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American jazz musician, esp. electric bass player. Born as Rudy McDaniel on June 11, 1956 in Hempstead, NY, and raised in Philadelphia, PA. Tacuma has played with the likes of Ornette Coleman and Nona Hendryx, as well as with hip-hop artists such as Black Thought from The Roots.

ALBUMS


Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Spark / Fire
2022, CD, Album, Jam-All Productions,
Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Bobby Zankel, Webb Thomas
The Meeting
2022, CD, Album, Jam-All Productions
Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Mary Halvorson
Strings & Things
2022, CD, Album, Jam-All Productions, ,
Free Jazz
The Philly Connection : Khan Jamal, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Dennis Alston
The Liberation Of Sound
2022,
Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Gnawa Soul Experience
2017, CD, Album, Jam A Productions,
Saxofour + Jamaaladeen Tacuma + Timmy Hutson*
25 Years Of Joy And Fun
2017, CD, Album, Skylark Records (9), Universal Music Austria, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Chuck Hammer, Billy Martin, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Jamie Saft
Blind On Blind
2016, CD, Album, AVA Interact Inc,
Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Roberto Cervi
Electric Electrico
2016, CD, Album, Jam-All Productions,
Doran*, Stucky*, Studer*, Tacuma*
Call Me Helium (Doran Stucky Studer Tacuma Play The Music Of Jimi Hendrix)
2015, CD, Album, Double Moon Records, ,
Contemporary Jazz
David Murray, Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Rendezvous Suite
2011, CD, Album, Jazzwerkstatt
Piero Bittolo Bon & His Original Pigneto Stompers Featuring Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Mucho Acustica
2011, CD, Album, Long Song Records, ,
Avant-garde Jazz
Jamaaladeen Tacuma
For The Love Of Ornette
2010,
Free Jazz/Jazz-Rock
Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Uwe Kropinski
Zwei
2009, CD, Album, Jazzwerkstatt
Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Jamaaladeen Tacuma's Coltrane Configurations
2009, CD, Album, Jazzwerkstatt,
Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Wolfgang Puschnig
Gemini Gemini
2008, 2xCD, Album, ITM ARCHIVES,
Puschnig* | Scherer* | Tacuma*
Orca Jazz Fusion (Voices From The Inside Passage)
2008, CD, Album, WDCS,
Jamaaladeen Tacuma
The Flavors Of Thelonious Monk Reloaded
2007, CD, Album, Extraplatte, Extraplatte
Jamaaladeen Tacuma + Basso Nouveau
All Basses Covered
2005, CD, Album, Moers Music,
Burhan Öçal & Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Groove Alla Turca
2001, CD, Single, Promo, Birdology
Derek Bailey / Jamaaladeen Tacuma / Calvin Weston
Mirakle
2000, ,
Free Funk/Free Improvisation
Burhan Öçal & Jamaaladeen Tacuma Featuring Natacha Atlas
Groove Alla Turca
1999, CD, Smplr, Car, Doublemoon,
Burhan Öçal & Jamaaladeen Tacuma Featuring Natacha Atlas
Groove Alla Turca
1999
Black Thought & J. Tacuma*
Relax
1998, 12", P-Vine Records, ,
Conscious
Malik B* & J. Tacuma*
Da Jazz Pizazz
1998, 12", P-Vine Records
Black Thought & J. Tacuma*
The Hollers Of The Horn
1998, 12", P-Vine Records, ,
Conscious
Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Groove 2000
1998, CD, Album, Caramelle Recordings
Doran* - Studer* - Tacuma*
Race The Time
1997, CD, Album, Musikszene Schweiz, Migros-Genossenschafts-Bund
Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Dreamscape
1996, ,
Jazz-Rock/Jazz-Funk
Jamaaladeen Tacuma & Wolfgang Puschnig, Gemini Gemini With Special Guest Burhan Öçal
The Flavors Of Thelonious Monk
1994, CD, Album, ITM Pacific, ,
Acid Jazz/Jazz-Funk
Jamaaladeen Tacuma And Cornell Rochester Meet The Podium 3
Live In Koln
1994, CD, Album, Timeless Records (3)
Jamaaladeen Tacuma
House Of Bass (The Best Of) Jamaaladeen Tacuma
1994, CD, Comp, Gramavision
Jamaaladeen Tacuma With Basso Nouveau
The Night Of Chamber Music
1993, CD, Album, Moers Music
Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Alex Deutsch, Delmar Brown
Feel The Fire
1993, CD, Comp, Pink Inc.
