Music Revelation Ensemble is the eponymous second album by James Blood Ulmer's Music Revelation Ensemble featuring saxophonist David Murray, bassist Jamaaladeen Tacuma and drummer Ronald Shannon Jackson, recorded in 1988 and released on the Japanese DIW label.[1][2][3]

Music Revelation Ensemble
Studio album by Music Revelation Ensemble
Released	1988
Recorded	February 3 & 4, 1988
Studio	A&R Recording, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	58:36
Label	DIW DIW 825
Producer	Kazunori Sugiyama
Music Revelation Ensemble chronology
No Wave (1980) Music Revelation Ensemble (1988) Elec. Jazz (1990)
James Blood Ulmer chronology
Original Phalanx (1987) Music Revelation Ensemble (1988) In Touch (1988)

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars.[4]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

Track listing

All compositions by James Blood Ulmer except as indicated

1. "Bodytalk" - 12:43
2. "Playtime" - 11:33
3. "Nisa" - 11:53
4. "Street Bride" - 8:45
5. "Blues for David" - 5:01
6. "Burn!" (Ronald Shannon Jackson, David Murray, Kazunori Sugiyama, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, James Blood Ulmer) - 8:41

Personnel

• James Blood Ulmer - guitar
• David Murray - tenor saxophone
• Jamaaladeen Tacuma - electric bass
• Ronald Shannon Jackson - drums

References