Black Rock

by James Blood Ulmer

Black Rock cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: November 1982
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 42:44
  • Community rating: 3.95/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

James Blood Ulmer's 'Black Rock' fuses avant-garde jazz with funk grooves and technical guitar work. The album's manic energy and warm instrumental interplay highlight his distinctive style. It became a key release in the harmolodic jazz tradition.

Genres

Descriptors: avant-garde, technical, instrumental, funky, guitars, groove-laden, dissonant, rhythmic

Tracklist

  1. Open House (5:20)
  2. Black Rock (3:23)
  3. Moon Beam (5:10)
  4. Family Affair (7:25)
  5. More Blood (4:44)
  6. Love Have Two Faces (5:25)
  7. Overnight (3:27)
  8. Fun House (4:52)
  9. We Bop (2:58)

Credits

  • Cornell Rochester - drums [second]
  • Ronald "Head" Drayton - rhythm guitar
  • Sam Sanders - tenor saxophone, alto saxophone
  • Irene Datcher - lead vocals, vocals [accompanying]

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