This is one of the most well-rounded Arthur Blythe records from his Columbia period.
The distinctive altoist performs three passionate originals and an unlikely version of "Strike Up The Band" with a quintet also including cellist Abdul Wadud, guitarist Kelvyn Bell, Bob Stewart on tuba and drummer Bobby Battle.
In addition he is featured on "Misty" with a more conventional trio (pianist John Hicks, bassist Fred Hopkins and drummer Steve McCall), plays his "Spirits In The Field" with Wadud and Stewart, and is quite effective on a reverent but swinging rendition of "Just A Closer Walk With Thee" with Stewart and organist Amina Claudine Myers.
One of many Columbia LP's long overdue to be reissued on CD, this is a fairly definitive Arthur Blythe recording, showing off his links to hard bop, r&b and the avant-garde.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ContemplationArthur Blythe | Arthur Blythe | Play | 06:55 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 2 | Faceless WomanArthur Blythe | Arthur Blythe | Play | 06:40 | 15 MB | 0 MB |
| 3 | ReverenceArthur Blythe | Arthur Blythe | Play | 06:26 | 14 MB | 0 MB |
| 4 | Strike up the BandGeorge Gershwin, Ira Gershwin | Arthur Blythe | Play | 02:45 | 6 MB | 0 MB |
| 5 | MistyJohnny Burke, Erroll Garner | Arthur Blythe | Play | 07:26 | 17 MB | 0 MB |
| 6 | Spirits in the FieldArthur Blythe | Arthur Blythe | Play | 03:32 | 8 MB | 0 MB |
| 7 | Just a Closer Walk With TheeTraditional | Arthur Blythe | Play | 05:28 | 12 MB | 0 MB |
| 39 mins | 90 MB | |||||
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| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arthur Blythe | Composer, Primary Artist, Sax (Alto) |
| 2 | Johnny Burke | Composer |
| 3 | Erroll Garner | Composer |
| 4 | George Gershwin | Composer |
| 5 | Ira Gershwin | Composer |
| 6 | Traditional | Composer |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |