Abdul Wadud (born April 30, 1947, as Ron (Ronald) DeVaughn in Cleveland , Ohio ), is an American cellist known for his work in jazz and classical settings.
His son Is R&B Singer Raheem DeVaughn.
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 Black Unity Trio - Al-Fatihah (1971) Salaam Frank Lowe - Fresh (1974) Black LionGeorge 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) MbariCoon Bid'ness (1975) MbariRaw Materials and Residuals (Black Saint, 1977)Flat-Out Jump Suite (Black Saint, 1980)Live From The New Music Cafe (1991) Music & ArtsWith Arthur Blythe
Light Blue: Arthur Blythe Plays Thelonious Monk (1983) ColumbiaIllusions (1980) ColumbiaThe Grip (1977) India NavigationMetamorphosis (1977) India NavigationWith Anthony Davis
Of Blues And Dreams (1978) SackvilleEpistemes (1981)Undines (1986)