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CD Reviews: James Blood Ulmer In And Out CD-2010 In + Out Records
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Posted by: editoron Monday, July 12, 2010 - 09:10 PM |
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Glenn Astarita
This is guitarist/vocalist James Blood Ulmer’s third outing for Germany-based In + Out Records, and emerges as one of the artist’s strongest record dates in years. Here, Ulmer fuses Hendrix-like guitar breakouts with fractured choruses and harmolodic voicings. More importantly, his compositions sustain gobs of interest to complement a highly-entertaining aura amid the hearty group-centric vibe. Ulmer can swing hard, yet purveys a capacious mindset, where he affords the listener time to digest underlying themes, while reworking primary melodies into improvisational forums. And acoustic and electric bassist Mark Peterson and drummer Aubrey Dale provide sympathetic support during the varied track mix, featuring blues-rock, progressive-jazz and tender frameworks.
Ulmer launches the festivities with “No Man’s Land, which is a leisurely executed blues-rock vamp, accentuated by his trebly wah-wah lines, where he slices and dices along with his tremolo-inflected vocals. Marked by a distinctive sound and scope, the memorable material is enveloped by a democratic mode of attack, partly evidenced by Peterson’s opening, groove-soaked solo on the quirky off-kilter piece “High Yellow.”
Ulmer disavows any semblance of filler material unlike others who feel obligated to consume all available space a compact disc will allow. Simply stated, this effort looms mightily among the guitarist’s comprehensive discography and is an album that should wind-up on numerous top-10 lists for 2010. – Glenn Astarita
Track listing: No Man's Land; A Thing For Joe; Fat Mama; Eviction; Baby Talk; Maya; My Woman; High Yellow; I Believe In You; Backbiter.
Personnel: James Blood Ulmer: guitar, vocals, flute; Mark Peterson: bass; Aubrey Doyle: drums.
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