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

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hailed Abdul Wadud's "Camille" in a 2020 feature in the ''

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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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As sideman

*Black Unity Trio – ''Al-Fatihah'' (1971) Salaam *

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– ''Fresh'' (1974) Black Lion * George Lewis – ''Shadowgraph 5'' (1977) Black Saint *

Charles "Bobo" Shaw Charles Wesley "Bobo" Shaw (September 5, 1947 – January 16, 2017) was an American free jazz drummer, known as a prominent member of the Human Arts Ensemble and Black Artists Group. He was born in Pope, Mississippi, United States. Charles "Bob ...

– ''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 Marty Ehrlich (born May 31, 1955) is a multi-instrumentalist (saxophones, clarinets, flutes) and is considered one of the leading figures in avant-garde jazz. Biography Though born in St. Paul, Minnesota, the portion of Ehrlich's youth spent i ...

Dark Woods Ensemble – ''Emergency Peace'' (1991) New World With

James Newton James W. Newton (born May 1, 1953) is an American jazz and classical flutist. Biography 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 Julius Arthur Hemphill (January 24, 1938 – April 2, 1995) was a jazz composer and saxophone player. He performed mainly on alto saxophone, less often on soprano and tenor saxophones and flute. Biography Hemphill was born in Fort Worth, Texas, ...

*'' 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 Arthur Murray Blythe (May 7, 1940 – March 27, 2017) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and composer. He was described by critic Chris Kelsey as displaying "one of the most easily recognizable alto sax sounds in jazz, big and round, with a f ...

* '' Light Blue: Arthur Blythe Plays Thelonious Monk'' (1983) Columbia * ''

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'' (1980) Columbia * '' The Grip'' (1977) India Navigation *'' Metamorphosis'' (1977) India Navigation With

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

References

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