John Fischer - 6 x 1 = 10 Duos For A New Decade - Reentry 1980

John Fischer - Piano & Voice

Lester Bowie - trumpet

Charles Tyler - baritone saxophone

Perry Robinson - clarinet

Mark Whitecage - alto saxophone

Arthur Blythe - alto saxophone

Rick Kilburn - bass

Side A

1. Walking Ahead

2. I Love You Mama

3. What If?

4. But Not For Me

5. February

Side B

1. 110th Street

2. Bull Pop

3. Squeal

4. How Long Has This Been Going On?

Duos with Perry Robinson, Arthur Blythe, Mark Whitecage - Recorded at ENVIRON - 1977

Duos with Lester Bowie & Charles Tyler - Recorded 1978 [Media Sound & Downtown Sound]

Duo with Rick Kilburn - Recorded 1978 Public Theatre 

ReEntry Records RE-004 1980 vinyle rip from Serviceton

SYNTHESIS - SIX BY SIX (CHIAROSCURO RECORDS, 1977)

A1. Contribution
A2. The Way She Moves
A3. Carousel With Carol

B.  Six By Six


Arthur Blythe, alto and soprano saxophone
Ken Hutson, bass
Ron Rahsaan, drums
Richard Dunbar, French horn
Courtney Wynter, tenor saxophone, clarinet, bassoon
Olu Dara, trumpet


Recorded on 17 August 1977 at Downtown Sound, N.Y.C.

Chiaroscuro Records - CR 172

LP Rip

ROOTS - Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham 1996

BENNY GOLSON - tenor saxophone
NATHAN DAVIS - tenor and soprano saxophones
ARTHUR BLYTHE - alto saxophone
CHICO FREEMAN - tenor saxophone
KIRK LIGHTSEY - piano
BUSTER WILLIAMS - bass
ED THIGPEN - drums

1. Hank's Tune  7:54
2. announcement (B. Golson)  1:34
3. Stolen Moments  11:28
4. band intros (B. Golson)  11:20
5. To Hear a Tear Drop in the Rain  11:35
6. Impressions  11:05
7. Lester Leaps In 14:26
8. Tokudo  9:39

Everyman Theatre, Cheltenham  14th April 1996

BBC Radio 3 Broadcast

Arthur Blythe's passing prompted me to dig this out.  Enjoy.

JOEY BARON QT. - Knitting Factory NY 1998

ARTHUR BLYTHE - alto saxophone
RODNEY JONES - guitar
RON CARTER - bass
JOEY BARON - drums

1. Mighty Fine   9:51
2. The Crock Pot   12:05
3. Little Boy   8:22
4. What   17:11

Knitting Factory, New York.  June 1998

BBC  Jazz on 3 b'cast

CHARLES TYLER/ENSEMBLE ‎– VOYAGE FROM JERICHO (AK-BA RECORDS, 1975)

A1. Voyage From Jericho

A2. Return To The East

B1. Just For Two

B2. Children's Music March

B3. Surf Ravin

Arthur Blythe, alto saxophone
Charles Tyler, alto and baritone saxophone
Ronnie Boykins, bass
Steve Reid, drums
Earl Cross, trumpet


Recorded July 1974 at Studio ONE, N.Y.

AK-BA Records ‎– AK 1000

LP Rip

HOARACE TAPSCOTT "THE GIANT IS AWAKENED" (FLYING DUTCHMAN, 1969)

Serviceton, in the comments to his post of Arthur Blythe's bush baby has kindly also added the classic 1969 Horace Tapscott album 'the giant is awakened' another beauty as yet unreissued on disc except briefly in japan as a semi authorised 'release".

Horace Tapscott - piano
Arthur Blythe - alto Saxophone
David Bryant - bass
Walter Savage Jr - bass
Everett Brown Jr - drums


Recorded April 1, 1969 in Los Angeles
Produced by Bob Thiele
Released on Bob Thiele's Flying Dutchman label
FDS-107


A1. The Giant Is Awakened (Tapscott)     17:19
A2. For Fats (Blythe)                   02:20
B1. The Dark Tree (Tapscott)            06:58
B2. Niger's Theme (Tapscott)            11:54


cheers serviceton!

