Arthur Blythe / discography

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This discography is an overview of the records published by the alto and soprano saxophonist Arthur Blythe (1940-2017). It includes his albums under his own name ( section 1 ), his participation in duos, trios and other collective band projects ( section 2 ), compilations ( section 3 ) and his involvement as an accompanying musician ( section 4 ). According to the discographer Tom Lord , he was involved in 127 recording sessions between 1969 and 2006.

Publications

Albums under your own name

This section lists the LPs and CDs published by Arthur Blythe during his lifetime (including collective band projects) chronologically by year of publication.

album Label Release admission Remarks
The grip India Navigation 1978? 1977 with Ahmed Abdullah , Abdul Wadud , Steve Reid , Muhammad Abdullah
Metamorphosis India Navigation 1978 1977 dto.
Bush baby Adelphi / Echo Jazz 1985 1977 with Bob Stewart , Ahmed Abdullah
Lenox Avenue Breakdown Columbia 1979 circa 1978 with James Newton , James Blood Ulmer , Bob Stewart, Cecil McBee , Jack DeJohnette , Guilherme Franco
In the tradition Columbia 1979 1979 with Stanley Cowell , Fred Hopkins , Steve McCall
Illusions Columbia 1980 1980 with John Hicks , Fred Hopkins, Steve McCall and with James Blood Ulmer , Bob Stewart, Bobby Battle , Abdul Wadud
Blythe Spirit Columbia 1981 1981 with Abdul Wadud, Kelvyn Bell , Bob Stewart, Bobby Battle
Elaborations Columbia 1982 1982 with Kelvyn Bell, Bob Stewart, Wilber Morris , Bobby Battle, Muhammad Abdullah, Abdul Wadud
Light Blue - Arthur Blythe Plays Thelonious Monk Columbia 1983 1983 with Bob Stewart, Abdul Wadud, Kelvyn Bell, Bobby Battle
Put Sunshine in It Columbia 1985 1984 with Bob Stewart, Wilber Morris, Kelvyn Bell, Abdul Wadud, Muhammad Abdullah, Bobby Battle
Dada Columbia 1986 1986 with Olu Dara, Bob Stewart, Cecil McBee, John Hicks, Bobby Battle, Geri Allen , Vincent Henry , Bruce Purse , Eric Rehl , Gayle Dixon, Akua Dixon (strings), Bernard Davis
Basic Blythe Columbia 1988 1988 with John Hicks, Anthony Cox , Bobby Battle + string octet
Hipmotism enja 1991 1991 with Bob Stewart, Hamiet Bluiett , Gust William Tsilis , Kelvyn Bell , Arto Tuncboyaci , Famoudou Don Moye
Retroflection enja 1994 1993 with John Hicks, Cecil McBee, Bobby Battle
Calling card enja 1995 1993 Live recording from the Village Vanguard ; with John Hicks, Cecil McBee, Bobby Battle
Night Song [Cancion de la Noche] Clarity 1997 1996 with Chico Freeman, Bob Stewart, Gust William Tsilis, Arto Tuncboyaci, Josh Jones, David Frazier
Another Interface - Live at the Bim ReEntry 1997 1996 with John Fischer, Wilber Morris
Spirits in the Field Savant 1999 1999 Live recording from the Bimhuis , Amsterdam, with Bob Stewart, Cecil Brooks III
Blythe Byte Savant 2001 2001 with John Hicks, Dwayne Dolphin , Cecil Brooks III
Focus Savant 2002 2002 with Bob Stewart, Cecil Brooks, III, Gust William Tsilis
Exhale Savant 2003 2002 with John Hicks, Bob Stewart, Cecil Brooks, III
Live at Yoshi's Ra Art 2004 2003 Live recording from the Yoshi’s jazz club , with Gust William Tsilis, Bob Stewart, Eddie Marshall

