In the Name of...

In the Name of...
In the Name of...
Studio album by Music Revelation Ensemble
Released	1994
Recorded	December 6 & 7, 1993
Studio	East Side Sound, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	59:49
Label	DIW; DIW 885
Producer	James Blood Ulmer & Kazunori Sugiyama
Music Revelation Ensemble chronology
James Blood Ulmer chronology

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.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[2]
Robert Christgau	A−^[3]

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".^[2] Critic Robert Christgau awarded the album an "A−".^[3]

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)

References

^ James Blood Ulmer discography, accessed July 11, 2014
^ ^a ^b Love, B., Allmusic Review accessed July 11, 2014
^ ^a ^b Christgau, R. Christgau Consumer Guide, accessed July 11, 2014

[1] James Blood Ulmer discography, accessed July 11, 2014

[Allmusic-2] Love, B., Allmusic Review accessed July 11, 2014

[Christgau-3] Christgau, R. Christgau Consumer Guide, accessed July 11, 2014

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v t e Sam Rivers
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Fuchsia Swing Song (1964) Contours (1965) A New Conception (1966) Dimensions & Extensions (1967) Hues (1971–73) Streams (1973) Crystals (1974) Dave Holland / Sam Rivers (with Dave Holland (bassist), 1975) Sam Rivers / Dave Holland Vol. 2 (1975) Sizzle (1975) Waves (1978) Contrasts (1979) Colours (1982)
With others	Miles in Tokyo (with Miles Davis, 1964) Change (with Andrew Hill, 1966) Conference of the Birds (with Dave Holland, 1972) Dialogue (with Bobby Hutcherson, 1965) Black Stars (with Jason Moran, 2001) In the Name of... (James Blood Ulmer's Music Revelation Ensemble, 1993) Capricorn Rising (and Don Pullen, 1975) The Great Concert of Cecil Taylor (with Cecil Taylor, 1969) Life Time (with Tony Williams, 1964) Spring (with Tony Williams, 1965) Into Somethin' (with Larry Young, 1964)