In the Name of...
1994 studio album by Music Revelation Ensemble
In the Name of... | ||||
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Studio album by Music Revelation Ensemble | ||||
Released | 1994 | |||
Recorded | December 6 & 7, 1993 | |||
Studio | East Side Sound, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 59:49 | |||
Label | DIW DIW 885 | |||
Producer | James Blood Ulmer & Kazunori Sugiyama | |||
Music Revelation Ensemble chronology | ||||
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James Blood Ulmer chronology | ||||
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In the Name of... is an album by guitarist James Blood Ulmer's Music Revelation Ensemble, featuring bass guitarist Amin Ali and drummer Cornell Rochester, with guest saxophonists Sam Rivers, Arthur Blythe and Hamiet Bluiett, recorded in 1993 and released on the Japanese DIW label.[1]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Robert Christgau | A−[3] |
AllMusic reviewer Bret Love wrote, "The extremely busy soloing and dissonant arrangements may prove taxing for casual jazz fans, but In the Name Of... is sure to please fans of the free jazz sound".[2] Critic Robert Christgau awarded the album an "A−".[3]
Track listing
All compositions by James Blood Ulmer
- "In Time" – 8:10
- "Non-Believer" – 10:38
- "The Dawn" – 8:09
- "Mankind" – 9:28
- "Help" – 8:37
- "Abundance" – 6:13
- "Purity" – 7:49
Personnel
- James Blood Ulmer – guitar
- Amin Ali – electric bass
- Cornell Rochester – drums
- Sam Rivers – soprano saxophone (track 1), tenor saxophone (track 5), flute (track 4)
- Arthur Blythe – alto saxophone (tracks 2, 6 & 7)
- Hamiet Bluiett – baritone saxophone (track 3)
References
- ^ James Blood Ulmer discography, accessed July 11, 2014
- ^ a b Love, B., Allmusic Review accessed July 11, 2014
- ^ a b Christgau, R. Christgau Consumer Guide, accessed July 11, 2014
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Sam Rivers
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
leader
or
co-leader
- Fuchsia Swing Song (1964)
- Contours (1965)
- A New Conception (1966)
- Dimensions & Extensions (1967)
- Hues (1971–73)
- Streams (1973)
- Crystals (1974)
- Dave Holland / Sam Rivers (with Dave Holland, 1975)
- Sam Rivers / Dave Holland Vol. 2 (1975)
- Sizzle (1975)
- Waves (1978)
- Contrasts (1979)
- Colours (1982)
others
- Miles in Tokyo (with Miles Davis, 1964)
- Change (with Andrew Hill, 1966)
- Conference of the Birds (with Dave Holland, 1972)
- Dialogue (with Bobby Hutcherson, 1965)
- Black Stars (with Jason Moran, 2001)
- In the Name of... (James Blood Ulmer's Music Revelation Ensemble, 1993)
- Capricorn Rising (and Don Pullen, 1975)
- The Great Concert of Cecil Taylor (with Cecil Taylor, 1969)
- Life Time (with Tony Williams, 1964)
- Spring (with Tony Williams, 1965)
- Into Somethin' (with Larry Young, 1964)