Jamaaladeen Tacuma - Dennis Alston
Sound Symphony
1992, CD, Album, Moers Music, ,
Jazz-Funk/Avant-garde Jazz
Tacuma* / Puschnig* = Gemini Gemini
Gemini Gemini
1991, CD, Album, ITM Pacific, ITM Pacific, ,
Acid Jazz/Jazz-Funk
Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Boss Of The Bass
1991
James Watkins - Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Intense
1989, CD, Album, ITM Records (2), ITM Records (2)
Wolfgang Puschnig, Jamaaladeen Tacuma
A Long Way From Home
1988, 7", Single, Promo, Amadeo, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Fusion
Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Jukebox
1988
Grant Calvin Weston* with James "Blood" Ulmer* and Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Dance Romance
1988, ,
Jazz-Rock/Jazz-Funk
Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Music World
1986, ,
Jazz-Rock
Cosmetic With Jamaaladeen Tacuma
So Tranquilizin'
1985, ,
Synth-pop/Disco
Cosmetic With Jamaaladeen Tacuma
So Tranquilizin'
1984
Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Renaissance Man
1984, ,
Jazz-Rock/Jazz-Funk
Cosmetic And Jamaaladeen Tacuma
(In The) Nightlife
1983, ,
Disco
Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Show Stopper
1983
Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Music World
Cass, Album, Gramavision
The Last Poets
Transcending Toxic Times
2019
Jamaaladeen Tacuma's Brotherzone
Revolutionary Royalty
2014, CDr, Album, Jam-All Productions
Simone Kopmajer
The Best In You
2014, ,
Easy Listening
Free Form Funky Freqs*
Bon Vivant
2013, CD, Album, Jam-All Productions, ,
Free Funk
Jamaaladeen Tacuma's Brotherzone With Jean Paul Bourelly*, Daryl Burgee, Wadud Ahmad
Brotherzone
1999, CD, Album, P-Vine Records
Wadud
Between 2 Lines
1999, CD, Album, Sosa Records
Gemini Gemini
Journey Into The Gemini Territory
1996, CD, Album, ITM Pacific, ITM Pacific, ,
Acid Jazz/Jazz-Funk
Cornell Rochester And The N.P. Boys
I Said Your Mother's On The Pipe
1993, CD, Album, Moers Music
YZ
The Ghetto's Been Good To Me
1993
A. Deutsch* 's Pink Inc.
Pink Inc.
1991
Various
Jazz Sampler Volume 3
1986,
La La The Leader Of The Pack featuring MC Flash
The Wop
1985
Richenel
Statue Of Desire
1985, ,
Synth-pop
Veronica Underwood
Veronica Underwood
1985
Various
It's In The Mix Vol. 2
1983, ,
Electro/Soul/Disco
DeVille
(I'd Like To) Squeeze You Hold You
1983
Venus Starr
Ms. Sassy, Frassy, Classy
1983, ,
Pop Rap/Funk/Disco
Free Form Funky Frēqs
Hymn Of The 3rd Galaxy
2022, CD, Album, Ropeadope Music Entertainment LLC
Wolfgang Puschnig
Mixed Metaphors
1995
The Last Poets
Transcending Toxic Times
2019, ,
Jazzy Hip-Hop/Conscious/Spoken Word
Gemini Gemini
Portal
2022, CD, Album, Jam-All Productions,
Free Form Funky Frēqs
Urban Mythology Volume One
2007, CD, Album, Thirsty Ear, Thirsty Ear, ,
Jazz-Funk
Pink Inc.
Keys 2 The Kastle
1995, ,
Jazz-Funk
Pink Inc.
Feel The Fire
1993, CD, Single, Not On Label, ,
Jazz-Funk
Walt Dickerson Trio
Serendipity
1993
Fool Proof
No Friction
1988, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Blues Rock/Swing
Music Revelation Ensemble
Music Revelation Ensemble
1988
Cosmetic
Get Ready
1982, ,
Disco
Cosmetic
Cosmetics / New Complexion
1982
Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Dreamscape
,
Jazz-Rock/Jazz-Funk

APPEARANCES +


Jamaaladeen Tacuma
Legend Of The Pipe & Sweater
2017, 2xFile, FLAC, Not On Label
Kankawa 122
Greatful Remixers
2002, ,
Leftfield/Free Jazz/Drum n Bass/Glitch
Various
ZZAJ: Jazz From The 23rd Century
2022, 2xCD, Comp, Not On Label, ,
Experimental
Various
Heavy Soul Vol. 2 (Mojo Presents 15 Hits Of Psychedelic Funk, Black Rock And Cosmic Slop...)
