Part Time (album)

Part Time is a live album by the guitarist James Blood Ulmer with the violinist Charlie Burnham and the drummer Warren Benbrow, recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1983 and released on the Rough Trade label.^[1]

Part Time
Live album by James Blood Ulmer
Released	1984
Recorded	July 21, 1983
Venue	Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland
Genre	Jazz
Length	32:21
Label	Rough Trade ROUGH 65
James Blood Ulmer chronology
Odyssey (1983) Part Time (1984) Live at the Caravan of Dreams (1985)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Robert Christgau	B+[3]

Robert Christgau wrote: "Cut at Montreux around the time of Odyssey, Ulmer's strongest LP, this repeats four titles and is close to his weakest. The live recording dulls his sonic concept ... Which isn't to say he doesn't still outrock Pat Metheny"^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by James Blood Ulmer

1. "Part Time" – 4:55
2. "Little Red House" – 5:40
3. "Love Dance" – 6:39
4. "Encore" – 2:59
5. "Are You Glad to Be in America?" – 3:38
6. "Swings & Things" – 3:27
7. "Mr. Tight Hat" – 5:03

Personnel

• James Blood Ulmer – guitar, vocals
• Charles Burnham – violin
• Warren Benbow – drums