JAMES BLOOD ULMER TRIO / LIVE IN GERMANY 1981 (1CDR)

James "Blood" Ulmer - guitar, vocals
Amin Ali - bass
Grant Calvin Weston - drums

1. JAZZ IS THE TEACHER (FUNK IS THE PREACHER)
2. NIGHT LOVER - HIGH TIME
3. PLEASURE CONTROL
4. unknown
5. unknown - FREE LANCING
6. WHERE DID ALL THE GIRLS COME FROM?
7. HAPPY TIME
8. ARE YOU GLAD TO BE IN AMERICA? - fade out

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This is a soundboard live recording of James "Blood" Ulmer, capturing the period spanning his most popular albums, *Are You Glad to Be in America?* and *Free Lancing*. The setlist combines tracks from *Free Lancing* with "Jazz Is the Teacher" and "Are You Glad to Be in America?" serving as the opening and closing bookends. The performance offers a perfect balance between his vocal-driven tracks—which showcase his evolving new musical direction—and instrumental pieces that highlight his signature "harmolodic" guitar style. Providing a powerful, driving force in perfect sync with his guitar are the same rhythm section members featured on his studio albums: Amin Ali and Calvin Weston. As a protégé of Ornette Coleman, Ulmer’s work is highly recommended for fans of Ornette’s music.