Part Time (album)

Part Time
Live album by
James Blood Ulmer
Released1984
RecordedJuly 21, 1983
VenueMontreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland
GenreJazz
Length32:21
LabelRough Trade
ROUGH 65
James Blood Ulmer chronology
Odyssey
(1983) 		Part Time
(1984) 		Live at the Caravan of Dreams
(1985)

Part Time is a live album by the guitarist James Blood Ulmer with the violinist Charlie Burnham and the drummer Warren Benbrow, recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1983 and released on the Rough Trade label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Robert ChristgauB+[3]

Robert Christgau wrote: "Cut at Montreux around the time of Odyssey, Ulmer's strongest LP, this repeats four titles and is close to his weakest. The live recording dulls his sonic concept ... Which isn't to say he doesn't still outrock Pat Metheny"[3]

Track listing

All compositions by James Blood Ulmer

  1. "Part Time" – 4:55
  2. "Little Red House" – 5:40
  3. "Love Dance" – 6:39
  4. "Encore" – 2:59
  5. "Are You Glad to Be in America?" – 3:38
  6. "Swings & Things" – 3:27
  7. "Mr. Tight Hat" – 5:03

Personnel

References

  1. ^ James Blood Ulmer discography accessed January 11, 2018
  2. ^ James Blood Ulmer – Part Time > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 11, 2018.
  3. ^ a b Christgau, R. Consumer Guide accessed January 11, 2018