Ray Obiedo

Ray Obiedo (born January 27, 1952 in Richmond, California) is an American contemporary jazz guitarist.

Obiedo grew up in Richmond, California, a graduate of John F. Kennedy High School, and began playing guitar at age 17.^[1] Initially he played both jazz and R&B, appearing on record with Herbie Hancock, Julian Priester, and Sheila E. He was the leader of the jazz fusion group Kick and the rock band Rhythmus 21.^[2] In 1989 he signed with Windham Hill Records, with whom he released five albums in eight years.

Discography

As leader

Perfect Crime (Windham Hill, 1989)
Iguana (Windham Hill, 1990) U.S. Top Contemporary Jazz Albums No. 10^[3]
Sticks & Stones (Windham Hill, 1993) U.S. Contemporary Jazz No. 7^[3]
Zulaya (Windham Hill, 1995) U.S. Contemporary Jazz No. 22^[3]
Sweet Summer Days (Windham Hill, 1997)^[3]
Modern World (Domo, 1999)
There Goes That (Rhythmus, 2014)
Latin Jazz Project, Vol. 1 (Rhythmus, 2016)
Carousel (Rhythmus, 2019)
Latin Jazz Project, Vol. 2 (Rhythmus, 2021)

With Bill Summers & Summers Heat

Cayenne (Prestige, 1977)
Feel the Heat (Prestige, 1977)
On Sunshine (Prestige, 1978)
Straight to the Bank (Prestige, 1978)
Call It What You Want (MCA, 1981)
Jam the Box (MCA, 1981)
Seventeen (MCA, 1982)

With Pete Escovedo

Solo Two (Fantasy, 1977)
Happy Together (Fantasy, 1978)
The Island (Esgo, 1982)
Yesterday's Dreams, Tomorrow's Memories (Esgo, 1985)
Flying South (Concord, 1995)
E Street (Concord, 1997)
E Music (Concord Picante, 2000)
Live at Stern Grove (Concord, 2012)

With Herbie Hancock

Feets, Don't Fail Me Now (CBS, 1979)
Directstep (CBS Sony, 1979)
Butterfly with Kimiko Kasai & Herbie Hancock (CBS Sony, 1979)
Tokyo Sunlight (Megadisc, 2002)

With Sheila E.

Sex Cymbal (Warner Bros., 1991)
Writes of Passage (Concord, 2000)
Heaven (Concord, 2001)

As sideman

Johnny "Hammond" Smith Forever Taurus (Milestone) 1976
Bobbi Humphrey Tailor Made (Epic) 1977
Julian Priester Polarization (ECM) 1977 (as composer/sideman)
Eddie Henderson Mahal (Capitol) 1978
Paul Jackson Black Octopus (Toshiba-EMI) 1978
George Duke Master of the Game (Epic) 1979
Michael Paulo Tats in the Rainbow (Trio-Kenwood) 1979
Mark Soskin Rhythm Vision (Prestige) 1980
The Waters Watercolors (Arista) 1980
Rodney Franklin Endless Flight (CBS) 1981
The Whispers Love Is Where You Find It (Solar) 1981
Carrie Lucas Still in Love (Solar) 1982 (as co-producer/composer/sideman)
Holly Near Speed of Light (Redwood) 1982
Cornelius Bumpus Beacon (Broadbeach) 1983
The Whispers Love for Love (Solar) 1983 (as co-producer/composer/sideman)
Linda Tillery Secrets (Redwood) 1985 (as producer/composer/sideman)
R.O.A.R. R.O.A.R. (CBS) 1985
L.J. Reynolds Tell Me You Will (Fantasy) 1987
Brenda Russell Kiss Me With the Wind (A&M) 1990
Lou Rawls It's Supposed to Be Fun (Blue Note) 1990
Rad Venus Drops (Soulciety) 1993
Claudia Villela Asa Verde (Taina) 1994
Marc Russo The Window (JVC) 1994
Rad Gotta Be (Soulciety) 1994
David Garibaldi The Funky Beat (1 & 2) (Manhattan) 1996 (as composer & sideman)
Grover Washington, Jr. Soulful Strut (Columbia) 1996
David K Mathews Down With It 1998 (as producer/engineer/sideman)
The Whispers Love for Love (Solar) 1998 (as co-producer/composer/sideman)
Braxton Brothers Now & Forever (Windham Hill) 1999
Delfonics Forever New (Volt) 1999
Marion Meadows Next to You (Heads Up) 2000 (as co-producer/composer/sideman)
Tom Grant Tune It In (Windham Hill) 2000 (as producer/engineer/sideman)
Zigaboo Modeliste Zigaboo (JZM) 2000
Freda Payne Come See About Me (Volt) 2001
Marion Meadows In Deep (Heads Up) 2002
Rad Live Live in Paris (7 Bridges) 2003
Intuit Intuit (Compost) 2004 (as co-producer/engineer/sideman)
Intuit Planet Birth (Compost) 2004 (as co-producer/engineer/sideman)
Joyce Cooling This Girl's Got to Play (Narada) 2004 (as engineer/sideman)
Joyce Cooling Revolving Door (Narada) 2006 (as engineer/sideman)
Doc Kupka Doc Goes Hollywood (Strokeland) 2008
Rad Live in Japan (7 Bridges) 2008
Intuit Voyage No. 2 (In + Out) 2011
Amikaeyla Being in Love (Rootsjazz) 2012 (as co-producer /engineer/sideman)
George Duke Complete 1970's Epic Albums (Epic) 2012
Pacific Mambo Orchestra Pacific Mambo Orchestra (PMO) 2012

References

^ Smooth But Funky, East Bay Express, July 13, 2005
^ Ray Obiedo at Allmusic
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Billboard, Allmusic.com

External links

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Ray Obiedo discography at Discogs

[1] Smooth But Funky, East Bay Express, July 13, 2005

[2] Ray Obiedo at Allmusic

[amg1-3] Billboard, Allmusic.com

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