“We had two kinds of blues: one that was forbidden, and one that wasn’t.” James “Blood” Ulmer, guitarist who redefined blues through free jazz and harmolodic theory, dies at 86
GuitarPlayer.com [Unofficial]
June 9, 2026
From rural South Carolina to Ornette Coleman’s circle, he built a guitar style that defied categorization and influenced generations.
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