Free Lancing

by James Blood Ulmer

Free Lancing cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 19 October 1981
  • Label: Columbia
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 47:08
  • Community rating: 3.93/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

James Blood Ulmer's 'Free Lancing' brought his harmolodic guitar approach into a concise funk and fusion framework for Columbia. The album reflects his association with Ornette Coleman's musical concepts while foregrounding danceable grooves and jagged electric ensemble interplay.

Genres

Descriptors: rhythmic, improvisation, avant-garde, funky, guitars, groove-laden, vocal

Tracklist

  1. Timeless (4:22)
  2. Pleasure Control (5:00)
  3. Night Lover (5:22)
  4. Where Did All The Girls Come From? (4:38)
  5. High Time (4:00)
  6. Hijack (4:42)
  7. Free Lancing (4:37)
  8. Stand Up To Yourself (3:44)
  9. Rush Hour (5:32)
  10. Happy Time (5:11)

Credits

  • Oliver Lake - alto saxophone
  • Diane Wilson - backing vocals
  • Irene Datcher - backing vocals
  • Zenobia Conkerite - backing vocals
  • Calvin Weston - drums
  • Amin Ali - electric bass
  • Ronald "Head" Drayton - guitar [second]
  • Sara Penn - other [shirt by]

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