Tales of Captain Black

Tales of Captain Black
Studio album by
Released1979
RecordedDecember 5, 1978
GenreJazz
Length33:32
LabelArtists House
ProducerJohn Snyder & Ornette Coleman
James Blood Ulmer chronology
Revealing
(1977)
Tales of Captain Black
(1979)
Are You Glad to Be in America?
(1980)
DIW Records Cover

Tales of Captain Black is an album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer (credited simply as "James Blood" on the cover), featuring Ornette Coleman, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, and Denardo Coleman, recorded in 1978 and originally released on the Artists House label. It was coproduced by Ornette. The album was remastered and rereleased on CD with a new mix by Joe Ferla approved and co-produced by Ulmer on the Japanese DIW label in 1996.