Music Revelation Ensemble

{{Infobox album

| name = Music Revelation Ensemble

| type = Album

| artist = Music Revelation Ensemble

| cover = Music Revelation Ensemble.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1988

| recorded = February 3 & 4, 1988

| venue =

| studio = A&R Recording, New York City

| genre = Jazz

| length = 58:36

| label = DIW
DIW 825

| producer = Kazunori Sugiyama

| chronology = Music Revelation Ensemble

| prev_title = No Wave

| prev_year = 1980

| next_title = Elec. Jazz

| next_year = 1990

| misc = {{Extra chronology

| artist = James Blood Ulmer

| type = Album

| prev_title = Original Phalanx

| prev_year = 1987

| title = Music Revelation Ensemble

| year = 1988

| next_title = In Touch

| next_year = 1988

}}

}}

Music Revelation Ensemble is the eponymous second album by James Blood Ulmer's Music Revelation Ensemble featuring saxophonist David Murray, bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma and drummer Ronald Shannon Jackson, recorded in 1988 and released on the Japanese DIW label.[http://www.geocities.ws/rstubenrauch/Ulmer/Disko-ulmer.htm#30 James Blood Ulmer discography] accessed January 12, 2018[http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_DIW_800.htm Jazzlists: DIW Records: CDs 801 to 899] accessed January 12, 2018[http://go54321.tripod.com/dm/session3.html David Murray Sessionography: 1985-1989], accessed January 12, 2018

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars.[http://www.allmusic.com/album/music-revelation-ensemble-mw0000267650 Allmusic Review] accessed February 14, 2016

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}

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Track listing

All compositions by James Blood Ulmer except as indicated

  1. "Bodytalk" - 12:43
  2. "Playtime" - 11:33
  3. "Nisa" - 11:53
  4. "Street Bride" - 8:45
  5. "Blues for David" - 5:01
  6. "Burn!" (Ronald Shannon Jackson, David Murray, Kazunori Sugiyama, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, James Blood Ulmer) - 8:41

Personnel

References