Music Revelation Ensemble

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Music Revelation Ensemble
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Studio album by Music Revelation Ensemble
Released 1988
Recorded February 3 & 4, 1988
Studio A&R Recording, New York City
Genre Jazz
Length58:36
Label DIW
DIW 825
Producer Kazunori Sugiyama
Music Revelation Ensemble chronology
No Wave
(1980) No Wave1980		Music Revelation Ensemble
(1988)		 Elec. Jazz
(1990) Elec. Jazz1990
James Blood Ulmer chronology
Original Phalanx
(1987) Original Phalanx1987		Music Revelation Ensemble
(1988) String Module Error: Match not found1988		 In Touch
(1988) In Touch1988

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. [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".

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.

Jamaaladeen Tacuma American musician

Jamaaladeen Tacuma is an American free jazz bassist born in Hempstead, New York. He was a bandleader on the Gramavision label and worked with Ornette Coleman during the 1970s and 1980s, mostly in Coleman's Prime Time band.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars. [4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All compositions by James Blood Ulmer except as indicated

  1. "Bodytalk" - 12:43
  2. "Playtime" - 11:33
  3. "Nisa" - 11:53
  4. "Street Bride" - 8:45
  5. "Blues for David" - 5:01
  6. "Burn!" (Ronald Shannon Jackson, David Murray, Kazunori Sugiyama, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, James Blood Ulmer) - 8:41

Personnel

Ronald Shannon Jackson American drummer

Ronald Shannon Jackson was an American jazz drummer and composer from Fort Worth, Texas. A pioneer of avant-garde jazz, free funk, and jazz fusion, he appeared on over 50 albums as a bandleader, sideman, arranger, and producer. Jackson and bassist Sirone are the only musicians to have performed and recorded with the three prime shapers of free jazz: pianist Cecil Taylor, and saxophonists Ornette Coleman and Albert Ayler.

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References

  1. ↑ James Blood Ulmer discography accessed January 12, 2018
  2. ↑ Jazzlists: DIW Records: CDs 801 to 899 accessed January 12, 2018
  3. ↑ David Murray Sessionography: 1985-1989, accessed January 12, 2018
  4. 1 2 Allmusic Review accessed February 14, 2016
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