Hiram Bullock
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| Hiram Bullock | |
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 Hiram Bullock, May 2006
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| Birth name | Hiram Law Bullock |
| Born | September 11, 1955 |
| Origin | Osaka, Japan |
| Died | July 25, 2008 (aged 52) |
| Genre(s) | Jazz |
| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Associated acts | Jaco Pastorius, David Sanborn |
| Website | Official site |
| Notable instrument(s) | |
| Guitar | |
Hiram Law Bullock (September 11, 1955 – July 25, 2008) was an American jazz funk and jazz fusion guitarist.
He was born in Osaka, Japan to African American parents serving in the U.S. Military. He is most notable for his playing on Late Night with David Letterman and work with David Sanborn and Bob James. His work can be heard on Steely Dan's Gaucho (1980), Paul Simon's One Trick Pony (1980), Sting's Nothing Like the Sun (1987) (solo on the cover of Jimi Hendrix's Little Wing) and Billy Joel's The Stranger (1977). He also did work for Marcus Miller, Carla Bley, Miles Davis, Ruben Rada (on the album "Montevideo") and 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 reissued on CD.
In 1986, Bullock released his first album as a leader for 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 laserdisc and CD for the commercial market in Japan. His live band from the Indigo Blues-sessions included : Dave Delhomme (keyboards) , Steve Logan (bass guitar), and 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 )
He had his own signature model guitar made by Cort, the HBS-II, which has a humbucker/single coil/humbucker pick-up arrangement and a maple neck. It also has Sperzel tuners and only comes in a tobacco burst finish.
Bullock died on July 25, 2008 from complications related to throat cancer. He was honored by David Letterman on his show.
