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Abdul Wadud
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Wadud in 1976
Background information
Birth name Ronald Earsall DeVaughn
Born (1947-04-30)April 30, 1947
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died August 10, 2022(2022-08-10) (aged 75)
Cleveland
Genres Jazz, avant-garde jazz, classical
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Cello
Years active 1965–2022
Associated acts James Newton, Julius Hemphill, Arthur Blythe, Raheem DeVaughn

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 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.

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
  • 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

  • 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 (1980) Columbia
  • The Grip (1977) India Navigation
  • Metamorphosis (1977) India Navigation

With Anthony Davis

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