2020, CD, Comp, Mojo Magazine,
Sean Noonan Pavees Dance*
Tan Man's Hat
2019, ,
Prog Rock
Simone Kopmajer
My Favorite Songs
2019, ,
Smooth Jazz/Swing
Simone Kopmajer
Good Old Times
2017, SACD, Hybrid, Master Music Ltd, ,
Easy Listening
Vinx
Groove Heroes
2017
Simone Kopmajer
Good Old Times
2017
Trash Corporation
Previously Unreleased (Demos 1990-91)
2016, 16xFile, MP3, Album, 320, Noël Akchoté Downloads
Wolfgang Puschnig
Faces And Stories
2016, 2xCD, Album, Universal Music Group, EmArcy, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Ornette Coleman
Celebrate Ornette
2016,
James Brandon Lewis
Days Of FreeMan
2015, CD, Album, Okeh,
Marc Ribot, The Young Philadelphians
Live In Tokyo
2015,
Pavees Dance
There's Always The Night
2014, CD, Album, Noonansmusic
Pavees Dance, Sean Noonan
There's Always The Night
2014, 7", Single, Promo, Noonansmusic, ,
Avant-garde Jazz
Sean Noonan's Being Brewed By Noon*
Live From New York And Beyond...
2011, CD, Album + DVD, Innova Recordings
Simone Kopmajer
Nothing's Gonna Change
2010
The Last Poets
Last Poets Made In Amerikkka
2009, DVD, NTSC, La Huit,
Various
Jazzwerkstatt
2009, CD, Comp, Jazzwerkstatt
Sean Noonan's Brewed By Noon
Time at the End of the Day
2009, 2xCD, Album, Noonansmusic
Wolfgang Puschnig, Robert Pussecker
Alpine Aspects · Homage To O.C.
2008, CD, Album, EmArcy
Sean Noonan's Brewed By Noon
Boxing Dreams
2008, CD, Album, Songlines Recordings
Various
Alpen Jazz Festival 2007 Feldafing
2007, CD, Comp, ACT (4), ,
Contemporary Jazz/Avant-garde Jazz
Kim Duk Soo*
길 (On The Road) - The 50th Anniversary of Kim Duk Soo's Debut
2007, CD, Album, Synnara Music
Oko Jomo
Everything's Liquid
2007, CD, Album, Dreambox Media
World Saxophone Quartet
Political Blues
2006, CD, Album, Justin Time
Jayne Cortez And The Firespitters With Special Guests*
Find Your Own Voice (Poetry And Music 1982-2003)
2006, CD, Comp, Bola Press,
Kindred The Family Soul
In This Life Together
2005, ,
Neo Soul/Soul
Mari Okubo
Cosmic Life
2004, CD, Album, Evolving Cosmos, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Vocal
Various
Parfum Noir Vol.1
2002
Peter Murphy
Dust
2002
Various
The Jazz Club Highlights 1990
2001,
James Carter
Layin' In The Cut
2000, ,
Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Contemporary Jazz
Ornette Coleman
Ken Burns Jazz
2000
Walt Dickerson
Walt Dickerson 1976
2000
7th District Inc. Presents David Lenis
La Colegiala
2000
Various
Dal Rock Al Rap
1999, CD, Comp, Fabbri Editori, ,
Jazz-Rock/Jazz-Funk/Avant-garde Jazz/Acid Jazz
Various
犬、走る -Dog Race-
1999
Wolfgang Puschnig
Roots & Fruits
1998, 2xCD, Album, EmArcy, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Wierbos*, van Kemenade*, Kuiper*, Podium Trio*
Live At The Concertgebouw
1998, CD, Album, VIA Jazz, ,
Fusion/Jazz-Rock/Free Jazz
Ben Schachter
Fractals
1998, CD, Album, Ben-Jam Music, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Various
Jazz Me Up!-Max Mix
1998
Umezu Kazutoki*
Dancing Winds
1997, CD, Album, Samsung Music
Kim Duk Soo With His Friends*
미스터 장고 김덕수 40주년기념
1997, CD, Album, Samsung Entertainment Group,
Kwang-Soo Lee* & Red Sun*
風花 (Punghwa)
1997
David Murray
Fo Deuk Revue
1997, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Jazz-Rock/Contemporary Jazz
King Britt Presents Sylk 130
When The Funk Hits The Fan
1997
Various
