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James Blood Ulmer

Real Name:
James Ulmer
Profile:
Born 02.02.1942 in St. Matthews, South Carolina, USA

Electric Guitarist between Blues, Jazz Funk and Free Jazz with a very unique style of playing the guitar. Got famous with several Ornette Coleman releases, before he started his own group in 1979 (Tales of Captain Black).
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Discography

Releases:
Tales Of Captain Black (Album) (3 versions)   Artists House ... 1979
Are You Glad To Be In America? (7")   Rough Trade (UK) 1980
Are You Glad To Be In America? (Album) (8 versions)   Rough Trade (UK) ... 1980
Free Lancing (Album) (3 versions)   CBS ... 1981
Where Did All The Girls Come From? - Night Lover (7", Promo)   Columbia 1981
Black Rock (Album) (3 versions)   CBS ... 1982
Odyssey (Album) (3 versions)   CBS ... 1983
Eye Level (12")   Rough Trade (UK), Rough Trade (UK) 1984
Part Time (Album) (2 versions)   Rough Trade (UK) ... 1984
Live At The Caravan Of Dreams (LP, Album)   Caravan Of Dreams Productions 1985
America - Do You Remember The Love? (Album) (2 versions)   Blue Note 1987
Dance Romance (Album) (2 versions)   In+Out Records 1988
Wings (CD, Album)   Jazz File 1988
Revealing (Album) (2 versions)   In+Out Records 1990
Black And Blues (CD, Album)   DIW Records 1991
Blues Preacher (Album) (2 versions)   DIW Records ... 1993
Harmolodic Guitar With Strings (CD, Album)   DIW Records 1993
Plays The Music Of Ornette Coleman : Music Speaks Louder Than Words (CD, Album)   DIW Records 1996
Forbidden Blues (CD, Album)   DIW Records 1998
Blue Blood (CD, Album)   Innerhythmic, Innerhythmic 2001
The Sun Sessions (Album) (2 versions)   Label M ... 2001
Guitar Music (CD, Enh, Album)   Dernière Bande 2003
No Escape From The Blues: The Electric Lady Sessions (CD, Album)   Hyena Records 2003
Birthright (CD, Album)   Hyena Records 2005
Out Of Nowhere: Live At The Blue Note (CD, Album, Dig)   Half Note Records, Inc. 2005
Bad Blood In The City: The Piety Street Sessions (CD, Album)   Hyena Records 2007
In And Out (CD, Album)   In+Out Records 2009
Production:
NME / Rough Trade C81 (Cass) Jazz Is The Teacher, F... New Musical Express 1981
Blues Allnight (7")   Bellaphon 1990
Blues Allnight (CD, Album)   Bellaphon 1990
Elec.Jazz (Album) (2 versions)   DIW Records 1990
After Dark (CD, Album)   DIW Records 1992
In The Name Of... (Album) (2 versions)   DIW Records ... 1994
South Delta Space Age (Album) (2 versions)   Antilles 1995
Knights Of Power (CD, Album)   DIW Records 1996
Cross Fire (CD, Album)   DIW Records 1997
Reunion (CD, Album)   Knitting Factory Works 1998
Blues & Grass (CD, Album)   Chesky Records 2004
Appears On:
On The Way / Sister Lu (7") Sister Lu Compose Records (3) 1970
Lawrence Of Newark (Album) (3 versions)   Perception Records (5) ... 1973
Multiple (LP) Tress-Cun-Deo-La Milestone Records 1973
Lenox Avenue Breakdown (Album) (2 versions)   Koch Jazz ... 1979
Illusions (LP, Album)   CBS 1980
No Wave (LP, Album)   Moers Music 1980
Show Stopper (Album) (3 versions)   Gramavision ... 1983
Children (Album) (2 versions)   Black Saint 1985
One Minute Of Love (LP, Album)   Gramavision 1985
Got Something Good For You (LP, Album) Upside Down, Funky Lov... Moers Music 1986
