Abdul Wadud (musician)

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Studio Rivbea NYC, July 1976
Studio Rivbea NYC, July 1976

Abdul Wadud (born April 30, 1947 in Cleveland, Ohio), is an American cellist known for his work in jazz and symphonic/classical settings.

[edit] Partial discography

Solo:

  • By Myself (1977) Bishara

Duo:

  • Live In New York (with Julius Hemphill) (1976) ?
  • Straight Ahead/Free At Last (with Leroy Jenkins) (1979) ?
  • Oakland Duets (with Julius Hemphill) (1995) Music & Arts

Trio:

  • I've Known Rivers (with James Newton & Anthony Davis) (1984) Gramavision

Black Swan Quartet:

  • Self-Titled (with Akbar Ali, Eileen Folson & Reggie Workman) (1986) Minor Music

Sideman:

  • Julius Hemphill - Dogon A.D. (1972) Mbari
  • Frank Lowe - Fresh (1974) Black Lion
  • Julius Hemphill - Coon Bid'ness (1975) Mbari
  • Arthur Blythe - The Grip (1977) India Navigation
  • Arthur Blythe - Metamorphosis (1977) India Navigation
  • Julius Hemphill - Raw Materials And Residuals (1977) ?
  • George Lewis - Shadowgraph 5 (1977) ?
  • Charles "Bobo" Shaw - The Streets Of St. Louis (1977) ?
  • Anthony Davis - Of Blues And Dreams (1978) Sackville
  • Oliver Lake - Shine (1978) ?
  • James Newton - Paseo Del Mar (1978) ?
  • Michael Franks - Tiger In The Rain (1979) Warner Brothers
  • Arthur Blythe - Illusions (1980) Columbia
  • Julius Hemphill - Flat-Out Jump Suite (1980) ?
  • Anthony Davis - Episteme (1981) ?
  • James Newton - Portraits (1982) ?
  • Muhal Richard Abrams - Rejoicing With The Light (1983) ?
  • Anthony Davis - Undine (1986) ?
  • James Newton - Romance And Revolution (1986) ?
  • David Murray - The People's Choice (1988) Columbia
  • Julius Hemphill - Live From The New Music Cafe (1991) Music & Arts

[edit] Further reading

  • Ed Hazell and Barry Kernfeld, "Abdul Wadud", in The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz (2nd ed, Macmillan, 2001)

[edit] External links


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