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Phalanx (band)
Phalanx was a jazz quartet featuring guitarist James "Blood" Ulmer, drummer Rashied Ali, tenor saxophonist George Adams, and bassist Sirone Sirone ( Brianzöö: ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Lecco in the Italian region Lombardy, located about northeast of Milan and about southwest of Lecco. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 2,270 and an area of .Al .... They released three albums: '' Got Something Good for You (1986), Original Phalanx'' (1987) and '' In Touch'' (1988). They've been described as "an ad-hoc supergroup that thrived and disappeared." While the quartet is said to have moved on after the 1980s, they played a show at the Museum of Natural History in 1991. References {{Authority control American jazz ensembles DIW Records artists Moers Music artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Ulmer
James "Blood" Ulmer (born February 8, 1940) is an American jazz, free funk and blues guitarist and singer. Ulmer plays a Gibson Byrdland guitar. His guitar sound has been described as "jagged" and "stinging". His singing has been called "raggedly soulful". Biography Willie James Ulmer was born in St. Matthews, South Carolina, United States. He began his career playing with soul jazz ensembles, first in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, from 1959 to 1964, and then in the Columbus, Ohio, area from 1964 to 1967. He recorded with organist Hank Marr in 1964 (released 1967). After moving to New York in 1971, Ulmer played with Art Blakey's Jazz Messengers, Joe Henderson, Paul Bley, Rashied Ali, and Larry Young. In the early 1970s, Ulmer joined Ornette Coleman; he was the first electric guitarist to record and tour extensively with Coleman. He has credited Coleman as a major influence. Coleman's reliance on electric guitar in his fusion-oriented recordings owes a debt to Ulmer. His app ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rashied Ali
Rashied Ali, born Robert Patterson (July 1, 1933 – August 12, 2009) was an American free jazz and avant-garde drummer best known for playing with John Coltrane in the last years of Coltrane's life. Biography Early life Patterson was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. His family was musical; his mother sang with Jimmie Lunceford. His brother, Muhammad Ali, is also a drummer, who played with Albert Ayler. Ali, his brother, and his father converted to Islam. Starting off as a pianist he eventually took up the drums, via trumpet and trombone. He joined the United States Army and played with military bands during the Korean War. After his military service, he returned home and studied with Philly Joe Jones, then toured with Sonny Rollins. Career Ali moved to New York in 1963 and worked in groups with Bill Dixon and Paul Bley. He was scheduled to be the second drummer alongside Elvin Jones on John Coltrane's free jazz album '' Ascension'', but he dropped out just befor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Adams (musician)
George Rufus Adams (April 29, 1940 – November 14, 1992) was an American jazz musician who played tenor saxophone, flute and bass clarinet. He is best known for his work with Charles Mingus, Gil Evans, Roy Haynes and in the quartet he co-led with pianist Don Pullen, featuring bassist Cameron Brown and drummer Dannie Richmond. He was also known for his idiosyncratic singing. Biography George Adams was born in Covington, Georgia, on April 29, 1940. He first started playing piano at the age of eleven and switched to tenor saxophone in high school. Later on, he went study at the Clark College and got lessons on flute by Wayman Carver. As a teenager, George Adams frequently gained performance experience by playing with local R&B bands. In 1961, he accompanied singer Sam Cooke on a tour. At this point, Adams was based out of Cleveland where he spent a great deal of time studying and working with organ trios alongside pianist and organist, Bill Doggett. The two men played a form of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sirone (musician)
Norris Jones, better known as Sirone (September 28, 1940 Sirone biography AllMusic – October 21, 2009) was an American jazz bassist and composer. Biography Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Sirone worked in Atlanta late in the 1950s and early in the 1960s with "The Group" alongside George Adams; he also recorded with R&B musicians such as Sam Cooke and Smokey Robinson. In 1966, in response to a call from Marion Brown, he moved to New York City, where he co-founded the "Untraditional Jazz Improvisational Team" with Dave Burrell. He also worked with Brown, Gato Barbieri, Pharoah Sanders, Noah Howard, Sonny Sharrock, Sunny Murray, Albert Ayler, Archie Shepp, and Sun Ra, as well as with John Coltrane when he was near the end of his career. He co-founded the Revolutionary Ensemble with Leroy Jenkins and Frank Clayton in 1971; Jerome Cooper later replaced Clayton in the ensemble, which was active for much of the decade. In the 1970s and early 1980s Sirone recorded with Clifford Thornton, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Got Something Good For You
''Got Something Good for You'' is an album by James Blood Ulmer and George Adams' band Phalanx which was recorded in 1985 and released on the German Moers Music label.James Blood Ulmer discography accessed January 12, 2018 accessed January 12, 2018 Track listing All compositions by James Blood Ulmer except where noted # "Upside Down" – 3:27 # "Funky Lover" – 6:51 # "Past Time" – 5:18 # "A Night Out" (George Adams) – 5:29 # "Rough Traders" (Adams, Ulmer) – 7:00 # "Love and Two Faces" – 6:12 # "House People" – 4:59Personnel * |
Original Phalanx
''Original Phalanx'' is an album by James Blood Ulmer and George Adams' band Phalanx which was recorded in 1987 and released on the Japanese DIW label.James Blood Ulmer discography accessed January 12, 2018 accessed January 12, 2018 Track listing All compositions by James Blood Ulmer except where noted # "Song Number One" – 7:34 # "Free Spirit" (Sirone) – 7:16 # "House on 13th Street" (George Adams) – 6:15 # "Troublemaker" – 8:13 # "Angel Love" (Sirone) – 9:02 # "A Smile" (Adams) – 6:04 Additional track on CD release # "Playground" (Adams) – 11:07Personnel * |
In Touch (album)
''In Touch'' is an album by James Blood Ulmer and George Adams' band Phalanx which was recorded in 1988 and released on the Japanese DIW label.James Blood Ulmer discography accessed January 12, 2018 accessed January 12, 2018 Reception The review by Scott Yanow stated, "The performances dispense quickly with the opening themes except as abstract reminders of the original moods and emphasize both solo and group improvisations. Adams has his ferocious moments and Ulmer makes the ensembles quite crowded and intense (he also plays some flute d ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Jazz Ensembles
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DIW Records Artists
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