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{{short description|American jazz musician}}
{{Short description|American cellist (1947–2022)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name = Abdul Wadud
| image = Abdul Wadud.jpg
| caption = Wadud in 1976
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| birth_name = Ronald Earsall DeVaughn<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-08-18|title=Abdul Wadud, Cellist Who Crossed Musical Boundaries, Dies at 75|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/18/arts/music/abdul-wadud-dead.html|access-date=2020-08-19|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth date|1947|4|30}}
| birth_place = [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|8|10|1947|4|30}}
| death_place = Cleveland
| genre = [[Jazz]], [[avant-garde jazz]], [[Classical music|classical]]
| occupation = Musician
| instrument = [[Cello]]
| years_active = 1965–2022
| label =
| associated_acts = [[James Newton]], [[Julius Hemphill]], [[Arthur Blythe]], [[Raheem DeVaughn]]
| website =
}}


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'''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.<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p9878|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic]</ref> Jazz musician and fellow composer [[Tomeka Reid]] hailed Abdul Wadud's "Camille" in a 2020 feature in the ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' on music that one could play to make friends fall in love with the cello.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-06-03|title=5 Minutes That Will Make You Love the Cello|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/arts/music/five-minutes-classical-music-cello.html|access-date=2020-06-11|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
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{{other people||Abdul Wadud}}
[[Image:Abdul Wadud.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Studio Rivbea NYC, July 1976]]
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'''Abdul Wadud''' (born April 30, 1947, as Ron (Ronald) DeVaughn in [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]] - died August 10, 2022<ref>https://www.instagram.com/reel/ChH9jhdlJAR/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link</ref>), was an American cellist known for his work in jazz and classical settings.<ref>[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p9878|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic]</ref> Jazz musician and fellow composer [[Tomeka Reid]] hailed Abdul Wadud's "Camille" in a 2020 feature in the ''[[The New York Times|New York Times]]'' on music that one could play to make friends fall in love with the cello.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2020-06-03|title=5 Minutes That Will Make You Love the Cello|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/03/arts/music/five-minutes-classical-music-cello.html|access-date=2020-06-11|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>


His son Is R&B Singer [[Raheem DeVaughn]].
His son is R&B singer [[Raheem DeVaughn]].<ref name="death"/>

Wadud died on August 10, 2022, at the age of 75.<ref name="death">{{cite web |last1=Johnson |first1=Martin |title=Abdul Wadud, expressive cellist who blazed a trail in improvised music, dies at 75 |url=https://www.npr.org/2022/08/12/1117240799/abdul-wadud-expressive-cellist-who-blazed-a-trail-in-improvised-music-dies-at-75 |website=NPR |access-date=12 August 2022 |language=en |date=12 August 2022}}</ref>


==Discography==
==Discography==
===As leader===
===As leader===
*1977: ''By Myself'' Bishara
*1977: ''[[By Myself (Abdul Wadud album)|By Myself]]'' Bishara, 1978
*1976: ''Live In New York'' (with Julius Hemphill)
*1976: ''[[Live in New York (Julius Hemphill and Abdul Wadud album)|Live In New York]]'' (with Julius Hemphill) Red Records, 1978
*1979: ''Straight Ahead/Free At Last'' (with Leroy Jenkins) Red
*1979: ''Straight Ahead/Free At Last'' (with Leroy Jenkins) Red
*1984: ''I've Known Rivers'' (with James Newton & Anthony Davis) Gramavision
*1984: ''I've Known Rivers'' (with James Newton & Anthony Davis) Gramavision
*1986: ''Black Swan Quartet'' (with Akbar Ali, Eileen Folson & Reggie Workman) Minor Music
*1986: ''Black Swan Quartet'' (with Akbar Ali, Eileen Folson & Reggie Workman) Minor Music
*1990: ''Trio^2'' (with James Newton & Anthony Davis) Gramavision
*1990: ''Trio^2'' (with James Newton & Anthony Davis) Gramavision
*1993: ''Oakland Duets'' (with Julius Hemphill) [[Music & Arts]]
*1993: ''[[Oakland Duets]]'' (with Julius Hemphill) [[Music & Arts]]


