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James Blood Ulmer, Guitarist Who Smashed Through Genres, Dies at 86

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By Clay Risen 
| Breaking One
James Blood Ulmer, whose aggressively avant-garde guitar compositions demolished the boundaries separating jazz, funk, punk, blues and even country music, earning him comparisons to Jimi Hendrix, guitarist Wes Montgomery and his mentor, saxophonist Ornette Coleman, died on June 3 in New York City. He was 86. In a statement, his family said that the death, at a care facility, was from cardiac arrest.
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James Blood Ulmer, Guitarist Who Smashed Through Genres, Dies at 86

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By Clay Risen 
| The DAM.fm Rock
A protégé of the saxophonist Ornette Coleman, he borrowed from and greatly influenced styles like funk, punk, jazz and the blues.
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James Blood Ulmer, Guitarist Who Smashed Through Genres, Dies at 86

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By Clay Risen 
| The New York Times
James Blood Ulmer, Guitarist Who Smashed Through Genres, Dies at 86 A protégé of the saxophonist Ornette Coleman, he borrowed from and greatly influenced styles like funk, punk, jazz and the blues. James Blood Ulmer in 1990.
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