In the Name of...

1994 studio album by Music Revelation Ensemble
In the Name of...
Studio album by
Music Revelation Ensemble
Released1994
RecordedDecember 6 & 7, 1993
StudioEast Side Sound, New York City
GenreJazz
Length59:49
LabelDIW
DIW 885
ProducerJames Blood Ulmer & Kazunori Sugiyama
Music Revelation Ensemble chronology
After Dark
(1992) 		In the Name of...
(1994) 		Knights of Power
(1996)
James Blood Ulmer chronology
Harmolodic Guitar with Strings
(1993) 		In the Name of...
(1994) 		Live at the Bayerischer Hof
(1994)

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauA−[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

  1. "In Time" – 8:10
  2. "Non-Believer" – 10:38
  3. "The Dawn" – 8:09
  4. "Mankind" – 9:28
  5. "Help" – 8:37
  6. "Abundance" – 6:13
  7. "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

  1. ^ James Blood Ulmer discography, accessed July 11, 2014
  2. ^ a b Love, B., Allmusic Review accessed July 11, 2014
  3. ^ a b Christgau, R. Christgau Consumer Guide, accessed July 11, 2014
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