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{{Short description|American cellist (1947–2022)}} |
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[[Image:Abdul Wadud.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Studio Rivbea NYC, July 1976]] |
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⚫ | '''Abdul Wadud''' (born April 30, 1947 |
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{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians --> |
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| name = Abdul Wadud |
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| image = Abdul Wadud.jpg |
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| caption = Wadud in 1976 |
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| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist |
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| 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> |
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1947|4|30}} |
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| birth_place = [[Cleveland]], [[Ohio]], U.S. |
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2022|8|10|1947|4|30}} |
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| death_place = Cleveland |
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| genre = [[Jazz]], [[avant-garde jazz]], [[Classical music|classical]] |
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| occupation = Musician |
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| instrument = [[Cello]] |
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| years_active = 1965–2022 |
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| label = |
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| associated_acts = [[James Newton]], [[Julius Hemphill]], [[Arthur Blythe]], [[Raheem DeVaughn]] |
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| 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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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> |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
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===As leader=== |
===As leader=== |
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*1977: ''By Myself'' Bishara |
*1977: ''[[By Myself (Abdul Wadud album)|By Myself]]'' Bishara, 1978 |
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*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 |
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*1979: ''Straight Ahead/Free At Last'' (with Leroy Jenkins) Red |
*1979: ''Straight Ahead/Free At Last'' (with Leroy Jenkins) Red |
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*1984: ''I've Known Rivers'' (with James Newton & Anthony Davis) Gramavision |
*1984: ''I've Known Rivers'' (with James Newton & Anthony Davis) Gramavision |
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*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 |
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*1990: ''Trio^2'' (with James Newton & Anthony Davis) Gramavision |
*1990: ''Trio^2'' (with James Newton & Anthony Davis) Gramavision |
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*1993: ''Oakland Duets'' (with Julius Hemphill) [[Music & Arts]] |
*1993: ''[[Oakland Duets]]'' (with Julius Hemphill) [[Music & Arts]] |
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===As sideman=== |
===As sideman=== |
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*Black Unity Trio |
*Black Unity Trio – ''Al-Fatihah'' (1971) Salaam |
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*[[Frank Lowe]] |
*[[Frank Lowe]] – ''Fresh'' (1974) Black Lion |
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*[[George Lewis (trombonist)|George Lewis]] |
*[[George Lewis (trombonist)|George Lewis]] – ''Shadowgraph 5'' (1977) Black Saint |
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*Charles "Bobo" Shaw |
*[[Charles "Bobo" Shaw]] – ''The Streets of St. Louis'' (1977) |
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*Oliver Lake |
*[[Oliver Lake]] – ''Shine! (1978)'' |
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*[[Barry Altschul]] – ''[[Another Time/Another Place]]'' (1978) Muse |
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*[[Michael Franks (musician)|Michael Franks]] – ''[[Tiger In The Rain]]'' (1979) Warner Brothers |
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*Muhal Richard Abrams |
*[[Muhal Richard Abrams]] – ''[[Rejoicing with the Light]]'' (Black Saint, 1983) |
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*David Murray |
*[[David Murray (saxophonist)|David Murray]] – ''The People's Choice'' (1988) Columbia |
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*Marty Ehrlich Dark Woods Ensemble |
*[[Marty Ehrlich]] Dark Woods Ensemble – ''Emergency Peace'' (1991) New World |
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*[[Juma Sultan]]'s Aboriginal Music Society – ''[[Father of Origin]]'' ([[Eremite Records|Eremite]], 2011) recorded in 1970–1971 |
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'''With [[James Newton]]''' |
'''With [[James Newton]]''' |
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*''Paseo Del Mar'' (1978) |
*''Paseo Del Mar'' (1978) |
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*''Romance And Revolution'' (1986) |
*''Romance And Revolution'' (1986) |
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'''With [[Julius Hemphill]]''' |
'''With [[Julius Hemphill]]''' |
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*''[[Dogon A.D.]]'' (1972) |
*''[[Dogon A.D.]]'' (Mbari, 1972) |
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* ''[[Coon Bid'ness]]'' (1975) |
* ''[[Coon Bid'ness]]'' (Mbari, 1975) |
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* ''[[Raw Materials and Residuals]]'' (Black Saint, 1977) |
* ''[[Raw Materials and Residuals]]'' (Black Saint, 1977) |
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* ''[[Flat-Out Jump Suite]]'' (Black Saint, 1980) |
* ''[[Flat-Out Jump Suite]]'' (Black Saint, 1980) |
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* ''Live |
* ''[[Live from the New Music Cafe]]'' (Music & Arts, 1991) |
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* ''[[The Boyé Multi-National Crusade for Harmony]]'' (New World, 2021) |
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'''With [[Arthur Blythe]]''' |
'''With [[Arthur Blythe]]''' |
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* ''[[Light Blue: Arthur Blythe Plays Thelonious Monk]]'' (1983) Columbia |
* ''[[Light Blue: Arthur Blythe Plays Thelonious Monk]]'' (1983) Columbia |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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* {{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p9878}} |
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* {{discogs artist|Abdul Wadud}} |
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* {{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}} |
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* {{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}} |
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* {{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}} |
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*[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] |
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*[https://jazztimes.com/features/tributes-and-obituaries/pioneering-cellist-abdul-wadud-dies-at-75/ Obituary from JazzTimes] |
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* {{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}} |
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* {{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
Abdul Wadud | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Ronald Earsall DeVaughn[1] |
Born | Cleveland, Ohio, U.S. | April 30, 1947
Died | August 10, 2022 Cleveland | (aged 75)
Genres | Jazz, avant-garde jazz, classical |
Occupation | Musician |
Instrument | Cello |
Years active | 1965–2022 |
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
[edit]As leader
[edit]- 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
[edit]- 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)
- Barry Altschul – Another Time/Another Place (1978) Muse
- 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
- Juma Sultan's Aboriginal Music Society – Father of Origin (Eremite, 2011) recorded in 1970–1971
With James Newton
- Paseo Del Mar (1978)
- Portraits (1982)
- Romance And Revolution (1986)
With Julius Hemphill
- Dogon A.D. (Mbari, 1972)
- Coon Bid'ness (Mbari, 1975)
- Raw Materials and Residuals (Black Saint, 1977)
- Flat-Out Jump Suite (Black Saint, 1980)
- Live from the New Music Cafe (Music & Arts, 1991)
- The Boyé Multi-National Crusade for Harmony (New World, 2021)
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)
References
[edit]- ^ "Abdul Wadud, Cellist Who Crossed Musical Boundaries, Dies at 75". The New York Times. August 18, 2020. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 19, 2020.
- ^ Allmusic
- ^ "5 Minutes That Will Make You Love the Cello". The New York Times. June 3, 2020. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
- ^ 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.
External links
[edit]- Abdul Wadud at AllMusic
- Abdul Wadud discography at Discogs
- Wanek, Joel; Reid, Tomeka (December 2016). "By Myself: An Interview with Abdul Wadud". Point of Departure.
- Crépon, Pierre (March 2020). "The Blistering Cosmic Music of The Black Unity Trio". The Wire.
- Lee, David (December 2020). "Knocking Down Barriers: An Interview with Abdul Wadud, 1980". Point of Departure.
- Obituary from National Public Radio
- Obituary from JazzTimes
- Crépon, Pierre (August 2022). "Cleveland memories of Abdul Wadud". The Wire.
- Shteamer, Hank (May 1, 2023). "Abdul Wadud's Cosmic Cello Music Gets Another Moment in the Sun". The New York Times.
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