Ahmed Abdullah

For the Pakistani cricketer, see Ahmed Safi Abdullah.

Ahmed Abdullah (born Leroy Bland; May 10, 1947) is a jazz trumpeter who was a prominent member of Sun Ra's band.[1]

Biography

Leroy Bland began performing at age 13 in his native New York City. By the 1970s he was performing in New York's loft scene, and joined the Sun Ra Arkestra in 1976, working there on and off until 1993, when Sun Ra died. During that time Abdullah participated in more than 25 recordings and traveled extensively with Sun Ra.[2] He has performed with Chico Freeman, Charles Brackeen, Steve Reid, John Hicks and Marion Brown, among others. He led his own "Solomonic Quintet" and recorded for Silkheart and Cadence Jazz.

Discography

As leader

As sideman

With Sun Ra

With Arthur Blythe

With Billy Bang

With Dennis González

References

  1. Profile Allmusic.com; accessed April 2, 2015.
  2. Ahmed Abdullah with Louis Reyes Rivera. [http://www.ahmedian.com/memoirs.html "Excerpts from A Strange Celestial Road (Traveling the Spaceways)", ahmedian.com; accessed March 28, 2015.
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