Ronald Muldrow
Ronald Muldrow (February 2, 1949, in Chicago – January 31, 2007, in Los Angeles) was an American soul jazz and hard bop jazz guitarist.[1]
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).[2]
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.[3] He also taught at various colleges and had published guitar-instruction books.[4] 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.
Musician Georgia Anne Muldrow is his daughter.[5][6]
Discography
[edit]As leader
[edit]- Yesterdays (Enja, 1993)
- Diaspora (Enja, 1995)
- Facing Wes (Kokopelli, 1996)
- Freedom's Serenade (Double-Time, 1999)
- Mapenzi (Joh-Bev, 2003)
As sideman
[edit]With Eddie Harris
- Instant Death (Atlantic, 1972)
- Eddie Harris Sings the Blues (Atlantic, 1972)
- Excursions (Atlantic, 1973)
- Is It In (Atlantic, 1974)
- Bad Luck Is All I Have (Atlantic, 1975)
- I Need Some Money (Atlantic, 1975)
- That Is Why You're Overweight (Atlantic, 1975)
- The Reason Why I'm Talking S--t (Atlantic, 1976)
- How Can You Live Like That? (Atlantic, 1977)
- Listen Here! (Enja, 1993)
- Dancing By A Rainbow (Enja, 1996)
With others
- Les DeMerle, Concerts by the Sea (Bar T, 1978)
- Les DeMerle, Transcendental Watusi! (United National, 1979)
- Hubert Laws, Family (Columbia, 1980)
- Phil Perry, My Book of Love (Private Music, 2000)
- Sweet Baby J'ai, Evolution (Sunset Music, 2002)
- Luther Thomas, Yo' Momma (Moers, 1981)
References
[edit]- ^ Nelson, Valerie J. "Obituaries: Ronald Muldrow, 57; jazz guitarist recorded with saxophonist Eddie Harris." Los Angeles Times. February 11, 2007. https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2007-feb-11-me-muldrow11-story.html
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ronald-muldrow-p108172/credits
- ^ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ronald-muldrow-p108172/biography
- ^ Muldrow, Ronald. Fundamentals of Funk for Guitar: Electric Guitar/Funk. Mel Bay Publications, Inc. 1996. ISBN 0-7866-8072-5
- ^ "Georgia Anne Muldrow". Los Angeles Sentinel. 5 July 2018. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
- ^ Murph, John (14 September 2009). "Georgia Anne Muldrow: On Deliverance". NPR Music. National Public Radio. Archived from the original on 11 December 2020. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
External links
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- 1949 births
- 2007 deaths
- Guitarists from Chicago
- USC Thornton School of Music alumni
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona alumni
- California State Polytechnic University, Pomona faculty
- Roosevelt University alumni
- American jazz guitarists
- Hard bop guitarists
- Soul-jazz guitarists
- 20th-century American guitarists
- Jazz musicians from Illinois
- Double-Time Records artists
- Enja Records artists