''Music Revelation Ensemble'' is the eponymous second album by

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 ...

's Music Revelation Ensemble featuring saxophonist David Murray, bassist

Jamaaladeen Tacuma Jamaaladeen Tacuma (born Rudy McDaniel; June 11, 1956) is an American free jazz bassist born in Hempstead, New York. He was a bandleader on the Gramavision label and worked with Ornette Coleman during the 1970s and 1980s, mostly in Coleman's Pr ...

and drummer

Ronald Shannon Jackson Ronald Shannon Jackson (January 12, 1940 – October 19, 2013) was an American jazz drummer from Fort Worth, Texas. A pioneer of avant-garde jazz, free funk, and jazz fusion, he appeared on over 50 albums as a bandleader, sideman, arranger, and ...

, recorded in 1988 and released on the Japanese DIW label.James Blood Ulmer discography
accessed January 12, 2018
accessed January 12, 2018

Reception

Allmusic AllMusic (previously known as All Music Guide and AMG) is an American online music database. It catalogs more than three million album entries and 30 million tracks, as well as information on musicians and bands. Initiated in 1991, the databas ...

awarded the album 4 stars.Allmusic Review
accessed February 14, 2016

Track listing

''All compositions by James Blood Ulmer except as indicated'' # "Bodytalk" - 12:43 # "Playtime" - 11:33 # "Nisa" - 11:53 # "Street Bride" - 8:45 # "Blues for David" - 5:01 # "Burn!" (Ronald Shannon Jackson, David Murray, Kazunori Sugiyama, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, James Blood Ulmer) - 8:41

Personnel

- guitar * David Murray - tenor saxophone *

- electric bass *

- drums

References

{{Authority control 1988 albums James Blood Ulmer albums DIW Records albums