Forbidden Blues is an album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer recorded in 1996 and released on the Japanese DIW

DIW Records

DIW Records is a Japanese record label. It is a subsidiary label of Disc Union and specializes in jazz and avant garde music. Kazunori Sugiyama was an executive producer for the label before starting Tzadik Records with John Zorn.-Discography:...

 label in 1998.

Reception

The Allmusic 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 Odyssey recordings leave off, and where the Blues Preacher

Blues Preacher

Blues Preacher is an album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer recorded in 1992 and released on the Japanese DIW label and in the US on Columbia/DIW.-Reception:...

and Blues Allnight

Blues Allnight

Blues Allnight is an album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer recorded in 1989 and released on the In + Out label.-Reception:Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars.-Track listing:# "Blues Allnight" - 5:09# "Calling Marry" - 5:33...

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".

Track listing

All compositions by James Blood Ulmer

1. "What Is" - 4:40
2. "Forbidden Blues" - 5:56
3. "Eviction" - 6:36
4. "Do You Wanna" - 6:47
5. "Forget Not" - 5:33
6. "High Yellow" - 5:07
7. "Hymn" - 5:52
8. "We Got to Get Together" - 6:15
9. "Inspiration" - 4:49
   • Recorded at Avatar Studios
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     , NYC on July 30, 31 & September 8, 1996

Personnel

• James Blood Ulmer - guitar
  Guitar
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  , vocals, flute
  Flute
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• Charles Burnham - violin
  Violin
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   (tracks 5, 7 & 9)
• Michael Musutafa - keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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   (tracks 4, 6 & 8)
• Calvin Jones
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   - acoustic bass
  Double bass
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   (tracks 1-3)
• Amin Ali - electric bass
  Electric Bass
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   (tracks 4, 6 & 8)
• Calvin Weston - drums
  Drum kit
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• Dana Manno - vocals (track 2)