===As sideman===
===As sideman===
*Black Unity Trio - Al-Fatihah (1971) Salaam
*Black Unity Trio – ''Al-Fatihah'' (1971) Salaam
*[[Frank Lowe]] - Fresh (1974) Black Lion
*[[Frank Lowe]] – ''Fresh'' (1974) Black Lion
*[[George Lewis (trombonist)|George Lewis]] - Shadowgraph 5 (1977) Black Saint
*[[George Lewis (trombonist)|George Lewis]] – ''Shadowgraph 5'' (1977) Black Saint
*Charles "Bobo" Shaw - The Streets Of St. Louis (1977)
*[[Charles "Bobo" Shaw]] – ''The Streets of St. Louis'' (1977)
*Oliver Lake - Shine (1978)
*[[Oliver Lake]] – ''Shine! (1978)''
*Michael Franks - ''[[Tiger In The Rain]]'' (1979) Warner Brothers
*[[Barry Altschul]] – ''[[Another Time/Another Place]]'' (1978) Muse
*[[Michael Franks (musician)|Michael Franks]] – ''[[Tiger In The Rain]]'' (1979) Warner Brothers
*Muhal Richard Abrams - ''[[Rejoicing with the Light]]'' (Black Saint, 1983)
*[[Muhal Richard Abrams]] – ''[[Rejoicing with the Light]]'' (Black Saint, 1983)
*David Murray - The People's Choice (1988) Columbia
*[[David Murray (saxophonist)|David Murray]] – ''The People's Choice'' (1988) Columbia
*Marty Ehrlich Dark Woods Ensemble - Emergency Peace (1991) New World
*[[Marty Ehrlich]] Dark Woods Ensemble – ''Emergency Peace'' (1991) New World
*[[Juma Sultan]]'s Aboriginal Music Society – ''[[Father of Origin]]'' ([[Eremite Records|Eremite]], 2011) recorded in 1970–1971
'''With [[James Newton]]'''
'''With [[James Newton]]'''
*''Paseo Del Mar'' (1978)
*''Paseo Del Mar'' (1978)
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*''Romance And Revolution'' (1986)
*''Romance And Revolution'' (1986)
'''With [[Julius Hemphill]]'''
'''With [[Julius Hemphill]]'''
*''[[Dogon A.D.]]'' (1972) Mbari
*''[[Dogon A.D.]]'' (Mbari, 1972)
* ''[[Coon Bid'ness]]'' (1975) Mbari
* ''[[Coon Bid'ness]]'' (Mbari, 1975)
* ''[[Raw Materials and Residuals]]'' (Black Saint, 1977)
* ''[[Raw Materials and Residuals]]'' (Black Saint, 1977)
* ''[[Flat-Out Jump Suite]]'' (Black Saint, 1980)
* ''[[Flat-Out Jump Suite]]'' (Black Saint, 1980)
* ''Live From The New Music Cafe'' (1991) Music & Arts
* ''[[Live from the New Music Cafe]]'' (Music & Arts, 1991)
* ''[[The Boyé Multi-National Crusade for Harmony]]'' (New World, 2021)
'''With [[Arthur Blythe]]'''
'''With [[Arthur Blythe]]'''
* ''[[Light Blue: Arthur Blythe Plays Thelonious Monk]]'' (1983) Columbia
* ''[[Light Blue: Arthur Blythe Plays Thelonious Monk]]'' (1983) Columbia
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p9878}}
* {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p9878}}
* {{discogs artist|Abdul Wadud}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.pointofdeparture.org/PoD57/PoD57Wadud.html |title=By Myself: An Interview with Abdul Wadud |last1=Wanek |first1=Joel |last2=Reid |first2=Tomeka |date=December 2016 |website=Point of Departure |language=English}}
* {{cite web |url=http://www.pointofdeparture.org/PoD57/PoD57Wadud.html |title=By Myself: An Interview with Abdul Wadud |last1=Wanek |first1=Joel |last2=Reid |first2=Tomeka |date=December 2016 |website=Point of Departure |language=English}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/interviews/the-black-unity-trio-cleveland-ohio-1968-1969-interviews-hasan-shahid-pierre-crepon |title=The Blistering Cosmic Music of The Black Unity Trio |last=Crépon |first=Pierre |date=March 2020 |website=[[The Wire (magazine)|The Wire]] |language=English}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/interviews/the-black-unity-trio-cleveland-ohio-1968-1969-interviews-hasan-shahid-pierre-crepon |title=The Blistering Cosmic Music of The Black Unity Trio |last=Crépon |first=Pierre |date=March 2020 |website=[[The Wire (magazine)|The Wire]] |language=English}}
* {{cite web |url=http://pointofdeparture.org/PoD73/PoD73Wadud.html |title=Knocking Down Barriers: An Interview with Abdul Wadud, 1980 |last=Lee |first=David |date=December 2020 |website=Point of Departure |language=English}}
* {{cite web |url=http://pointofdeparture.org/PoD73/PoD73Wadud.html |title=Knocking Down Barriers: An Interview with Abdul Wadud, 1980 |last=Lee |first=David |date=December 2020 |website=Point of Departure |language=English}}
*[https://www.npr.org/2022/08/12/1117240799/abdul-wadud-expressive-cellist-who-blazed-a-trail-in-improvised-music-dies-at-75 Obituary from National Public Radio]
*[https://jazztimes.com/features/tributes-and-obituaries/pioneering-cellist-abdul-wadud-dies-at-75/ Obituary from JazzTimes]
* {{cite web |url=https://www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/essays/cleveland-memories-of-abdul-wadud |title=Cleveland memories of Abdul Wadud |last=Crépon |first=Pierre |date=August 2022 |website=[[The Wire (magazine)|The Wire]] |language=English}}
* {{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/01/arts/music/abdul-wadud-by-myself.html |title=Abdul Wadud's Cosmic Cello Music Gets Another Moment in the Sun |last=Shteamer |first=Hank |date=May 1, 2023 |website=[[The New York Times]] |language=English}}


