James Blood Ulmer ‎– Odyssey

James Blood Ulmer ‎– Odyssey
All compositions by James "Blood" Ulmer

1. "Church" – 4:54
2. "Little Red House" – 4:45
3. "Love Dance" – 5:05
4. "Are You Glad to Be in America?" – 3:40
5. "Election" – 3:26
6. "Odyssey" – 5:01
7. "Please Tell Her" – 4:10
8. "Swing & Things" – 4:32

James "Blood" Ulmer – guitar, vocals
Charles Burnham – violin
Warren Benbow – drums

Recorded at the Power Station, New York in March–May 1983

Columbia ‎– BFC 38900, 1983

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James Blood Ulmer ‎– Free Lancing

The highest of Harmolodic High Priests, Blood Ulmer mines the frantic funk of 70’s Ornette Coleman—a tune like Night Lover could have fallen out of Ornette’s gig bag at the session for Captain Black—but works his own soul/blues vein good and hard until all that sifts through is pure Blood.

James Blood Ulmer ‎– Free Lancing
All compositions by James Blood Ulmer

1. "Timeless" - 4:22
2. "Pleasure Control" - 5:00
3. "Night Lover" - 5:22
4. "Where Did All the Girls Come From?" - 4:38
5. "High Time" - 4:00
6. "Hijack" -
7. "Free Lancing" - 4:42
8. "Stand Up to Yourself" - 4:37
9. "Rush Hour" - 5:32
10. "Happy Time" - 5:11

James Blood Ulmer - electric guitar; vocals (#2, 4 & 8)
Amin Ali - electric bass
G. Calvin Weston - drums
Ronnie Drayton - second guitar (#2, 4 & 8)
Diane Wilson, Irene Datcher, Zenobia Konkerite - background vocals (#2, 4 & 8)
David Murray - tenor saxophone (#5, 6 & 9)
Oliver Lake – alto saxophone (#5, 6 & 9)
Olu Dara - trumpet (#5, 6 & 9)

Columbia ‎– ARC 37493, 1981

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Arthur Blythe - Elaborations

Arthur Blythe - Elaborations

All compositions by Arthur Blythe except as indicated

1. Elaborations
2. Metamorphosis
3. Sister Daisy
4. One Mint Julep (Rudolph Toombs)
5. Shadows
6. Lower Nile

Arthur Blythe - alto saxophone
Abdul Wadud - cello
Kelvyn Bell - guitar
Bob Stewart - tuba
Bobby Battle - drums
Wilbur Morris - bass (track 3)
Muhammad Abdullah - congas (track 6)

Recorded at CBS Recording Studios, New York, 1982

Columbia ‎– FC 38163, 1982

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Arthur Blythe - Illusions

Arthur Blythe - Illusions

All compositions by Arthur Blythe

1. Bush Baby
2. Miss Nancy
3. Illusions
4. My Son Ra
5. Carespin' With Mamie
6. As of Yet

Arthur Blythe - alto saxophone
tracks 1, 3, 5:
   Abdul Wadud - cello
   James Blood Ulmer - guitar
   Bob Stewart - tuba
   Bobby Battle - drums
tracks 2, 4, 6:
   John Hicks - piano
   Fred Hopkins - bass
   Steve McCall - drums

Recorded at CBS Recording Studios, New York in April & May 1980

Columbia ‎– JC 36583, 1980

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Arthur Blythe - Blythe Spirit

Arthur Blythe - Blythe Spirit

All compositions by Arthur Blythe except as indicated

1. Contemplation
2. Faceless Woman
3. Reverence
4. Strike up the Band (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
5. Misty (Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner)
6. Spirits in the Field
7. Just a Closer Walk With Thee (Traditional)

Arthur Blythe - alto saxophone
Abdul Wadud - cello (tracks 1-4, 6)
Kelvyn Bell - guitar (tracks 1-4)
Bob Stewart - tuba (tracks 1-4, 6 -7)
John Hicks - piano (track 5)
Amina Claudine Myers - organ (track 7)
Fred Hopkins - bass (track 5)
Bobby Battle (tracks 1-4), Steve McCall (track 5) - drums

Recorded at CBS Recording Studios, New York, 1981

Columbia ‎– FC 37427, 1981

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James Blood Ulmer - Black Rock

James Blood Ulmer - Black Rock

Oh man, if you can't find something you like on this record, I can't help you. A couple of power trios, a couple of sing-songs, a couple of free jazz boogies, and great playing from the core of Blood Ulmer, Amin Ali on bass, and the great G. Calvin Weston on drums. A stone classic.

All compositions by James Blood Ulmer except as indicated

1. "Open House" - 5:21
2. "Black Rock" - 3:23
3. "Moonbeam" - 5:11
4. "Family Affair" (Ulmer, Irene Datcher) - 7:26
5. "More Blood" - 4:43
6. "Love Has Two Faces" - 5:29
7. "Overnight" - 3:26
8. "Fun House" (Ulmer, Grant Calvin Weston) - 4:53
9. "We Bop" -2:58

Columbia Records, 1982

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Light Blue - Arthur Blythe Plays Thelonious Monk

I had a passionate affair with Arthur Blythe's cello-guitar-tuba band a few years ago. I had heard Lenox Avenue Breakdown and I had In The Tradition, but the bug didn't bite me until I happened upon Illusions. From there I found Blythe Spirit and was on my way to  discovering this band and the haunting, unforgettable Blythe tone. About five years ago in 2007 I found Light Blue at the old Underdog Records in lower Queen Anne. By then I was actively looking for this group, but I didn't know they did a Monk album, now one of my favorite Monk interpretations. My old cold beer buddy asked for a copy so I figured this was a good enough reason to start posting these discoveries.

All compositions by Thelonious Monk

1. "We See" - 6:30
2. "Light Blue" - 5:12
3. "Off Minor" - 6:48
4. "Epistrophy" - 8:38
5. "Coming On the Hudson" - 6:05
6. "Nutty" - 6:45

Arthur Blythe - alto saxophone

Abdul Wadud - cello

Kelvyn Bell - guitar

Bob Stewart - tuba

Bobby Battle - drums

Columbia Records, 1983

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