• Source: Odyssey (James Blood Ulmer album)

Odyssey is an album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer, recorded and released in 1983 on the Columbia label. It was Ulmer's final of three albums recorded for a major label. The musicians on the album later re-united as The Odyssey Band and Odyssey The Band.




Reception


The AllMusic review by Steve Huey stated that "Odyssey stands as James Blood Ulmer's signature masterpiece, the purest and most accessible showcase for his bold, genre-clashing guitar vision... All the pieces come together to produce not only Ulmer's finest album, but a certified classic of the modern jazz avant-garde." It placed at No. 20 in The Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll. The album was listed as part of a suggested "core collection" by The Penguin Guide to Jazz.




Track listing


All compositions by James "Blood" Ulmer
"Church" – 4:54
"Little Red House" – 4:45
"Love Dance" – 5:05
"Are You Glad to Be in America?" – 3:40
"Election" – 3:26
"Odyssey" – 5:01
"Please Tell Her" – 4:10
"Swing & Things" – 4:32
Recorded at the Power Station, New York in March–May 1983




Personnel


James "Blood" Ulmer – guitar, vocals
Charles Burnham – violin
Warren Benbow – drums




References

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• Odyssey (James Blood Ulmer album)
• James Blood Ulmer
• Odyssey (disambiguation)
• Back in Time (James Blood Ulmer album)
• Reunion (Odyssey the Band album)
• Part Time (album)
• Black Rock (James Blood Ulmer album)
• America – Do You Remember the Love?
• Back in time
• Warren Benbow