Birthright is a solo album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer recorded in 2004 and released on the Hyena label in 2005.[1]
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| Released | May 24, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Genre | Blues | |||
| Length | 51:58 | |||
| Label | Hyena | |||
| Producer | Vernon Reid | |||
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Reception
editThe Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars, and stated, "Birthright is the album Ulmer should have made years ago. All that matters is that listeners have it now. It's a shining star in his catalog and a chillingly intimate portrait of his expansive vision and singular talent".[2]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
Birthright was selected as the Blues Album of the Year in the 2005 Down Beat Readers' Poll.[4]
Track listing
edit- All compositions by James Blood Ulmer except as indicated.
- "Take My Music Back to the Church" – 4:43
- "I Can't Take It Anymore" – 2:39
- "Where Did All the Girls Come From" – 5:06
- "I Ain't Superstitious" (Willie Dixon) – 3:47
- "White Man's Jail" – 3:59
- "High Yellow" – 3:17
- "The Evil One" – 3:33
- "Geechee Joe" – 4:13
- "Love Dance Rag" – 4:08
- "Sittin' on Top of the World" (Traditional) – 4:13
- "My Most Favorite Thing" – 2:49
- "Devil's Got to Burn" – 9:31
- Recorded at Gigantic Studios, NYC, in 2004
Personnel
edit- James Blood Ulmer – guitar, vocals, flute
References
edit- ^ James Blood Ulmer discography Archived 2009-11-05 at the Wayback Machine accessed July 28, 2010
- ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed July 28, 2010
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1431. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Micallef, Ken (December 2005). "James 'Blood' Ulmer: Blues Album of the Year (Birthright)". Down Beat. 72 (12). Elmhurst, IL: Maher: 62. ISSN 0012-5768.