Ahmed Abdullah
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Ahmed Abdullah (originally Leroy Bland; born May 10, 1946 in New York City) is a jazz trumpeter.
He began playing music when he was 13. He started to get notice during the 1970s, performing in New York's loft scene, and joined the Sun Ra Arkestra in 1976. Since then he has played with Chico Freeman, Ronnie Boykins, Charles Brackeen, Steve Reid, John Hicks and Marion Brown. He led his own Solomonic Quintet; and recorded for Silkheart and Cadence Jazz.
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- Gary W. Kennedy: 'Abdullah, Ahmed', Grove Music Online ed. L. Macy (Accessed 11 June 2007), <http://www.grovemusic.com>
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