Vertigo ! Le Magazine Des Nouvelles Tendances Du Jazz N°1
1996, CD, Comp, Smplr, Verve Records, ,
Soul-Jazz/Bossa Nova/Afrobeat/Funk
West End
West End
1996, CD, Album, Samsung Music,
Kim Duk Soo SamulNori*
Nanjang - A New Horizon
1995, Cass, Album, King Record
Red Sun (6) · SamulNori
Nanjang - A New Horizon
1995,
Fredy Studer, Christy Doran
Half A Lifetime
1994, 2xCD, Album, Unit Records (2)
Duck, See Goose
La Decadance
1994, CD, EP, Ltd, Num, Promo, Clandestine
Duck See Goose*
Call Me Daddy
1994, CD, Single, Clandestine, ,
Indie Rock
Podium Trio*
Podium Trio
1994, CD, Album, RN Discs
Red Sun (6) / SamulNori
Then Comes The White Tiger
1994, ,
Free Jazz/Contemporary Jazz
Hotel X
A Random History Of The Avant-Groove
1993, CD, SST Records, ,
Jazz-Rock/Free Jazz
Various
American Clavé
1993, ,
Latin Jazz
The Golden Palominos
A History: Vol. 1 (1982-1985)
1992, ,
Experimental
Linda Sharrock & The Three Man Band
Linda Sharrock & The Three Man Band
1991, CD, Album, Moers Music, ,
Jazz-Funk
Bazillus (2) Featuring Eddie Harris
The Regulator
1991
Courtney Pine
Within The Realms Of Our Dreams
1991, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Post Bop
Wolfgang Puschnig
Alpine Aspects
1991
Various
Tempo Jazz Edition Vol 5 (Playin' Now - Feelin' Funky)
1991, ,
Soul-Jazz/Post Bop/Jazz-Funk/Contemporary Jazz/Louisiana Blues
Various
Kool Music Express
1990, LP, Album, Kaskata's Records
Red Sun (6) · SamulNori
Red Sun · SamulNori
1989, ,
Free Jazz/Folk/Contemporary Jazz/Modal
Wolfgang Puschnig
Pieces Of The Dream
1988, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Fusion
Courtney Pine
Destiny's Song + The Image Of Pursuance
1988, ,
Contemporary Jazz
Khan Jamal
Thinking Of You
1987
Ornette*, The Original Quartet* & Prime Time
In All Languages
1987
Ornette Coleman
Dancing In Your Head
1986
Ornette Coleman and Prime Time
Opening The Caravan Of Dreams
1985
Conjure
Music For The Texts Of Ishmael Reed
1984, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Poetry/Free Improvisation
David Moss
Full House
1984, ,
Free Jazz/Musique Concrète/Experimental
Terri Wells
Just Like Dreamin'
1984, ,
Soul/Disco
Various
Fantastic Music Internacional F.M.I.
1983, LP, Comp, Fermata
Kip Hanrahan
Desire Develops An Edge
1983, ,
Afro-Cuban Jazz/Fusion/Avantgarde
Nona Hendryx
Nona
1983, ,
Electro/Synth-pop/Disco
The Golden Palominos
The Golden Palominos
1983, ,
Avantgarde
Cashmere
Let The Music Turn You On
1983
Various
Re:Source, Masters From Gramavision
1983
Various
Furacão 2000 Vol. 2
1983
Various
Life Is A Killer
1982, LP, Comp, Giorno Poetry Systems, ,
Art Rock/Spoken Word/Experimental/Avantgarde
Jayne Cortez And The Firespitters
There It Is
1982, LP, Album, Bola Press, ,
Free Jazz/Jazz-Funk/Political/Poetry/Spoken Word
Sadaka
Premonition
1982, ,
Jazz-Funk/Soul-Jazz
Ornette Coleman
Of Human Feelings
1982, ,
Free Jazz/Free Funk
Kip Hanrahan
Coup De Tête
1981
James Blood*
Tales Of Captain Black
1979
Ornette Coleman
Body Meta
1978
Various
The Outsiders Improvised & Creative Music Festival 2018
CD, Album, Jam-All Productions
Various
The Outsiders Improvised & Creative Music Festival 2017
CD, Album, Jam-All Productions,
Various
The Outsiders Improvised & Creative Music Festival 2016
CD, Album, Jam-All Productions
Various
The Outsiders Improvised & Creative Music Festival 2015
