Birthright (album)

Birthright
Studio album by James Blood Ulmer
Released	May 24, 2005
Recorded	2004
Genre	Blues
Length	51:58
Label	Hyena
Producer	Vernon Reid
James Blood Ulmer chronology
No Escape from the Blues: The Electric Lady Sessions (2003) Birthright (2005) Back in Time (2005)

Birthright is a solo album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer, recorded in 2004 and released on the Hyena label in 2005.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek stated, "Birthright is the album Ulmer should have made years ago. All that matters is that listeners have it now. It's a shining star in his catalog and a chillingly intimate portrait of his expansive vision and singular talent".^[2]

Birthright was selected as the Blues Album of the Year in the 2005 DownBeat Readers' Poll.^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by James Blood Ulmer except as indicated.

1. "Take My Music Back to the Church" – 4:43
2. "I Can't Take It Anymore" – 2:39
3. "Where Did All the Girls Come From" – 5:06
4. "I Ain't Superstitious" (Willie Dixon) – 3:47
5. "White Man's Jail" – 3:59
6. "High Yellow" – 3:17
7. "The Evil One" – 3:33
8. "Geechee Joe" – 4:13
9. "Love Dance Rag" – 4:08
10. "Sittin' on Top of the World" (Traditional) – 4:13
11. "My Most Favorite Thing" – 2:49
12. "Devil's Got to Burn" – 9:31

• • Recorded at Gigantic Studios, NYC, in 2004

Personnel

• James Blood Ulmer – guitar, vocals, flute

References

1. James Blood Ulmer discography Archived 2009-11-05 at the Wayback Machine accessed July 28, 2010
2. Jurek, T. AllMusic Review accessed July 28, 2010
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1431. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
4. Micallef, Ken (December 2005). "James 'Blood' Ulmer: Blues Album of the Year (Birthright)". DownBeat. Vol. 72, no. 12. Elmhurst, IL: Maher. p. 62. ISSN 0012-5768.