Ronald Muldrow

American jazz musician

Ronald Muldrow (February 2, 1949 in Chicago – January 31, 2007 in Los Angeles) was a 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)

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]

1. ^ Nelson, Valerie J. "Obituaries: Ronald Muldrow, 57; jazz guitarist recorded with saxophonist Eddie Harris." Los Angeles Times. February 11, 2007. http://articles.latimes.com/2007/feb/11/local/me-muldrow11
2. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ronald-muldrow-p108172/credits
3. ^ https://www.allmusic.com/artist/ronald-muldrow-p108172/biography
4. ^ Muldrow, Ronald. Fundamentals of Funk for Guitar: Electric Guitar/Funk. Mel Bay Publications, Inc. 1996. ISBN 0-7866-8072-5
5. ^ "Georgia Anne Muldrow". Los Angeles Sentinel. 5 July 2018. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2021.
6. ^ 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[edit]

* Official site

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* Germany

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