CD, Album, Jam-All Productions
Trevor Dunn
Flexes For Carrieta White Mix-Tape Vol 34
2021, ,
Experimental
Various
TFF Rudolstadt 2011
2011, 2xCD, Comp + DVD-V, Heideck, ,
Folk/Neofolk/Rebetiko/Romani/Swing/Tango/Nordic/Trip Hop
Hiroko Otsuka
The Pieces Of Diw Mixed By Hiroko Otsuka
2011, CD, Comp, Mixed, DIW
S. Mos
The Hip Hop & Jazz Mixtape Chapter 2
2009, CD, Mixed, S. MOS,
Various
Doublemoon Kadınları
2008, CD, Comp, Doublemoon
Various
Extraplatte Label Presentation Vol. 8: Jazz, Electronic
2008, CD, Comp, Promo, Car, Extraplatte
DJ Kazu (2) aka La Melomania
Re:VIBES 02 (Deep Under 90's)
2007, CD, Mixed, Promo, Real Jam Music, ,
Cut-up/DJ
Various
Desert Grooves
2004, CD, Comp, Water Music Records, ,
Downtempo
DJ Arai
Sound Control Sound
2004, CD, Mixed, Promo, Rockwell Product Shop, ,
Jazzy Hip-Hop/Conscious
Various
Ένας Κόσμος Ονειρεύεται
2003, CD, Comp, Δίφωνο, Δίφωνο, ,
Éntekhno/Folk
Various
Now's The Time
2003
Various
Indestructible Arabian Beats - Future Sounds From The Souks
2003
Various
East 2 West: Global Departures From Istanbul, Flight 001
2002, CD, Comp, Enh, Doublemoon, ,
Downtempo/Trip Hop/Drum n Bass
Various
Nu Jazz Moves
2001, CD, Comp, Ayia Napa, ,
Downtempo/Deep House
Various
Musik der Welt 20.6. - 1.7.2001
2001, CD, Comp, Suisa
Various
Magic Moments - The Ultimate ACT World Jazz Anthology Vol. IV
2000, CD, Comp, ACT (4), ,
Fusion/Contemporary Jazz/Latin Jazz/Brass Band
Various
The World Presents Global Hits: Beats
2000, CD, BBC, Public Radio International, WGBH (2)
Various
İmaj / İmage
1999, CD, Comp, İmaj,
Various
Coctail Jazz
1997, CD, Comp, Promo, Jazz & Τζαζ, Hitch-Hyke Records, Rykodisc, Del-Fi Records
Various
The Art Of The Bass
1997, CD, Album, Justin Time,
Various
Soul Of Bass (Neo Bass Project Part 1)
1996, CD, Comp, P-Vine Non Stop
Various
Cross That Line
1995, CD, Promo, Rykodisc, ,
Dub/Afrobeat/Experimental
Various
The Boston Rally Bass Collection
1995, 3xCD, Comp, Promo, Neurodisc Records, Rykodisc, Windham Hill Records, Boston Acoustics
Various
Free Funk On VideoArts Music
1995, CD, Comp, VideoArts, ,
Free Funk
Various
Jazz, Funk & Composers Of Distinction
1994, CD, Comp, Smplr, Gramavision, ,
Jazz-Funk/Funk/Contemporary Jazz/Soul-Jazz
Various
Like Drops On The Ocean - The Best Of ITM - Pacific
1994, CD, Smplr, ITM Pacific
Various
Remember... Life Is Too Short For Boring Music
1993, 2xCD, Comp, EFA, ,
Dub/Experimental/Acid Jazz/Ska/Trance/Techno/Heavy Metal/Punk/EBM/Alternative Rock/Goth Rock/Electro/Britcore
Various
Release #1 1993 The Atlantic Group
1993, Cass, Comp, Promo, Smplr, SR, Atlantic, Rhino Records (2), ,
Synth-pop/House/Deep House/Tribal House
Various
Dancin' Jazz
1993, ,
Jazzy Hip-Hop/Jazz-Funk
Various
Gramavision 10th Anniversary Sampler - Ten - Disk 1
1990
Various
Hot Hits To Warm Your Winter
1985, LP, Comp, Promo, Polygram Records, ,
Soft Rock
Various
More Funk
1984, LP, Comp, Music-Box, Music-Box, ,
Italo-Disco/Disco
Various
Life Is Art
1983, CD, Comp, Gramavision
Various
Gramavision Grabber
Cass, Comp, Promo, Smplr, CrO, Gramavision, ,
Contemporary Jazz/Jazz-Funk
Peter Murphy
Dust
2002
James Carter
Layin' In The Cut
2000, ,
Fusion/Jazz-Funk/Contemporary Jazz
Ornette Coleman
Body Meta
1997
The Golden Palomino's*
Live At The Public Theatre
CDr, Album, Unofficial, Not On Label (The Golden Palominos)