Knights of Power

Knights of Power
Studio album by Music Revelation Ensemble
Released	1996
Recorded	April 15 & 16, 1995 East Side Sound, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	54:24
Label	DIW DIW 905
Producer	James Blood Ulmer & Kazunori Sugiyama
Music Revelation Ensemble chronology
In the Name of... (1994) Knights of Power (1996) Cross Fire (1997)

Knights of Power is an album by James Blood Ulmer's Music Revelation Ensemble, with guest saxophonists Arthur Blythe and Hamiet Bluiett, recorded in 1995 and released on the Japanese DIW label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "Along with No Wave, this is the best of the Music Revelation Ensemble's recordings; it kicks ass".^[2] Jazz Review's Lee Prosser awarded the album 4 stars enthusing "This CD mixes funk, fusion and straight jazz idioms into a blend that is fresh and high energy. Question! Is some new jazz starting to meld together? THIS WILL WAKE YOU UP . Find this gem ....... and you will understand why it is called KNIGHTS OF POWER .^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Jazz Review	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by James Blood Ulmer

1. "The Scandal Monger" – 5:33
2. "The Day Of" – 7:55
3. "Convulsion" – 7:48
4. "Noise and Clamor" – 6:44
5. "The Elephant" – 9:46
6. "Father of Flame" – 4:12
7. "Quarish" – 5:09
8. "Back Biter" – 7:17

Personnel

• James Blood Ulmer – guitar
• Amin Ali – electric bass
• Cornell Rochester – drums
• Arthur Blythe – alto saxophone (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 7)
• Hamiet Bluiett – baritone saxophone (tracks 3, 4, 6 & 8)

References

1. James Blood Ulmer discography, accessed July 11, 2014
2. Jurek, T., Allmusic Review accessed July 11, 2014
3. Prosser, L. Jazz Review review, November 29, 2011