Note:
This a re-up (kind-of) of the 2008 post from Sotise ...
...new links added (from CD re-issue - OOP...)

SYNTHESIS - 'SENTIMENTS'

ARTHUR BLYTHE, alto sax and percussion
OLU DARA, trumpet and piano
DAVID MURRAY, tenor sax and percussion
KEN HUTSON, bass
RAHSAAN, drums and telephone bells

1. Back from where you came  8:44
2. Flowers for Albert  10:17
3. Sentiments for the New World patriots  9:12
4. A woman is such a lovely being  1:53
5. Sentiments for the African patriots  7:44

Compositions by SYNTHESIS except 'Flowers for Albert' by David Murray

Rec NYC 1976   RA Records RA/101  LP

Arthur Blythe needs our help

Arthur Blythe-The Grip & Metamorphosis-1977

A little request fulfillment,2 monster live sets by one of the great bands of its day, 

These are among my favorite jazz records period!!!

.

. To my knowledge, both were also issued in Japan by Paddle Wheel , and once on CD combined  in the early 90's..

The Band has a very distinct unique sound, with Bob Stewart and Abdul Wadud  given plenty of space , all the instruments more or less have an equal weight.

in the ensemble passages, there's a lot here that is delightfully  reminiscent of earlier free wheeling New Orleans , collective playing....

Beautiful Stuff .

and btw,Blythe hasn't been well the last couple of years, and you can help him by buying some of his available cds from reputable sources, such as the labels Cadence..Enja or in an out .

for Info Click on the back Covers or go Here and Here

ENJOY!

THE LEADERS. Bracknell 1984

DON CHERRY, trumpet, harmonica
ARTHUR BLYTHE, alto sax
CHICO FREEMAN, tenor and soprano sax, bass clarinet
HILTON RUIZ, piano
CECIL MCBEE, bass
DON MOYE, drums

1. New arrival  8:32 (missing beginning)
2. Blues on the bottom  22:20
3. The search  15:28
4. Miss Nancy  16:05

Bracknell Jazz Festival.  1984.

BBC Radio 3 'Jazz In Concert'  b'cast

Horace Tapscott-Pan African People's Arkestra, Moers 1995

Its been a while, since we've featured any Horace Tapscott.
 lately,  i've been listening to this quite a bit , a satellite recording in Fulsome sound, from the mid 90's ..
I havent doctored the original file set in anyway.... wonderful music,many thanks to the original uploader.
here is his text file.


Horace Tapscott - Pan African People's Arkestra, 1995.06.03, Moers (Germany),Festivalzelt

33. Internationales New Jazz Festival,Moers, Germany ,3. June 1995

source: DVB-S > MP2/48kHz > Audio-CD-Recorder > CDRW >
EAC > WAV > Audacity > FLAC 6

Horace Tapscott - Pan African People's Arkestra

Horace Tapscott - p
Nate Morgan - p
Arthurn Blythe - as
Michael Session - as,ss
Jesse Sharps - ss,basson,cl
Charles Owens - ts,bars
Steve Smith - tp
Fundi Legon - frh
Therman Green - tb
William Roper - tuba
Roberto Miranda - b
David Bryant - b
Sunship Theus - dr,perc
Fritz Wise - dr
Dwight Trible - voc



1. The Black Apostles - 16:52
2. Motherless Child - 14:31
3. A Ballad For Deadwood Dick - 11:43
4. Little Africa - 9:17
5. Dem Folk 3:52 faded out (complete 22:35)

total time 56:17 incomplete

PS- Complete Version of Dem Folks, added by Boldsouls see Comments

Horace Tapscott - Petrillo Music Shell, Grant Park, Chicago IL

1993-09-12 FM Broadcast
Petrillo Music Shell, Grant Park, Chicago IL
1. Introduction by Arthur Hoyle
2. ONE FOR LATELY
3. Band introductions
4. THE BLACK APOSTLES
5. SANDY AND NILES
6. Tapscott Interview with Neil Tesser
Horace Tapscott - piano
Arthur Blythe - alto sax
Teddy Edwards - tenor sax
Michael Session - baritone sax
Oscar Brasheer - trumpet
Thurman Green - trombone
Roberto Miguel Miranda - bass
Fritz Wise - drums

Lester Bowie Quintet - Live in Padua '78

One of the best groups led by Lester playing some Gospels, some
Spirituals, some Rhythm & Blues and some Free-Jazz : from the
Ancient to the Future!

