Free Lancing


Free Lancing is an album by American guitarist James [Blood Ulmer], recorded in 1981 and released on the Columbia label. It was Ulmer's first of three albums recorded for a major label.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Brian Olewnick stated that "it's Ulmer's stinging guitar lines — rough-hewn, corrosive, and scrabbling — throughout this recording that make it one of his finest".
Trouser Press described both Free Lancing and the subsequent Black Rock as "technical masterpieces, making up in precision what they lack in emotion. Working to expand his audience, Ulmer concentrates more on electric guitar flash, and actual melodies can be discerned from the improvised song structures."

Track listing

All compositions by James Blood Ulmer
  1. "Timeless" – 4:22
  2. "Pleasure Control" – 5:00
  3. "Night Lover" – 5:22
  4. "Where Did All the Girls Come From?" – 4:38
  5. "High Time" – 4:00
  6. "Hijack" –
  7. "Free Lancing" – 4:42
  8. "Stand Up to Yourself" – 4:37
  9. "Rush Hour" – 5:32
  10. "Happy Time" – 5:11

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