''Live at the Caravan of Dreams'' is a live album by American guitarist

James Blood 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 "ragge ...

recorded in 1985 at the

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, and released on the Caravan of Dreams label.James "Blood" Ulmer discography
accessed July 26, 2010 It was Ulmer's only album recorded for the label.

Reception

The

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review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars, and states, "Precision and dynamic create the drama on this set and, as it moves from one jam into another, a state of deep black and blue grace is achieved, making this a seductive, smoky, from the depths kind of record. This one is overlooked by critics but the reason why is baffling".Jurek, T.

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accessed July 26, 2010

Track listing

:''All compositions by James Blood Ulmer'' # " Are You Glad To Be in America? 4:28 # "The Little Red House" – 4:34 # "Cheering" – 4:43 # "Recess" – 5:59 # "Revealing" – 3:26 # "Lonely Man" – 4:32 # "Church" – 5:37 # "I Need Love" – 4:06 :*Recorded at the Caravan of Dreams, Fort Worth Texas in 1985

Personnel

– guitar, vocals *

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– violin * Amin Ali –

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Warren Benbow Warren Benbow (born December 22, 1954, in New York City) is a drummer who has worked with Nina Simone, Jimmy Owens, Larry Willis, Eddie Gómez, Olu Dara, Michael Urbaniak, Teruo Nakamura, and was an original member of James Blood Ulmer's band ...

– drums

References

{{authority control Caravan of Dreams albums James Blood Ulmer live albums 1986 live albums