Ronald Muldrow

Ronald Muldrow (February 2, 1949 in Chicago – January 31, 2007 in Los Angeles) was a soul jazz and hard bop jazz guitarist.

As an emerging jazz guitarist in the early 1970s, Muldrow connected with soul-jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris and contributed to many of his Atlantic albums from 1971 to 1976 and reunited with the saxophonist on Listen Here (1982).

A teenage Muldrow heard jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery play "Canadian Sunset" on the radio and was captivated. His first big-time gig was with the Staple Singers, a gospel group. He also taught at various colleges and had published guitar-instruction books.

Muldrow began forming bands in high school and earned a bachelor's in jazz studies from Roosevelt University in Illinois and a master's in studio and jazz guitar from the USC Thornton School of Music.

Discography

As leader

• 1991: Gnowing You with Larry Goldings and Jimmy Madison
• 1995: Diaspora (Enja)
• 1996: Facing Wes (Kokopelli)
• 1999: Freedom's Serenade (Double-Time)
• 2003: Mapenzi (Joh-Bev)

As sideman

With Eddie Harris

• Instant Death (Atlantic, 1971)
• Eddie Harris Sings the Blues (Atlantic, 1972)
• Excursions (Atlantic, 1966–73)
• Is It In (Atlantic, 1973)
• I Need Some Money (Atlantic, 1975)
• Bad Luck Is All I Have (Atlantic, 1975)
• That Is Why You're Overweight (Atlantic, 1975)
• The Reason Why I'm Talking S--t (Atlantic, 1975)
• How Can You Live Like That? (Atlantic, 1976)
• Listen Here! (Enja, 1992)

With Luther Thomas

• Yo' Momma (Moers Music, 1981)