Ronald Muldrow
Ronald Muldrow (born February 2, 1949 in Chicago , Illinois , † January 31, 2007 in Los Angeles ) was an American guitarist of soul jazz and hard bop .
Live and act
Muldrow founded his own bands in high school. He studied jazz at Roosevelt University in Chicago (Bachelor) and deepened his studies in studio and jazz guitar at the USC Thornton School of Music (Master). He first worked with the Staple Singers and also played with Willie Bobo , Les McCann and Dizzy Gillespie . He was best known for his work with Eddie Harris , whom he referred to as his musical father and with whom he worked for more than 20 years since the late 1960s. Recordings such as That Is Why You're Overweight (1976) or I Need Some Money (1975) became known and toured with Ronnie Laws and Maceo Parker . With the formation Dizzazz of the singer and saxophonist Luther Thomas he appeared at the jazz festival in Moers . In 1992 he appeared again on an album by Eddie Harris ( Listen Here! ). From 1996 he appeared regularly in clubs in Los Angeles with his own bands , but also played at the Newport Jazz Festival .
His guitar style was influenced by the jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery , to whom he dedicated an album.
Discographic notes
Solo albums
- Gnowing You (L + R, 1991) with Larry Goldings , Jimmy Madison
- Diaspora ( Enja , 1995)
- Facing Wes (1996)
Eddie Harris sideman albums
- In The UK / Is It In ; 1973 (CD 1999) with Eddie Harris, Albert Lee , Jeff Beck , Steve Winwood , Chris Squire , Alan White , Tony Kaye , Rufus Reid
- I Need Some Money (1975, Atlantic Records )
- That is Why You're Overweight , (1976, Atlantic)
- Listen Here! (Enja, 18992)
literature
- Mel Bay's Getting Into Funk Guitar, by Ronald Muldrow, Paperback, Mel Bay Publications; September 2004, ISBN 0786667915 , ISBN 978-0786667918
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Album Yo 'Mama , Moers Music 01088, (1981)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Muldrow, Ronald |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American soul jazz and hard bop guitarist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 2, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chicago , Illinois |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 31, 2007 |
| Place of death | Los Angeles , California |