Abdul Wadud

Abdul Wadud (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)