James Blood Ulmer - In and Out - 2 x 180g Vinyl LPs

2024
3 sided 2 LP set

James Blood Ulmer turns back the wheel of time with his Album "INANDOUT". Just a few chords and he is back where everything began. In Detroit, where the gruff guitarist had his first gigs in the bands of organists Hank Marr and Big John Patton. In Minton's Playhouse, New York, with all of those big names, such as Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Rashied Ali, Paul Bley, Larry Young, Ronald Shannon Jackson, Arthur Blythe, David Murray, Julius Hemphill, Pharaoh Sanders, John Zorn, Vernon Reid and Bill Laswell, who were leading him through the improvising wilderness. And with his shining hero, Ornette Coleman, who encouraged "Blood" to transpose the special harmonies he created to the finger board of the guitar.

Ulmer, at age 67, takes stock while at the same time is looking forward. In & Out is the title of a composition by the legendary tenor saxophone player, Joe Henderson, and is also the name of the record company for which "Blood" recorded this masterpiece. Says James, "Joe gave me a job and helped me to become known. I am very grateful to him. He was my friend." And it was for this reason that Ulmer dedicated "Song For Joe" to Henderson. In addition, there are nine other tunes, created by his trio, which features Mark Peterson on bass and Aubrey Dayle on drums.