Duos, trios and other collective band projects

album Musician Label Release rec Remarks
Mudfoot The Leaders Black Hawk 1986 1988 with Lester Bowie, Blythe, Chico Freeman, Kirk Lightsey , Cecil McBee, Famoudou Don Moye
Out Here Like This ... The Leaders Black Saint 1988 1987 with Lester Bowie, Chico Freeman, Blythe, Kirk Lightsey, Cecil McBee, Don Moye
Unforeseen blessings The Leaders Black Saint 1989 1988-1989 with Lester Bowie, Chico Freeman, Blythe, Kirk Lightsey, Cecil McBee, Don Moye
Luminous Chico Freeman / Arthur Blythe Jazz House 1989 1989 with John Hicks, Don Pate, Victor Jones , Norman Hedman
3-Ology Santi Debriano , Arthur Blythe, Billy Hart Connex 1993 1993
Slipping and sliding The Leaders Sound Hills 1994 1993-1994 with Lester Bowie, Blythe, Chico Freeman, Kirk Lightsey, Cecil McBee, Famoudou Don Moye
Synergy Arthur Blythe / David Eyges / Bruce Ditmas In & Out 1997 1996
Down Home Joey Baron , Arthur Blythe, Bill Frisell , Ron Carter intuition 1997 1997
Today's Blues Arthur Blythe & David Eyges CIMP 1998 1997 Duo from Arthur Blythe and David Eyges (cello)
We'll soon find out Joey Baron, Arthur Blythe, Bill Frisell, Ron Carter intuition 1999 1999
Sky David Eyges / Arthur Blythe Midlantic 2002 2002
Ace David Eyges / Arthur Blythe / Abe Speller Midlantic 2004 2004 Trio from Arthur Blythe, David Eyges and Abe Speller

Compilations

This section documents recordings by Arthur Blythe that have appeared on compilations with various artists.

album Label Release Remarks
A keyboard event Columbia 1981 Recordings with Eubie Blake , Ramsey Lewis , Kenny Barron , Rodney Franklin , George Duke , Charles Earland , Bob James and Herbie Hancock . Arthur Blythe can be heard in a duo with Sir Roland Hanna ( Common Cause )
The New York-Montreux Connection '81 Columbia 1981 Recordings from the Montreux Jazz Festival , Blythe can be heard a. a. with Phil Woods , Paquito D'Rivera , John Hicks, Art Davis , Steve McCall or Joe Ford , Chico Freeman, John Blake , McCoy Tyner , Avery Sharpe , Ronnie Burrage .

