In the Name of...
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{{Infobox album
| name = In the Name of...
| type = Album
| artist = Music Revelation Ensemble
| cover = In the Name of.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1994
| recorded = December 6 & 7, 1993
| venue =
| studio = East Side Sound, New York City
| genre = Jazz
| length = 59:49
| label = DIW
DIW 885
| producer = James Blood Ulmer & Kazunori Sugiyama
| chronology = Music Revelation Ensemble
| prev_title = After Dark
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = Knights of Power
| next_year = 1996
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = James Blood Ulmer
| type = Album
| prev_title = Harmolodic Guitar with Strings
| prev_year = 1993
| title = In the Name of...
| year = 1994
| next_title = Live at the Bayerischer Hof
| next_year = 1994
}}
}}
In the Name of... is an album by guitarist James Blood Ulmer's Music Revelation Ensemble, featuring bass guitarist Amin Ali and drummer Cornell Rochester, with guest saxophonists Sam Rivers, Arthur Blythe and Hamiet Bluiett, recorded in 1993 and released on the Japanese DIW label.[http://www.jamesbloodulmer.com/discography-.html James Blood Ulmer discography], accessed July 11, 2014
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev2 = Robert Christgau
}}
AllMusic reviewer Bret Love wrote, "The extremely busy soloing and dissonant arrangements may prove taxing for casual jazz fans, but In the Name Of... is sure to please fans of the free jazz sound".Love, B., [http://www.allmusic.com/album/in-the-name-of-the-music-revelation-ensemble-mw0000122568 Allmusic Review] accessed July 11, 2014 Critic Robert Christgau awarded the album an "A−".Christgau, R. [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Music+Revelation+Ensemble Christgau Consumer Guide], accessed July 11, 2014
Track listing
All compositions by James Blood Ulmer
- "In Time" – 8:10
- "Non-Believer" – 10:38
- "The Dawn" – 8:09
- "Mankind" – 9:28
- "Help" – 8:37
- "Abundance" – 6:13
- "Purity" – 7:49
Personnel
- James Blood Ulmer – guitar
- Amin Ali – electric bass
- Cornell Rochester – drums
- Sam Rivers – soprano saxophone (track 1), tenor saxophone (track 5), flute (track 4)
- Arthur Blythe – alto saxophone (tracks 2, 6 & 7)
- Hamiet Bluiett – baritone saxophone (track 3)