Odyssey (James Blood Ulmer album)

Odyssey is an album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer, recorded and released in 1983 on the Columbia label.[1] It was Ulmer's final of three albums recorded for a major label. The musicians on this album later re-united as The Odyssey Band and Odyssey The Band.

Odyssey
Studio album by
James Blood Ulmer
Released1983
RecordedMarch–May 1983
GenreJazz
LabelColumbia
ProducerJames Blood Ulmer
James Blood Ulmer chronology
Black Rock
(1982)		 Odyssey
(1983)		 Part Time
(1984)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Steve Huey awarded the album 5 stars, and stated, "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 #20 in the Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll.[2] The album was listed as part of a suggested "core collection" by the Penguin Guide to Jazz.[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
Penguin Guide to Jazz[4]
Christgau's Record Guide: The '80s(A)[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[6]

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

Personnel

References
  1. James "Blood" Ulmer discography Archived 2009-11-05 at the Wayback Machine accessed July 12, 2010
  2. 1983 Pazz & Jop accessed January 15, 2020
  3. Cook R., Morton B. (2006). Penguin Guide to Jazz, 8th ed. London: Penguin Books, p, 1314.
  4. Huey, S. Allmusic Review accessed January 29, 2013
  5. Christgau, R. Consumer Guide accessed January 29, 2013
  6. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 197. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
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