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Latest revision as of 12:02, 24 August 2024

For other people with the same name, see Abdul Wadud.

Abdul Wadud
Wadud in 1976
Wadud in 1976
Background information
Birth nameRonald Earsall DeVaughn[1]
Born(1947-04-30)April 30, 1947
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
DiedAugust 10, 2022(2022-08-10) (aged 75)
Cleveland
GenresJazz, avant-garde jazz, classical
OccupationMusician
InstrumentCello
Years active1965–2022

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.[2] 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.[3]

His son is R&B singer Raheem DeVaughn.[4]

Wadud died on August 10, 2022, at the age of 75.[4]

Discography

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As leader

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  • 1977: By Myself Bishara, 1978
  • 1976: Live In New York (with Julius Hemphill) Red Records, 1978
  • 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

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With James Newton

  • Paseo Del Mar (1978)
  • Portraits (1982)
  • Romance And Revolution (1986)

With Julius Hemphill

With Arthur Blythe

With Anthony Davis

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

References

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  1. ^ "Abdul Wadud, Cellist Who Crossed Musical Boundaries, Dies at 75". The New York Times. August 18, 2020. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
  2. ^ Allmusic
  3. ^ "5 Minutes That Will Make You Love the Cello". The New York Times. June 3, 2020. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
  4. ^ a b Johnson, Martin (August 12, 2022). "Abdul Wadud, expressive cellist who blazed a trail in improvised music, dies at 75". NPR. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
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