Elec. Jazz

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Elec. Jazz
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Studio album by Music Revelation Ensemble
Released 1990
Recorded March 12 & 13, 1990
Studio A&R Recording, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length50:16
Label DIW
DIW 839
Producer James Blood Ulmer & Kazunori Sugiyama
Music Revelation Ensemble chronology
Music Revelation Ensemble
(1988)		Elec. Jazz
(1990)		 After Dark
(1992)
James Blood Ulmer chronology
Blues Allnight
(1989)		Elec. Jazz
(1990)		 Black and Blues
(1991)

Elec. Jazz is an album by James Blood Ulmer's Music Revelation Ensemble recorded in 1990 and released on the Japanese DIW label featuring performances by Ulmer with David Murray, Amin Ali and Cornell Rochester. [1] [2] [3]

James Blood Ulmer American jazz and blues guitarist and singer

James "Blood" Ulmer is an American jazz, free funk and blues guitarist and singer. Ulmer plays a Gibson Byrdland guitar. His guitar sound has been described as "jagged" and "stinging". His singing has been called "raggedly soulful".

DIW Records is a Japanese record label specializing in avant-garde jazz. It is a subsidiary of Disk Union. Kazunori Sugiyama was an executive producer for the label before starting Tzadik Records with John Zorn.

David Murray (saxophonist) American jazz musician (tenor saxophone and bass clarinet)

David Murray is an American jazz musician who plays tenor saxophone and bass clarinet mainly. He has recorded prolifically for many record labels since the mid-1970s.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick states, "Essentially James "Blood" Ulmer's band, the Music Revelation Ensemble both harks back to his early recorded history with saxophonist David Murray and seeks to update the guitarist's unique fusion of funk, out jazz, and hardcore blues... Ulmer, of course, is sui generis, and his playing here, in all its raggedness, grit, and clarity, is arguably some of the best he ever put to disc. Forget the insipid album title. Elec. Jazz contains some fine, tough music and is well-worth seeking out". [4]

Professional ratings
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Track listing

All compositions by James Blood Ulmer

  1. "Exit" - 5:27
  2. "Inter City" - 6:40
  3. "Big Top" - 5:45
  4. "No More" - 8:22
  5. "Big Top Part 2" - 6:46
  6. "Taps Dance" - 10:32
  7. "Exit Part 2" - 6:44

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ David Murray Sessionography: 1990-1994, accessed July 10, 2014
  2. ↑ James Blood Ulmer discography accessed January 12, 2018
  3. ↑ Jazzlists: DIW Records: CDs 801 to 899 accessed January 12, 2018
  4. 1 2 Olewnick, B., Allmusic Review accessed July 10, 2014
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