An album that desparately deserves to be put back in print, James “Blood” Ulmer’s recording debut, “Tales from Captain Black”, finds the guitarist stepping into his own as a leader. With mentor Ornette Coleman blowing alto and Coleman’s son Denardo serving as drummer, it would be quite possible that this record would simply be a Coleman record under another man’s name, but it’s not. Working with bass wizard Jamaaladeen Tacuma, the string players manage to define the voice of the record.
[Inspired by Mogens Toudahl]