Albums as accompanist

album Musician rec Label Remarks
The Giant Is Awakened Horace Tapscott 1969 Flying Dutchman The Horace Tapscott Quintet with Blythe, Tapscott, David Bryant , Walter Savage, Jr. , Everett Brown, Jr.
The Dark Tree Horace Tapscott 1970 The Dark Tree
Bridge Into the New Age Azar Lawrence 1974 Prestigious with Julian Priester , Black Arthur (aka Arthur Blythe), Hadley Caliman , Joe Bonner , John Heard , Leon Ndugu Chancler , Mtume , Kenneth Nash
Voyage from Jericho Charles Tyler 1974 AKBA with Earl Cross , Arthur Blythe (in Voyage from Jericho ), Ronnie Boykins , Steve Reid
Environ Days Environ Days 1975-1988 Connex with Lester Bowie , Perry Robinson , Arthur Blythe, Marion Brown , Mark Whitecage , Charles Tyler, John Fischer , Rick Kilburn , Phillip Wilson , Tom Whaley , Armen Halburian
Coon Bid'ness Julius Hemphill 1975 Arista 1975 session with Hemphill, Blythe, Hamiet Bluiett , Abdul Wadud, Barry Altschul , Daniel Ben Zebulon (conga)
In the beginning Ted Daniel 1976 Altura with Ahmed Abdullah, Charles Stephens , Richard Dunbar , Hassan Dawkins , Oliver Lake , Blythe, Kappo Umezu (alias Kazutoki Umezu ), David Murray , Daniel Carter , Charles Tyler, Melvin Smith , Richard Pierce , Tatsuya Nakamura , Steve Reid
Peregrinations Chico Hamilton 1975 Blue note with Arnie Lawrence , Jerry Peters , Barry Finnerty , Joe Beck , Steve Turre , Muhammad Abdullah, Maxine Willard-Waters, Julia Tillman, Luther Waters, Oren Waters (vcl), Keg Johnson (arr)
Rhythmatism Steve Reid 1975 Mustevic sound with Michael Keith , Les Walker , David Wertman
Sentiments Synthesis 1976 RA with Olu Dara , David Murray, Ken Hutson , Ron Rahsaan
Chico Hamilton and the Players Chico Hamilton 1976 Blue note with Will Connell , Rodney Jones , Steve Turre, Muhammad Abdullah
Synthetic Evans Gil Evans Orchestra 1976 PolJazz with Ernie Royal , Lew Soloff , Tom Malone , George Adams , Bob Stewart, Pete Levin , John Clark , Mike Richmond , Sue Evans
catwalk Chico Hamilton 1977 Mercury u. a. with Gary Gordon , Mike Santiago , Marvin Horne , Bruce Johnson
Odyssey of the Oblong Square Steve Reid 1977 Mustevic with Ahmed Abdullah, Charles Tyler, David Wertman, Muhammad Abdullah
6 × 1 = 10 / Duos for a New Decade John Fischer 1977 ReEntry Duo Blythe / Fischer in What If? and 110nd Street
Apple Cores Sunny Murray ’s Untouchable Factor 1977 Philly Jazz Arthur Blythe in New York Maze , with Youseff Yancy , Hamiet Bluiett, Monnette Sudler , Fred Hopkins
The Iron Men Woody Shaw with Anthony Braxton 1977 muse with Muhal Richard Abrams , Cecil McBee , Joe Chambers
Priestess Gil Evans 1977 Antilles
Six by Six Synthesis 1977 chiaroscuro with Olu Dara, Richard Dunbar, Courtney Wynter , Ken Hutson , Ron Rahsaan
Heart to Heart David Sanborn 1978 Warner Brothers Big Band
At the Royal Festival Hall The Gil Evans Orchestra 1978 RCA Big Band
The Rest of Gil Evans Live at the Royal Festival Hall Gil Evans 1978 mole dto.
The fifth power Lester Bowie Quintet 1978 Black Saint with Amina Claudine Myers , Malachi Favors Maghostut , Phillip Wilson
Another time / another place Barry Altschul 1978 muse with Ray Anderson , Anthony Davis , Bill De Arango , Brian Smith
African Children Lester Bowie 1978 Horo with Amina Claudine Myers
Parabola Gil Evans Orchestra 1978 Horo with Lew Soloff , Earl McIntyre , Steve Lacy , Pete Levin , Don Pate , Noel McGhie
Articulation Rodney Jones 1978 Timeless with Wallace Roney , Bernadine Davis , Bob Mintzer , Kenny Kirkland , Benjamin Franklin Brown , Kenwood Dennard , Bemshi Jones
Special edition Jack DeJohnette 1979 ECM with David Murray, Peter Warren
Havana Jam CBS Jazz All-Stars 1979 Columbia u. a. with Hubert Laws , Arturo Sandoval , Jaco Pastorius . Blythe can be heard in Project "S" (with Woody Shaw , Hubert Laws, Dexter Gordon , Stan Getz , Jimmy Heath , Bobby Hutcherson , Cedar Walton , Tony Williams , Willie Bobo ), in Black Stockings (with Hubert Laws, Jimmy Heath, Richard Tee , Rodney Franklin , Eric Gale , John Lee , Gerry Brown , Willie Bobo)
Havana Jam 2 CBS Jazz All-Stars 1979 Columbia Blythe can be heard in I Wanna Bee (with Hubert Laws, Jimmy Heath, Richard Tee, Rodney Franklin, Eric Gale, John Lee, Gerry Brown, Willie Bobo) and Sound for Sore Ears (with Woody Shaw, Hubert Laws, Stan Getz, Dexter Gordon, Jimmy Heath, Cedar Walton, Percy Heath , Tony Williams, Willie Bobo, Bobby Hutcherson)
Touch of Silk Eric Gale 1980 Columbia with Grover Washington, Jr. , Charles Earland , Harold Vick, and others
Live at the Public Theater (New York 1980) Gil Evans Orchestra 1980 trio Big Band
4 X 4 McCoy Tyner Quartets 1980 Milestone Arthur Blythe can be heard in Blues in the Minor, Stay as Sweet as You Are and It's You or No One (with Cecil McBee, Al Foster )
