Tales of Captain Black

'Tales of Captain Black' finds James Blood Ulmer forging a distinctive guitar language, braiding the harmolodic concepts of mentor Ornette Coleman with a raw, blues-drenched attack. Less a soloist than a sonic sculptor, Ulmer conjures textures and jagged lines that intertwine with Coleman's saxophone excursions, while Jamaaladeen Tacuma's propulsive bass provides an anchor for the free-flowing improvisations, hinting at the 'free funk' sound Ulmer would later define.