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As far as i know, only odyssey has ever had a cd release and now that i look, i see that its currently available to buy for download from the usual places, relegating this album and the equally good black rock to the obscurity of the cutout bins. Ulmers distinctive guitar sound has been described as jagged and stinging. James blood ulmer 1 guitarist, flutist, singer from 2south carolina 3 to detroit studied with ornette coleman 4 separated jazz playing from blues preaching 5 selected discography 6 sources 7 guitarist, flutist, and vocalist james blood ulmer 8. James blood ulmer black rock 1982, terre haute pressing. James blood ulmer black rock reunion live with grant calvin.
Following on the heels of his mentor ornette colemans release dancing in your head, on which ulmer played guitar, blood ulmer continues ornettes excursions into bizarre avant rock jazz in a style that was a bold affront to the reigning fuzak of the day. Calvin weston on drums and mark peterson on bass, toured europe in january and february 2009, revisiting his classic black rock album and concept at a series of performances in austria, germany, france and holland. James blood ulmer once joked that he cannot find where his music is located in record stores. Guitar gods dont come much more sagelike, subversive, and utterly distinctive than james blood ulmer. The most original guitarist since jimi hendrix robert palmer this is james blood ulmer s fan page. Certainly all his records from captain black on displayed this penchant in. James blood ulmer s black rock revival, memphis blood, music revelation ensemble, odyssey the band, phalanx 4, rashied ali quintet, the 52nd street blues project, the frank wright quartet, the james blood ulmer blues experience, third rail 3. Free lancing is jbus columbia records debut, following his stint as a sideman with ornette coleman and the much loved indie release tales of captain black. James blood ulmer music, videos, stats, and photos. Find similar albums to black rock james blood ulmer on allmusic allmusic. It was ulmer s first of three albums recorded for a major label. Alice mcleod, 27 august 1937, detroit, michigan, usa, d. Music profile for james blood ulmer, born 2 february 1942.
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Cited by many as an avantgarde guitarist, he is actually an authentic blues guitarist, drawing upon the full spectrum of african american music, from free jazz, soul, bebob, avantgarde, and rock. Buy legal music and download mp3 music online in high quality. Young jimmy ulmer, nicknamed blood because he resembled his. Ulmer, james blood tales of captain black music skip to main content. Interview by jason gross april 1998 thought theres been hundreds and thousands of hotshots who vowed to take the guitar to the next level after jimi hendrix broke the doors open, james blood ulmer is one of the very few people to actually do this. James blood ulmer black rock oh man, if you cant find something you like on this record, i cant help you. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Experimental musicians drawn to the guitar have had few jazz role models. Find james blood ulmer discography, albums and singles on allmusic allmusic. The james blood ulmer blues experience highresaudio. From his first days as ornette colemans harmolodic.
It was ulmer s second of three albums recorded for a major label. This was also blood s first attempt to take the harmolodic jazz of ornette coleman and marry it directly to rock s visceral appearance and funks inthepocket groove. Subversive guitar god james blood ulmer plays a rare. Matthews, south carolina is an american avantgarde jazz and blues guitarist and singer. James blood ulmer born february 2, 1942 often described as missing link between jimi hendrix and wes montgomery is american blues guitarist and singer. James blood ulmer is one of the most intense, original, and underrated guitarists of all time. This one, and freelancing were his best and most engaging jbu releases. Alice mcleod came from a musical family bass player ernie farrow was her brother, and studied piano in detroit, where she worked in a trio and with vibes player terry pollard, before going to europe and coming under the influence of bud powells playing.
Black rock is a music studio album recording by james blood ulmer. Black rock is an album by american guitarist james blood ulmer recorded in 1982 and released on the. Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. Cited by many as an avantgarde guitarist, he is actually an authentic blues guitarist, drawing upon the full spectrum of african american music, from free jazz, soul, avantgarde, and rock. Ulmer began his career playing with various soul jaz read more. Of those who have, one of the most notable is james blood ulmer.
Few have risen to prominence on the instrument or grown out of the supporting role it has typically played in jazz. After a stint in the juke joint scene, he dove headlong. Recorded and issued in 1982, black rock was james blood ulmer s second columbia album, a followup to the previous years free lancing. His unique thumbpicking style blends the manic passion and expressive volume of hendrixs best work with the exploratory verve of free jazz and the harmolodic approach of ornette coleman with whom he played and studied and a funky swagger that sly.
Free lancing cries out for a proper reissue, as does james blood ulmer s other cbs albums. Ulmer combines funk, rock and free jazz into one unbelievable sound. Find the song lyrics for james blood ulmer top tracks. Largest cheap mp3 music store, latest music, many albums and much more. Try amazon prime music 30day free trial james blood ulmer black rock reunion live with grant calvin weston and mark peterson ratings distribution.
Jan 03, 20 james blood ulmer black rock oh man, if you cant find something you like on this record, i cant help you. During his career, his musical seeking has taken him all over the map, from jazz to blues to pop to world music, but it was in the early 80s that ulmer absolutely rocked on free lancing and black rock, the later the most sonically massive and wild of the two. Jul 25, 2012 wasnt aware this is considered hard to find. Free lancing 1981 black rock 1982 odyssey 1983 black rock is an album by american guitarist james blood ulmer recorded in 1982 and released on the columbia label. Multifacted guitarist finds his way back to the blues. In 1978 james went solo with his release, tales of captain black, followed. Recorded and issued in 1982, black rock was james blood ulmers second columbia album, a followup to the previous years free lancing. Black rock is an album by american guitarist james blood ulmer recorded in 1982 and released on the columbia label. After playing with ornette coleman 197274, he developed an aggressive, edgy, jangled, dissonant style at the instrument that transposed colemans harmolodic free jazz coupled with jimi hendrixs psychedelic funkblues rock fusion and loud amplification.