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Host Mitch Goldman and his musician-guest explore rare archival recordings of one of the guest’s favorite artists.
2025.09.29 Vernon Reid on James Blood Ulmer - 1 of 3
Deep Focus
1 hour 7 minutes
2 weeks ago
2025.09.29 Vernon Reid on James Blood Ulmer - 1 of 3
What is the great lesson of a James Blood Ulmer for fellow guitarist/composer/bandleader Vernon Reid? Find out this Monday (9/29) when Vernon Reid and host Mitch Goldman plunge into the WKCR archives in search of rare, live recordings. Some of them might even feature Vernon's early spirit guide and Blood's fellow Prime Timer, Ronald Shannon Jackson.
Now, for those of you who can't stand the suspense of waiting for Monday, here's one possible answer to that question: there is no "A" James Blood Ulmer. There is only "THE" James Blood Ulmer. He is and always will be in a class of exactly one.
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Deep Focus
Host Mitch Goldman and his musician-guest explore rare archival recordings of one of the guest’s favorite artists.