Abdul Wadud (born Ronald Earsall DeVaughn; April 30, 1947 – August 10, 2022) was an American
cellist
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known for his work in jazz and classical settings. Jazz musician and fellow composer
Tomeka Reid
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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)
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Frank Lowe
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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
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– ''Shadowgraph 5'' (1977) Black Saint
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Charles "Bobo" Shaw
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– ''The Streets of St. Louis'' (1977)
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Oliver Lake
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Tiger In The Rain
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'' (1979) Warner Brothers
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Muhal Richard Abrams
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Marty Ehrlich
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Dark Woods Ensemble – ''Emergency Peace'' (1991) New World
With
James Newton
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He was born in Los Angeles, California, United States. From his earliest years, James Newton grew up immersed in the sounds of African-American music, inclu ...
*''Paseo Del Mar'' (1978)
*''Portraits'' (1982)
*''Romance And Revolution'' (1986)
With
Julius Hemphill
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Hemphill was born in Fort Worth, Texas, ...
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Dogon A.D.
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'' (1972) Mbari
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Coon Bid'ness
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'' (1975) Mbari
* ''
Raw Materials and Residuals
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* ''Live From The New Music Cafe'' (1991) Music & Arts
With
Arthur Blythe
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Illusions
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'' (1980) Columbia
* '' The Grip'' (1977) India Navigation
*''
Metamorphosis
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'' (1977) India Navigation
With
Anthony Davis
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*''Of Blues And Dreams'' (1978) Sackville
*''Epistemes'' (1981)
*''Undines'' (1986)