Blood Of America
James 'Blood' Ulmer - Are You Glad To Be In America [RTL-8 JPN 1981 24-Bit FLAC] It often forgotten that Rough Trade released an album by one of the most unique jazz guitarists of all time, who once performed with Ornette Coleman and Art Blakey, and whose style with the Gibson Byrdland could be described as a jagged mix of Hendrix and Beefheart. James 'Blood' Ulmer did his own thing, which likely makes him incredibly unique, so perhaps Rough Trade was the ideal label for his blend of industrial jazz, rough edged blues and warped funk. This is a rip from my original Japanese pressing of his album for Rough Trade which deserves a dust off, spin & rip if only for his powerful Jazz Is The Teacher (Funk Is The Preacher) and his blues infused statement, (or maybe it's a question?) Are You Glad To Be In America ? What's left could be unlike anything else you have heard before. A1 Layout A2 Pressure A3 Interview A4 Jazz Is The Teacher (Funk Is The Preac...