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as an "exceptionally fine" album that "reveals a staggering understanding of the roots of jazz, dance music, Eastern polyrhythms and harmolodic textures in a lively sound mix.... he music fairly crackles."
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Recorded at RCA Studios, New York City on
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1696:Selim Sivad: A Tribute to Miles Davis
1388:Long Goodbye: A Tribute to Don Pullen
357:All compositions by James Blood Ulmer
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1436:Like a Kiss that Never Ends
718:Live at the Bayerischer Hof
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1688:Takin' It 2 the Next Level
334:highly charged dialogue".
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1521:Music Revelation Ensemble
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387:"Revelation March" – 3:18
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127:Tales of Captain Black
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1048:Recording N.Y.C. 1986
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1348:David Murray Quintet
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375:"See-Through" – 3:50
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1464:Now Is Another Time
1412:Speaking in Tongues
1260:South of the Border
560:. Trouser Press LLC
552:"James Blood Ulmer"
501:"James Blood Ulmer"
384:"Light Eyed" – 3:56
381:"T.V. Blues" – 4:32
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1504:Be My Monster Love
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1252:A Sanctuary Within
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369:"Interview" – 3:06
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37:Studio album
1917:1980 albums
1858:Kansas City
1850:Soundtracks
1832:McCoy Tyner
1767:Album Album
1739:With others
1564:(MRE, 1991)
1556:(MRE, 1990)
1472:Waltz Again
1457:Mal Waldron
1084:The Healers
423:Oliver Lake
203:Rough Trade
163:DIW Records
91:Rough Trade
1891:Categories
1720:Experience
1561:After Dark
1553:Elec. Jazz
1212:In Concert
1144:Lucky Four
1120:Spirituals
1104:Deep River
1076:Hope Scope
1025:John Hicks
806:In and Out
790:Birthright
766:Blue Blood
646:Black Rock
459:References
342:describes
116:chronology
1364:Jug-A-Lug
1244:Real Deal
1220:Fast Life
956:Solo Live
940:3D Family
882:As leader
694:Revealing
662:Part Time
510:6 October
486:Bush, N.
434:– trumpet
402:Personnel
1680:Four Now
1592:Steppin'
1572:With the
1467:(2001–2)
1152:Daybreak
1068:The Hill
1032:New Life
1012:Children
564:July 28,
432:Olu Dara
331:AllMusic
245:AllMusic
104:Producer
57:Recorded
49:Released
39: by
1834:, 1984)
1806:, 1997)
1782:, 2001)
1754:, 1988)
1459:, 2001)
1452:Silence
1444:Yonn-Dé
1420:Seasons
1356:The Tip
1268:Picasso
1159:, 1989)
1112:Ballads
1091:, 1987)
1063:, 1986)
1027:, 1985)
824:Phalanx
742:Reunion
654:Odyssey
454:– drums
149:(1980)
145:No Wave
140:(1980)
131:(1978)
1861:(1996)
1731:(2006)
1723:(2003)
1715:(2000)
1707:(1999)
1699:(1998)
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1667:(1992)
1659:(1990)
1651:(1988)
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1619:(1982)
1611:(1981)
1608:W.S.Q.
1603:(1981)
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1548:(1988)
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1532:(1980)
1507:(2012)
1499:(2010)
1491:(2006)
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1475:(2002)
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1404:Creole
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1147:(1988)
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1131:(1988)
1128:Tenors
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1107:(1988)
1099:(1988)
1096:Lovers
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1079:(1987)
1071:(1986)
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633:(1980)
625:(1979)
614:Albums
533:
239:Rating
236:Source
65:Studio
1819:We Is
1616:Revue
1515:With
165:Cover
86:Label
74:Genre
972:Home
964:Ming
566:2010
531:ISBN
512:2023
329:The
98:(US)
93:(UK)
79:Jazz
52:1980
215:DIW
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