In Touch (album)

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In Touch
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Studio album by Phalanx
Released 1988
Recorded February 27 and 29, 1988
Studio A & R Recording, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length53:04
Label DIW
DIW-8026
Producer Kazunori Sugiyama
Phalanx chronology
Original Phalanx
(1987)		In Touch
(1988)		 Phalanx Live
(2013)
James Blood Ulmer chronology
Music Revelation Ensemble
(1988)		In Touch
(1988)		 Blues Allnight
(1989)
George Adams chronology
Song Everlasting
(1987)		In Touch
(1988)		 Nightingale
(1989)

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. [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".

George Adams (musician) musician

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 in the 1980s, two for DIW Records.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
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The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated, "The performances dispense quickly with the opening themes except as abstract reminders of the original moods and emphasize both solo and group improvisations. Adams has his ferocious moments and Ulmer makes the ensembles quite crowded and intense (he also plays some flute during a couple of the melody statements) while bassist Sirone and drummer Ali keep the group interactions quite stimulating. After a slow start, the fiery sounds result in some memorable music". [4]

Track listing

All compositions by James Blood Ulmer except where noted

  1. "Keeping Still" (George Adams) – 7:20
  2. "Line In Line Out" – 9:00
  3. "Illusion of Reality" (Sirone) – 11:05
  4. "Spanish Endeavors" (Adams) – 6:55
  5. "Look and See" – 7:00
  6. "Involution Evolution" (Sirone) – 11:35

Personnel

Norris Jones, better known as Sirone was an American jazz bassist and composer.

Rashied Ali American jazz musician

Rashied Ali, born Robert Patterson was an American free jazz and avant-garde drummer best known for playing with John Coltrane in the last years of Coltrane's life.

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References

  1. ↑ James Blood Ulmer discography accessed January 12, 2018
  2. ↑ Jazzlists: DIW Records LPs 8001-8043 accessed January 12, 2018
  3. ↑ Jazzlists: George Adams discography, accessed January 12, 2018
  4. 1 2 Yanow, Scott. Phalanx – In Touch > Review at AllMusic . Retrieved January 12, 2018.
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