Cross Fire is an album by James Blood Ulmer's Music Revelation Ensemble, with guest saxophonists Pharoah Sanders and John Zorn, recorded in 1996 and released on the Japanese DIW label.[1][2]
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| Released | 1997 | |||
| Recorded | December 17 & 18, 1996 | |||
| Studio | Avatar, New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 53:03 | |||
| Label | DIW DIW 927 | |||
| Producer | James Blood Ulmer & Kazunori Sugiyama | |||
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Reception
editThe Allmusic review by Don Snowden awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "Music Revelation Ensemble seems to be the context that Blood Ulmer reserves his strongest melodies for, and he plays with the kind of fire and invention that made him a major figure. Cross Fire probably isn't the best place to plunge in and explore the music, but it's a very worthy addition to the catalog".[3]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Track listing
editAll compositions by James Blood Ulmer
- "Law" – 5:36
- "Suspect" – 7:10
- "Devotion" – 4:30
- "Sweet" – 5:18
- "Proof" – 6:36
- "My Prayer" – 9:14
- "Evidence" – 7:59
- "Backbeat" – 6:40
Personnel
edit- James Blood Ulmer – guitar
- Calvin "Hassan Truth" Jones – acoustic bass
- Cornell Rochester – drums
- John Zorn – alto saxophone (tracks 1, 3, 5 & 8)
- Pharoah Sanders – tenor saxophone (tracks 2, 4, 6 & 7)
References
edit- ^ James Blood Ulmer discography, accessed January 15, 2018
- ^ Jazzlists: DIW Records: CDs 900 to 947, accessed January 15, 2018
- ^ a b Snowden, D., Allmusic Review accessed July 11, 2014