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".
George Rufus Adams was an American jazz musician who played tenor saxophone,flute and bass clarinet. He is best known for his work with Charles Mingus,Gil Evans,Roy Haynes and in the quartet he co-led with pianist Don Pullen,featuring bassist Cameron Brown and drummer Dannie Richmond. He was also known for his idiosyncratic singing.
Phalanx was a jazz quartet featuring guitarist James "Blood" Ulmer,drummer Rashied Ali,tenor saxophonist George Adams,and bassist Sirone. They released three albums:Got Something Good for You (1986),Original Phalanx (1987) and In Touch (1988). They've been described as "an ad-hoc supergroup that thrived and disappeared."
Revealing is an album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer featuring George Adams,Cecil McBee,and Doug Hammond recorded in 1977 and released for the first time in 1990 on the In + Out label.
Are You Glad to Be in America? is an album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer recorded in 1980 and originally released on the Rough Trade label in the UK in 1980,mixed by Ulmer,Geoff Travis,Roger Trilling,and Mayo Thompson credited with the mix. A remixed version,credited to Ulmer and Bob Blank,with a different running order and new cover art,was released by the Artists House label in the US in 1981. The album was released on CD with a new third mix by Joe Ferla,but the original running order,and with a new cover design featuring a recent photo of Ulmer,on the Japanese DIW label in 1995.
Free Lancing is an album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer,recorded in 1981 and released on the Columbia label. It was Ulmer's first of three albums recorded for a major label.
Black Rock is an album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer,recorded in 1982 and released on the Columbia label. It was Ulmer's second of three albums recorded for a major label.
Blues Preacher is an album by the American guitarist James Blood Ulmer,recorded in 1992 and released in Japan on DIW Records and in the US on Columbia/DIW. It was released in North America in 1994.
Forbidden Blues is an album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer recorded in 1996 and released on the Japanese DIW label in 1998.
Blue Blood is an album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer recorded in 2000 and released on Bill Laswell's Innerhythmic label in 2001. The album features performances by Ulmer with Laswell,Bernie Worrell,and Amina Claudine Myers who initially recorded South Delta Space Age as Third Rail in 1995.
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.
After Dark is an album by James Blood Ulmer's Music Revelation Ensemble recorded in 1991 and released on the Japanese DIW label featuring performances by Ulmer with David Murray,Amin Ali and Cornell Rochester.
Music Revelation Ensemble is the eponymous second album by James Blood Ulmer's Music Revelation Ensemble featuring saxophonist David Murray,bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma and drummer Ronald Shannon Jackson,recorded in 1988 and released on the Japanese DIW label.
Reunion is an album by Odyssey the Band featuring guitarist James Blood Ulmer,violinist Charlie Burnham and drummer Warren Benbrow which was recorded in 1997 and released on the Knitting Factory label. This album reunites the musicians who originally recorded Odyssey in 1983 for the Columbia label.
Part Time is a live album by the guitarist James Blood Ulmer with the violinist Charlie Burnham and the drummer Warren Benbrow,recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1983 and released on the Rough Trade label.
Live at the Bayerischer Hof is a live album by guitarist James Blood Ulmer which was recorded at the Bayerischer Hof in Munich in 1994 and released on the In + Out label.
No Wave is the debut album by James Blood Ulmer's Music Revelation Ensemble featuring saxophonist David Murray,bassist Amin Ali and drummer Ronald Shannon Jackson,recorded in 1980 and released on the German Moers Music label.
Original Phalanx is an album by James Blood Ulmer and George Adams' band Phalanx which was recorded in 1987 and released on the Japanese DIW label.
In Touch is an album by James Blood Ulmer and George Adams' band Phalanx which was recorded in 1988 and released on the Japanese DIW label.
South Delta Space Age is an album by the band Third Rail,featuring guitarist James Blood Ulmer,bassist Bill Laswell,drummer Joseph "Zigaboo" Modeliste,and organists Amina Claudine Myers and Bernie Worrell. It was recorded in 1995 and released on the Antilles label.
