After Dark
Studio album by Music Revelation Ensemble
Released	1992
Recorded	October 9 & 10, 1991
Studio	Power Station, New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	68:54
Label	DIW DIW 855
Producer	James Blood Ulmer & Kazunori Sugiyama
Music Revelation Ensemble chronology
Elec. Jazz (1990) After Dark (1992) In the Name of... (1994)
James Blood Ulmer chronology
Black and Blues (1991) After Dark (1992) Blues Preacher (1993)

After Dark is an album by James Blood Ulmer's Music Revelation Ensemble recorded in 1991 and released on the Japanese DIW label featuring performances by Ulmer with David Murray, Amin Ali and Cornell Rochester. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "MRE is fast becoming Ulmer's most successful and consistent outlet. What's more because of its innovation and hard rocking intensity and groove, it's totally fine to say you like jazz-rock again". ^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by James Blood Ulmer

1. "Interview" – 7:36
2. "Never Mind" – 12:15
3. "Maya" – 10:05
4. "After Dark" – 12:45
5. "Back Talk" – 7:15
6. "What's Your Name" – 10:27
7. "Iceman" – 8:31

Personnel

• James Blood Ulmer – guitar
• David Murray – tenor saxophone
• Amin Ali – electric bass
• Cornell Rochester – drums

On track 4 add the Intercity String Quartet:

• Ronald Lawrence – viola
• Jason K. Hwang, Rudi Berger – violin
• Michelle Kinney – cello

References