Ishmael Reed (22 Feb 1938 - )

Male Person - United States poet, novelist, essayist, songwriter

Releases (1)

Official

Album

1. The Hands of Grace 25 Oct 2022

Relationships (2)

Member Of

1. Ishmael Reed Quintet original, eponymous, lead vocals, piano

Married

1. Carla Blank (1970)

Recordings by (16)

1. Sky Diving 2:21 (1978)
2. Lake Bud ?:?? (1991)
3. The Free Lance Pall Bearers 3:19 (1992)
4. Flight to Canada 1:12 (2000)
5. Betty's Ball Blues 2:32 (2000)
6. St. Louis Woman 1:26 (2001)
7. Bells of Basquiat 4:46 (25 Oct 2022)
8. Hands of Grace 3:38 (25 Oct 2022)
9. Elegy for Lucille Clifton 2:46 (25 Oct 2022)
10. When Beautiful Boys Drown in the Nile they Become Gods 4:47 (25 Oct 2022)
11. Variations on the Slave Scale 5:14 (25 Oct 2022)
12. What I Hear When I View Basquiats 4:51 (25 Oct 2022)
13. How High the Moon 4:18 (25 Oct 2022)
14. Anniversary Song for Carla 2:10 (25 Oct 2022)
15. Steve Cannon Blues 4:19 (25 Oct 2022)
16. Timothy 3:05 (25 Oct 2022)

On Recordings (3)

Vocals

1. Judas 2:13 Conjure (1984)
2. Rhythm in Philosphy 1:40 Conjure (1984)
3. Rhythm in Philosophy 1:34 Conjure (Mar 1985)

Credited as (4)

1. Ishmael Reed
2. Vista Le Vie feat. Ishmael Reed
3. Vista Le Vie with Ishmael Reed
4. Plastic Clock Radio / Steve Weber / Gerard Malanga and Ingrid Superstar / The Velvet Underground / Marion Brown, Scott Holt, and Ron Jackson / Allan Ginsberg and Peter Orlovsky / Plastic Clock Radio / Tuli Kupferberg / Ishmael Reed / Andy Warhol

Works (35)

Wrote

1. Red Summer

Lyrics

1. Loup Garou means Change Into
2. 'Sputin
3. Nobody Was There
4. Medley: General Science/Ish/Papa la Bas
5. Running for the Office of Love (Prelude)
6. My Brothers
7. Running for the Office of Love
8. Petit Kid Everett
9. St. Louis Woman (Excerpts)
10. Bitter Chocklate
11. Beware: Don't Listen to This Song
12. The Author Reflects on His 35th Birthday
13. Jes' Grew
14. The Wardrobe Master
15. Dualism (1)
16. Oakland Blues
17. Skydiving
18. Judas
19. Betty Ball's Blues
20. Untitled II
21. Fool-ology (The Song)
22. From The Files Of Agent 22
23. Dualism (2)
24. Rhythm in Philosophy
25. Be My Monster Love
26. Army of the Faithful (Joyful Noise)
27. Hope Is a Thing With Feathers
28. The Devil Tried to Kill Me
29. Sacred Ground
30. The Prophet of Doom
31. They Call Me the Prophet of Doom
32. If I’m a Welfare Queen Where Are My Jewels and Furs
33. Army Nurse
34. Africa

Links (12)

Official Homepages

1. https://www.ishmaelreedpub.com/

Other Databases

1. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79078102
2. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n79078102/
3. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/ishmael_reed
4. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb119213637
5. https://d-nb.info/gnd/119204010
6. https://id.ndl.go.jp/auth/ndlna/00515740

Discogs

1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/209336

Allmusic

1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000774769

Imdb

1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0715460/

VIAF ID

1. http://viaf.org/viaf/29539664

Wikidata

1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q983544