Odyssey is an album by American guitarist James Blood Ulmer, recorded and released in 1983 on the Columbia label.

[1] It was Ulmer's final of three albums recorded for a major label.

The AllMusic review by Steve Huey stated that "Odyssey stands as James Blood Ulmer's signature masterpiece, the purest and most accessible showcase for his bold, genre-clashing guitar vision... All the pieces come together to produce not only Ulmer's finest album, but a certified classic of the modern jazz avant-garde.

20 in The Village Voice's annual Pazz & Jop critics' poll.

[3] The album was listed as part of a suggested "core collection" by The Penguin Guide to Jazz.