In the Name of... is an album by James Blood Ulmer's Music Revelation Ensemble, with guest saxophonist Sam Rivers, Arthur Blythe and Hamiet Bluiett, recorded in 1993 and released on the Japanese DIW label.[1]

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
After Dark (1992) In the Name of... (1994) Knights of Power (1996)
James Blood Ulmer chronology
Harmolodic Guitar with Strings (1993) In the Name of... (1994) Live at the Bayerischer Hof (1994)

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

1. "In Time" – 8:10
2. "Non-Believer" – 10:38
3. "The Dawn" – 8:09
4. "Mankind" – 9:28
5. "Help" – 8:37
6. "Abundance" – 6:13
7. "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