Back In Time
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Craig Matsumoto
Reviewed 2006-02-10
Reviewed 2006-02-10
Bluesy guitarist JAMES "BLOOD" ULMER in a trio with a violin (!) and drums, stretching beyond just blues into jazz, psych rock and surprising country/folk zones. With a great scratchy violin sound that accompanies the guitar just right, and of course lots of guitar licks from Ulmer. Mostly instrumental with lots of one-chord jam feeling which, I'll admit, creates some sameness to the tracks. Vocals on 4,9.
Some tracks have a direct blues feel (1,9) while others show you why Ulmer is often associated with free/experimental jazz types (10). Great stuff either way -- Ulmer's methods are derived from Ornette Coleman's harmelodics, so they say, but the results are quite accessible and come across as straight jazzy blues.
This is a reunion date of sorts -- the band recorded once before, in 1983 for the album "Odyssey" on Columbia.
1- A low evil groove, mid/fast and fun.
2- Psych-rock jam, fairly fast. Starts free/crazy
3- Folky/Celtic! Light, easygoing, nice.
4- Backwoods country w/vocals. Midtempo and catchy.
5- Country funk! With twang and everything. Midtempo.
6- Slow, tense rock/blues. Tasty.
7- Uptempo jam. Some clever turns later on.
8- Midtempo minor key. Slinky, sneaky... like 6 but faster
9- A slow slow blues, about a marriage contract. Kinda funny.
10- Free jam. A slow feel and heavy hand, with psych elements.
Some tracks have a direct blues feel (1,9) while others show you why Ulmer is often associated with free/experimental jazz types (10). Great stuff either way -- Ulmer's methods are derived from Ornette Coleman's harmelodics, so they say, but the results are quite accessible and come across as straight jazzy blues.
This is a reunion date of sorts -- the band recorded once before, in 1983 for the album "Odyssey" on Columbia.
1- A low evil groove, mid/fast and fun.
2- Psych-rock jam, fairly fast. Starts free/crazy
3- Folky/Celtic! Light, easygoing, nice.
4- Backwoods country w/vocals. Midtempo and catchy.
5- Country funk! With twang and everything. Midtempo.
6- Slow, tense rock/blues. Tasty.
7- Uptempo jam. Some clever turns later on.
8- Midtempo minor key. Slinky, sneaky... like 6 but faster
9- A slow slow blues, about a marriage contract. Kinda funny.
10- Free jam. A slow feel and heavy hand, with psych elements.
Recent airplay
Open Doors
Umami Jazz Program — Apr 18, 2006
Happy Time
Memory Select — Mar 31, 2006
Love Nest
Memory Select — Mar 17, 2006
Last One
Memory Select — Mar 10, 2006
Water Tree
Memory Select — Mar 03, 2006
Let's Get Married
No Cover, No Minimum — Mar 03, 2006
Charting
2006-02-12 — 2006-04-16
Jazz
| Week Ending | Airplays |
|---|---|
| Apr 2 | 1 |
| Mar 19 | 1 |
| Mar 12 | 1 |
| Mar 5 | 2 |
| Feb 26 | 3 |
| Feb 19 | 3 |
Track listing
| 1. | Last One | ||
| 2. | Open Doors | ||
| 3. | Happy Time | ||
| 4. | Little Red House | ||
| 5. | Water Tree | ||
| 6. | Love Nest | ||
| 7. | Woman Coming | ||
| 8. | Channel One | ||
| 9. | Let's Get Married | ||
| 10. | Free For Three |