Jazz Articles about Ronald Muldrow

Ronald Muldrow: Mapenzi

by Peter Aaron
December 3, 2004

Best known for his work in the '70s with soul-jazz saxophonist Eddie Harris, guitarist Ronald Muldrow has been a fixture on the L.A. scene for some time, honing the funky edges of his Wes Montgomery/Grant Green/George Benson-fueled chops. His fifth disc as a leader, Mapenzi ("love" in Swahilli) finds Muldrow paired with an arsenal of considerable talent: not only are the go-to Peter Washington and ex-Wynton/Branford sideman Robert Hurst here on basses, but the mighty Mulgrew Miller ...