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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

External links

• Ray Obiedo at AllMusic
• Ray Obiedo discography at Discogs

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