Recording NYC. 1986 (Album) (2 versions)   DIW Records 1986
Original Phalanx (Album) (2 versions) Song Number One, Troub... DIW Records 1987
In Touch (Album) (2 versions) Line In Line Out, Look... DIW Records 1988
Music Revelation Ensemble (Album) (2 versions) Bodytalk, Playtime, Ni... DIW Records 1988
Blues Allnight (7")   Bellaphon 1990
Blues Allnight (Album) (2 versions)   Bellaphon ... 1990
Elec.Jazz (Album) (2 versions)   DIW Records 1990
Jazzbühne Berlin '85 Vol. 12 (CD, Album) Timeless, Black Rock, ... Repertoire Records 1990
Knitting Factory Tours Europe 1991 (CD, Comp) House On Fire, House O... Knitting Factory Works, Enemy Records 1991
After Dark (CD, Album) After Dark DIW Records 1992
Blues In The East (CD)   Axiom 1994
Conversations (CD, Album) North, North, South, S... In+Out Records 1994
In The Name Of... (Album) (2 versions)   DIW Records ... 1994
Live At The Bayerischer Hof (Album) (2 versions)   In+Out Records 1994
Residential Suite (CD, Album) Moon Beam SST Records 1994
The Organization! The Best Of ´Big`John Patton (CD, Comp) Footprints, Freedom Ja... Blue Note 1994
South Delta Space Age (Album) (2 versions) Dusted, Grounded, Funk... Antilles 1995
The Lost Grooves (2 versions) Village Lee (Alternate... Blue Note 1995
Knights Of Power (CD, Album)   DIW Records 1996
Accent On The Blues (LP, RE)   Blue Note 1997
Cross Fire (CD, Album)   DIW Records 1997
Glamjazz (CD) High Time Hazelwood Records 1998
Reunion (CD, Album)   Knitting Factory Works 1998
Self-titled (CD, Album, RE) Theme For Captain Black Knit Classics 1999
She Knows... (CD, Album) Baby Talk Crazy Wisdom, Universal Music (Sweden) 2001
Phrenology (Album) (3 versions) Water (B. The Abyss / ... MCA Records 2002
The Wire 20 1982 - 2002: Audio Issue (3xCD, Comp + Box) Khalid Of Space (Part ... Mute Records Ltd. 2002
Blues & Grass (CD, Album) My Favorite Thing, Rec... Chesky Records 2004
Back In Time (CD, Album) Last One, Open Doors, ... Pi Recordings (2) 2005
Live At The Ancienne Belgique II (CD, Album) Big Tree Heavenhotel 2006
New York Noise Vol. 3 (CD, Sli) TV Blues Soul Jazz Records 2006
New York Noise Vol. 3 (CD, Comp, Promo, car) TV Blues Soul Jazz Records 2006
Political Blues (CD, Album) Mannish Boy Justin Time 2006
Two Bands And A Legend (CD, Album) Baby Talk Smalltown Superjazzz 2007
Tracks Appear On:
NME / Rough Trade C81 (Cass) Jazz Is The Teacher, F... New Musical Express 1981
Innerhythmic Sound System (CD) O Gentle One, Momentarily Innerhythmic 2001
Dernière Bande (CD, Promo) Are You Glad To Be In ... Dernière Bande, Wagram 2002
Martin Scorsese Presents The Blues - The Soul Of A Man (CD, Comp) Down In Mississippi Columbia, Legacy 2003
The Soul Of A Man (DVD-V, PAL, Multichannel) Down The Mississipi Lusomundo Audiovisuais 2004
New York Noise Vol. 3 (2xLP) TV Blues Soul Jazz Records 2006
New York Noise Vol. 3 (CD, Sli) TV Blues Soul Jazz Records 2006
New York Noise Vol. 3 (CD, Comp, Promo, car) TV Blues Soul Jazz Records 2006
Innerhythmic Cause And Effect (CD, Smplr) On And On Innerhythmic 2008
Pi Recordings 2009 Amazon Sampler (10xFile, MP3, Smplr, 256) Last One Pi Recordings (2) 2009
Unofficial Releases:
Innerhythmic Sound System (CDr) O Gentle One, Momentarily Iberica Logos Music 2005
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