Ulmer James Blood Discography by doc

Ulmer was born in St. Matthews, South Carolina. He began his career playing with various soul jazz ensembles, first in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1959-1964, and then in the Columbus, Ohio region, from 1964-1967. He first recorded with organist John Patton in 1969. After moving to New York in 1971, Ulmer played with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Joe Henderson, Paul Bley, Rashied Ali and Larry Young.
In the early 1970s, Ulmer joined Ornette Coleman; he was the first electric guitarist to record and tour extensively with Coleman. He has credited Coleman as a major influence, and Coleman's strong reliance on electric guitar in his fusion-oriented recordings owes a distinct debt to Ulmer.
He formed a group called the Music Revelation Ensemble with David Murray and Ronald Shannon Jackson, with whom he recorded throughout the 1980s and 1990s. Different incarnations of the group also featured Julius Hemphill, Arthur Blythe, Sam Rivers, and Hamiet Bluiett on saxophones and flutes. In the 1980s he co-led, with saxophonist George Adams, the ensemble Phalanx.
1983's Odyssey, with drummer Warren Benbow and violinist Charles Burnham, was described as "avant-gutbucket," leading writer Bill Milkowski to describe the music as "conjuring images of Skip James and Albert Ayler jamming on the Mississippi Delta."
Ulmer has recorded many albums as a leader, including three recent acclaimed blues-oriented records produced by Vernon Reid. He also performs solo.
Ulmer was also a judge for the 8th annual Independent Music Awards to support independent artists.
In a 2005 Down Beat interview, Ulmer opined that guitar technique had not advanced since the death of Jimi Hendrix. He stated that technique could advance "if the guitar would stop following the piano," and indicated that he tunes all of his guitar strings to A.
In spring 2011, Ulmer joined saxophone luminary James Carter's organ trio as a special guest along with Nicholas Payton on trumpet for a six-night stand of performances at Blue Note New York.
Discography
Revealing (In + Out, 1977)
Tales of Captain Black (Artists House, 1978)
Are You Glad to Be in America? (Rough Trade, 1980)
Free Lancing (Columbia, 1981)
Black Rock (Columbia, 1982)
Odyssey (Columbia, 1984)
Live at the Caravan of Dreams (Caravan of Dreams, 1986)
America - Do You Remember the Love? (Blue Note, 1987)
Wings, 1988)
Blues Allnight (In + Out, 1989)
Black and Blues (DIW, 1990) Drayton, Ali, Weston
Blues Preacher (DIW/Columbia, 1992)
Harmolodic Guitar with Strings (DIW, 1993)
Live at the Bayerischer Hof (In + Out, 1994)
Music Speaks Louder Than Words (DIW, 1995)
Forbidden Blues (DIW, 1996)
Blue Blood Innerhythmic, (2001)
Memphis Blood: The Sun Sessions (Hyena Records, 2003)
No Escape from the Blues: The Electric Lady Sessions (M, 2003)
Birthright (Hyena, 2005)
Bad Blood in the City: The Piety Street Sessions (Hyena, 2007)
with Odyssey the Band
Odyssey (Columbia, 3-5/83) Charles Burnham, Warren Benbow
Part Time (Rough Trade, 1983)
Reunion (Knitting Factory, 1997) Burnham, Benbow
Back in Time (Pi Records, 2005) Odyssey the Band: Burnham, Benbow
with Music Revelation Ensemble
No Wave (Moers, 1980)
Music Revelation Ensemble (DIW, 1988)
Electric Jazz (DIW, 1990)
After Dark (DIW, 1991)
In the Name of... (DIW, 1993)
Cross Fire (DIW, 1996)
with Phalanx
Phalanx (Moers, 1985)
Original Phalanx (DIW, 1987)
In Touch (DIW, 1988)
Got Something (Moers, 1991)
with Third Rail
South Delta Space Age (Antilles, 1995)