[JPL] Hiram Bullock

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In a message dated 7/26/2008 10:02:09 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
bob8003 at yahoo.com writes:


Jae:  Where did you hear about Hiram from?  


 
Hiram Bullock
 
 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiram_Bullock#searchInput) 
Hiram Bullock   (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Hiram_Bullock.jpg) 

Background information  Birth name Hiram Bullock  Born _11 September_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11)  _1955_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955)   Origin  (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Flag_of_Japan.svg) _Osaka, 
Japan_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka,_Japan)   Died July 25, 2008  
_Genre(s)_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_genre)  _Jazz_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz)   _Instrument(s)_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Musical_instrument)  _Guitar_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitar)   Associated acts _David 
Sanborn_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Sanborn)   Website 
_http://www.hirambullock.com_ (http://www.hirambullock.com/) 
Hiram Bullock (born _11 September_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11)  _1955_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1955) ) is a _Japanese-born_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_people)  _jazz funk_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_funk)  and _jazz  fusion_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jazz_fusion)  
_guitarist_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guitarist)  born in _Osaka, Japan_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osaka,_Japan)  to African  -American military 
parents, most notable for his time on _The David Letterman  Show_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_David_Letterman_Show)  and work with _David Sanborn_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Sanborn) , _Marcus  Miller_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcus_Miller) , _Carla Bley_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carla_Bley) , _Miles  Davis_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miles_Davis) , _Ruben Rada_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ruben_Rada)  (on his famous  album 
"Montevideo") and _Gil Evans_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gil_Evans) . 

He recorded as a member of the 24th Street Band, who released 3  albums : 
"24th Street Band" (1979) / "Share Your Dreams" (1980) /  "Bokutachi" (1981). 

In 1982 he released his debut-album called "First Class Vagabond", which  was 
exclusively distributed for the Japanese music-market by the JVC-Victor  
Company, and later re-issued on cd. 

In 1986 Bullock released his first album as a leader for _Atlantic Records_ 
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Records)  called  From All Sides, 
followed by the albums Give It What You Got in  1987, and ""Way Kool"" in 1990. 
Shortly after the Atlantic-albums, he recorded a  few tracks from those specific 
sessions for a live-event at the NYC-located  Indigo Blues Venue, in order to 
eventually release it on laser-disc and dvd for  the commercial market in 
Japan. His liveband from the Indigo Blues-sessions  include : Dave Delhomme 
(keyboards) , Steve Logan (bass guitar), Steven  Wolf (drums). The setlist of the 
Indigo Blues-performance : 
1 - Introduction / 2 - Gotta Get Your Jollys / 3 - What About Me / 4 -  
Angelina / 5 - Another Night / 6 - Cactus / 7 - Never Give Up / 8 - Wolfman / 9  - 
Show Me / 10 - Them Changes + Funky Broadway / ( total time: 60 minutes ) 

Hiram continued to record and release various albums for different  labels. 

Also he has his own signature model "cort" guitar which is hsh  
(humbucker/single/humbucker) and has a maple neck. It also has sperzel tuners  and only 
comes in a tobacco burst finish.




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