A classic bit of Black Rock from James Blood Ulmer -- and a record that was issued by Rough Trade in the UK, giving it a surprising influence on the post-punk scene of the time! In a way, Ulmer's groove here has a lot of punky-funk in the mix -- thanks to some heavy electric bass from Amin Ali, and tight drumming from Ronald Shannon Jackson. The horns sneak in and out of the rhythms next to Ulmer's sometimes heavy guitar work -- and players include David Murray, Oliver Lake, and Olu Dara -- all grooving in a frenetic sound that's a key link between the New York downtown and UK post-punk scenes!
Dusty Groove1. Layout
2. Pressure
3. Interview
4. Jazz Is The Teacher (Funk Is The Preacher)
5. See-Through
6. Time Out
7. T.V. Blues
8. Light Eyed
9. Revelation March
10. Are You Glad To Be In America?
James 'Blood' Ulmer • guitar, vocals
Amin Ali • electric bass
Ronald Shannon Jackson • drums (except 4)
G. Calvin Weston • drums (except 3 & 9)
Olu Dara • cornet (4 5, 7)
Oliver Lake • alto saxophone (except 2,3,9,10)
David Murray • tenor saxophone
William Patterson • rhythm guitar (4)
Produced by James Blood Ulmer
Label: Rough Trade – ROUGH 16
Format: 320
Country: UK
Released: 1980
Genre: Funk / Soul, Jazz
Style: Free Jazz, Free Funk
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ReplyDeletethanks for this!
ReplyDeleteThis album blew me away when i first heard it and it still does today!
ReplyDeleteoh yes!
ReplyDeletewhen this came out i didn't know Ulmer's work at all- i just figured with song titles like the list on the back, it had to be interesting...
thanks for the chance to hear this classic again...
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Ha..almost the same reason I bought it originally, even though I was vaguely aware of him it was the cover that drew me.
ReplyDeleteRemembering hearing the alien-sounding 'Jazz Is The Teacher' on the amazing C81 Cassette compilation, which proved compelling infectious listenig after a few plays.
ReplyDeleteThanks v much for this.