Double Bass Abdul Wadud RIP

[Francois Blais]

Abdul Wadud, Cellist Who Crossed Musical Boundaries, Dies at 75

He performed with classical ensembles, but he was best known for his work with cutting-edge composers and improvisers like Anthony Davis and Julius Hemphill.

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[Carl Hillman]

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R.I.P.

The album I first heard him play on:

 

[meandering]

RIP

His work with Julius Hemphill is excellent, funky and abstract. "Raw Material and Residuals" was one of the first free records I heard. Hemphill, Wadud, and Don Moye, great stuff!

 

[brianrost]

Obit came out in the Saturday Boston Globe. My first exposure was with Julius Hemphill on "Coon Bidness", particularly on "The Hard Blues".



Later heard him with Arthur Blythe and Anthony Davis. An interview from 2016