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Knights of Power

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Released
  
1996

Knights of Power (1996)
  
Cross Fire (1997)

Label
  
DIW Records

Length
  
54:24

Release date
  
1996

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
April 15 & 16, 1995 East Side Sound, New York City

Producer
  
James Blood Ulmer & Kazunori Sugiyama

Artists
  
James Blood Ulmer, Music Revelation Ensemble

Similar
  
James Blood Ulmer albums, Jazz albums

Knights of Power is an album by James Blood Ulmer's Music Revelation Ensemble, with guest saxophonists Arthur Blythe and Hamiet Bluiett, recorded in 1995 and released on the Japanese DIW label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "Along with No Wave, this is the best of the Music Revelation Ensemble's recordings; it kicks ass". Jazz Review's Lee Prosser awarded the album 4 stars enthusing "This CD mixes funk, fusion and straight jazz idioms into a blend that is fresh and high energy. Question! Is some new jazz starting to meld together? THIS WILL WAKE YOU UP . Find this gem ....... and you will understand why it is called KNIGHTS OF POWER .

Track listing

All compositions by James Blood Ulmer

  1. "The Scandal Monger" – 5:33
  2. "The Day Of" – 7:55
  3. "Convulsion" – 7:48
  4. "Noise and Clamor" – 6:44
  5. "The Elephant" – 9:46
  6. "Father of Flame" – 4:12
  7. "Quarish" – 5:09
  8. "Back Biter" – 7:17

Personnel

  • James Blood Ulmer – guitar
  • Amin Ali – electric bass
  • Cornell Rochester – drums
  • Arthur Blythe – alto saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7)
  • Hamiet Bluiett – baritone saxophone (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 8)

    • Songs

    1The Scandal Monger5:34
    2The Day Of7:55
    3Convulsion7:48

    References

    Knights of Power Wikipedia
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