The African Flower James Newton 1985 Blue note with Olu Dara , Jay Hoggard , Sir Roland Hanna , John Blake, Rick Rozie , Billy Hart , Pheeroan akLaff , Anthony Brown , Milt Grayson
Pale Fire Gust William Tsilis 1987 enja with Allen Farnham , Anthony Cox , Horacee Arnold , Arto Tuncboyaci
Endlessly Dizzy Gillespie 1987 MCA (impulse) Big Band; Arthur Blythe can be heard in Flyin 'High in the Friendly Sky and Save the Children .
Ever Since the World Ended Moses Allison 1987 Blue note Arthur Blythe can be heard in Gettin 'There
Cold Sweat Plays JB Cold sweat 1988 JMT with Eddie Allen , Craig Harris , Kenny Rogers, Booker T. Williams , Clyde Criner , Fred Wells, Brandon Ross , Alonzo Gardner , Damon Mendes. Arthur Blythe can be heard in Give It Up or Turnit a Loose .
Conduction # 15, Where Music Goes II Butch Morris 1989 Elektra Nonesuch with JA Deane , Vincent Chancey , Marion Brandis , Jemeel Moondoc , Janet Grice , Thurman Barker , Curtis Clark , Bill Horvitz , Brandon Ross , Zeena Parkins , Jason Kao Hwang , Taylor McLean
Metamorphosis World Saxophone Quartet and African Drums 1990 Nonesuch with Oliver Lake , David Murray, Hamiet Bluiett , Melvin Gibbs , Mor Thiam , Chief Bey, Mar Gueye (perc)
44th Street Suite McCoy Tyner 1991 Red Baron with David Murray, Ron Carter , Aaron Scott
Salutes the Saxophone - Tributes to John Coltrane , Dexter Gordon , Sonny Rollins and Lester Young Roots 1991 In + Out Roots - Arthur Blythe, Sam Rivers , Nathan Davis , Chico Freeman , Don Pullen , Santi Debriano , Tommy Campbell . Live recording from the Leverkusen Jazz Days .
Salutes the Saxophone, 2: Tributes to Gene Ammons , Eric Dolphy , Coleman Hawkins , Charlie Parker Roots 1991 In + Out dto.
Breath of Life World Saxophone Quartet with Fontella Bass 1992 Nonesuch with Oliver Lake, David Murray, Hamiet Bluiett, Donald Smith´ , Amina Claudine Myers , Tarik Shah , Fred Hopkins, Ronnie Burrage , Gene Lake , Fontella Bass
Ease on Jeff Palmer 1992 AudioQuest with John Abercrombie , Victor Lewis
Ya-it-ma thang Niko Schäuble ’s Tibetan Dixie with Arthur Blythe 1992 Timeless with Chris Skepper , Scott Tinkler , Simon Kent , Anton Delecca , Tim Hopkins , Paul Williamson , Stephen Magnusson , Philip Rex , Rai Pereira
Stablemates Roots 1992 In & Out Arthur Blythe can be heard in Stolen Moments and Staplemates (with Don Pullen, Santi Debriano, Idris Muhammad )
Remembering Dinah - A Salute to Dinah Washington Janice Harrington 1993 Hot shot Janice Harrington with the Arthur Blythe Quartet, with Mike Hennessey , Peter Bockius , Frank Bockius
The Unspoken Word Chico Freeman Quintet Feat. Arthur Blythe 1993 Jazz House with Julian Joseph , Curtis Lundy , Idris Muhammad
In the Name of ... Music Revelation Ensemble 1993 DIW with Sam Rivers, Hamiet Bluiett, James Blood Ulmer, Amin Ali , Cornell Rochester
Dance, world, dance Rodney Kendrick 1993 verve with Graham Haynes , Sharron McLeod , Bheki Mseleku , Patience Higgins , Tarus Mateen , Michael Bowie , Yoron Israel , Chi Sharpe, among others
Island Universe Jeff Palmer 1994 Soul note with John Abercrombie, Rashied Ali
Songs and Moments Kevin Mahogany 1994 enja Bythe can be heard in Next Time You See Me (with Ray Drummond , Marvin Smitty Smith, among others )
Focus Chico Freeman Quintet 1994 Contemporary with George Cables , Santi Debriano, Yoron Israel
In Case You Missed It Barry Wallenstein 1994 Sky blue Arthur Blythe can be heard in Blues 1 & 2 (with John Hicks, Wilber Morris )
Knights of Power Music Revelation Ensemble 1995 DIW with Hamiet Bluiett, James Blood Ulmer, Amin Ali, Cornell Rochester
Saying something Roots 1995 In & Out with Nathan Davis, Chico Freeman, Benny Golson , Kirk Lightsey, Buster Williams , Ed Thigpen
Echoes John Abercrombie 1996 Alessa Arthur Blythe can be heard in Mr Syms and Echoes (with Gust William Tsilis, Anthony Cox , Terri Lyne Carrington )
Jasmine Edward Maguire 1997 TruSpace with Chico Freeman, Rachel Z , Adam Holzman , Jack Lee, Norman Hedman, Chris Theberge
Let love begin Kaeef Ali (Bob Crowley, Jr.) & The Creative Arts Ensemble with Leon Thomas & Linda Lee 1998 Creative arts Blythe can be heard in Time Out of Mind (with Frank Lacy , Lester Bowie, Gary Bias , Zane Massey , Bill Saxton , Charles Davis , Fred Hopkins , Billy Higgins )
Foreststorn Chico Hamilton 2000-2001 Chef Jazz with Erik Lawrence , Evan Schwam , Cary DeNigris , Paul Ramsey . Arthur Blythe can be heard in 11 Bars for Arthur
Blue Tide Red Gitta Kahle 2006 Unit with Ephrem Luchinger , Florian Stoffner , Patrice Moret , Sergio Beresovsky

Web links / sources

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed November 11, 2017)