''Forbidden Blues'' is an album by American guitarist

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recorded in 1996 and released on the Japanese DIW label in 1998.James Blood Ulmer discography
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review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars and stated, "For those seeking to listen to the continuing development of James Ulmer as a musician, there are projects like this one, that pick up where his ''

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'' and '' Blues Allnight'' recordings, flawed as they are, tried to direct our attention. This is jazz that embraces the spectrum of black music and holds within it the possibility for magic at each and every turn".Jurek, T.

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Track listing

All compositions by James Blood Ulmer # "What Is" – 4:40 # "Forbidden Blues" – 5:56 # "Eviction" – 6:36 # "Do You Wanna" – 6:47 # "Forget Not" – 5:33 # "High Yellow" – 5:07 # "Hymn" – 5:52 # "We Got to Get Together" – 6:15 # "Inspiration" – 4:49 *Recorded at

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, NYC on July 30, 31 & September 8, 1996

Personnel

– guitar, vocals, flute * Charles Burnham – violin (tracks 5, 7 & 9) * Michael Musutafa – keyboards (tracks 4, 6 & 8) *

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(tracks 1–3) * Amin Ali – electric bass (tracks 4, 6 & 8) * Calvin Weston – drums * Dana Manno – vocals (track 2)

References

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