''Being in Love'' (Rootsjazz) 2012 (as co-producer /engineer/sideman) * George Duke ''Complete 1970's Epic Albums'' (Epic) 2012 * Pacific Mambo Orchestra ''Pacific Mambo Orchestra'' (PMO) 2012

References

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