Ronald Muldrow (February 2, 1949 in Chicago – January 31, 2007 in Los Angeles) was a soul jazz and hard bop jazz guitarist.
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).
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. He also taught at various colleges and had published guitar-instruction books. 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.
Discography
As leader
Yesterdays (Enja, 1993) Diaspora (Enja, 1995) Facing Wes (Kokopelli, 1996) Freedom's Serenade (Double-Time, 1999) Mapenzi (Joh-Bev, 2003)
As sideman
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)