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, classical and chamber jazz. He often performs with a wah-wah pedal. He initially became renowned for his work on James "Blood" Ulmer's Odyssey album. The musicians on that album later performed and recorded as Odyssey the Band, sometimes known as The Odyssey Band. He was also a member of the

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, and currently plays in the 52nd Street Blues Project, Hidden City, We Free StRings, Improvising Chamber Ensemble and the Kropotkins.

Session work

He has played on recordings by Living Colour,

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, Cassandra Wilson, Steven Bernstein, Queen Esther,

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, Henry Threadgill, Ted Daniel, Medeski Martin & Wood, The Woes, Hem, Elysian Fields, Adam Rudolph,

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, Mario Pavone, Joan As Police Woman, Rick Moranis,

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, Steve Swell,

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, Rufus Wainwright, Gabrielle Roth, Robert Musso, Jai Uttal, Soul Syndicate,

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, Krishna Das, Sasha Dobson, Kenny Wollesen,

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, Norah Jones, Billie Joe Armstrong, Emily Coates and

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. He played a musician in the film '' Junior''. He played on the soundtracks for Northfork, Leonard Cohen: I'm Your Man; and an episode of the Backyardigans.

Notable recordings

* James Blood Ulmer – '' Odyssey'' (1983) * James Blood Ulmer – '' Part Time'' (1984) * James Blood Ulmer – '' Live at the Caravan of Dreams'' (1985) * String Trio of New York & Jay Clayton – String Trio of New York & Jay Clayton (1988) * Living Colour – '' Time's Up'' (1990) * String Trio of New York – Time Never Lies (1990) * String Trio of New York – Ascendant (1991) * Cassandra Wilson – '' Blue Light 'til Dawn'' (1993) * Cassandra Wilson – ''

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'' (1995) * James "Blood" Ulmer – ''

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'' (1996) * Odyssey the Band – ''

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'' (1998) * The Kropotkins – Five Points Crawl (2000) * James "Blood" Ulmer – '' Memphis Blood: The Sun Sessions'' (2001) * Masada – ''

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'' (2003) * James "Blood" Ulmer – '' No Escape from the Blues: The Electric Lady Sessions'' (2003) * 52nd Street Blues Project – Blues & Grass (2004) * Odyssey the Band – '' Back in Time'' (2005) * Joan as Police Woman – '' Real Life'' (2006) * Rob Reddy's Gift Horse – A Hundred Jumping Devils (2006) * Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra – MTO, Vol. 1 (2006) * Mario Pavone – ''

Deez to Blues ''Deez to Blues'' is an album by bassist/composer Mario Pavone recorded in 2005 and released on the Playscape label. Reception Allmusic called it an "excellent, forward-thinking date ... Mixing orchestral flourishes with a post-bop vocabulary an ...

'' (Playscape, 2006) * James "Blood" Ulmer – '' Bad Blood in the City: The Piety Street Sessions'' (2007) * Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra – We Are MTO (2008) * The Kropotkins – Paradise Square (2009) * Steven Bernstein's Millennial Territory Orchestra – MTO plays Sly (2011) * Charlie Burnham / Tony Jones / Kenny Wollesen – Pitch, Rhythm and Consciousness (2011) * Hem – Departure & Farewell (2013) * Billie Joe Armstrong / Norah Jones – '' Foreverly'' (2013) * The Kropotkins – Portents of Love (2015) * Cassandra Wilson – '' Coming Forth by Day'' (2015)

References

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