Rec. live at "Teatro Tenda", Padua, Italy, on April 4, 1978
(mics recording)

Lester Bowie,trumpet
Arthur Blythe,alto sax
Amina Claudine Myers,piano
Malachi Favors Maghostut,bass
Phillip Wilson,drums

1. Track #1 (31:30)
2. Track #2 (39:00)
3. Encore (03:25)

Total Time 1:13:56

Arthur Blythe Quartet - Live in Newport '80

The "in the tradition" Blythe's quartet taped live at the
Newport Festival.

Rec. live at the "Newport Jazz Festival", on July 1980
(radio broadcast)

Arthur Blythe,alto sax
John Hicks,piano
Fred Hopkins,bass
Steve McCall,drums

1. Miss Nancy (16:20)
2. Slidin' Through (14:23)
3. Misty (09:00)
4. Odessa (11:09)
5. Break Tune (06:51)

Total Time 57:45

All compositions by A.Blythe except 3 [E.Garner]

Arthur Blythe Quintet - Live in Milan '82

Probably the most curious group ever led by Blythe,
able to create a fascinating sound, perfect for his
own compositions.

Rec. live in Milan, Italy, on November 1st, 1982
(mics recording)

Arthur Blythe,alto saxophone
Kelvyn Bell,guitar
Bob Stewart,tuba
Abdul Wadud,cello
Bobby Battle,drums

1. Miss Nancy (16:29)
2. Faceless Woman (13:42)
3. Bush Baby (36:22)
4. Illusions/Break Tune #2 (17:37)

Total Time 1:24:12

Horace Tapscott's Arkestra - 15th Annual Chicago Jazz Festival

1993-09-12 FM Broadcast
Petrillo Music Shell, Grant Park, Chicago IL
1. Introduction by Arthur Hoyle
2. ONE FOR LATELY
3. Band introductions
4. THE BLACK APOSTLES
5. SANDY AND NILES
6. Tapscott Interview with Neil Tesser
Horace Tapscott - piano
Arthur Blythe - alto sax
Teddy Edwards - tenor sax
Michael Session - baritone sax
Oscar Brasheer - trumpet
Thurman Green - trombone
Roberto Miguel Miranda - bass
Fritz Wise - drums

Arthur Blythe - Bush Baby (Adelphi, 1978)

Heres a great one , given to me in person recently by our man in Melbourne "Serviceton"..
Unusual instrumentation makes this somewhat more austere perhaps than his contemporaneous output, very beautiful nonetheless.
.. a fabulous share which I had not heard..

a heartfelt thank you to serviceton..

details..=

Bush Baby

Arthur Blythe - Alto
Bob Stewart - Tuba
Ahkmed Abdullah - Conga

Side A

1. Mamie Lee
2. For Fats

Side B

3. Off The Top
4. Bush Baby


Rec NYC Dec 1977

Adelphi AD5008 (p) 1978

Enjoy!!!

ARTHUR BLYTHE QUINTET - LIVE IN MONTRÉAL, QB, CANADA JULY 1981

Here's a wonderful concert by the great Arthur Blythe in his prime.

One of my favourite concert albums of all time has always been the Grip/Metamorphosis set on India Navigation from a few years before this concert.

Arthur has been around forever, and has recently (last 10 years) made a spate of great records for diverse labels.

For a time it looked like he was floundering after being picked up by cbs, for whom he made a couple of great records which didn’t sell, and are only now being rediscovered for the gems they are.
Label executives have never been terribly tolerant of artists intentions, unless they can make money.
So it seemed to a lot of Arthurs fans for a time that he was being manicured , and given a commercial makeover that didn’t suit him at which a lot of his virtues and integrity were sacrificed, to recoup the big advances and initial cost of that manicure.

But Arthur's back in full force,
And heres a potent souvenir from the glory days of that great period from the mid seventies to the early eighties.

Thanks to the original seeder/trader
[I'm sorry I don’t have the flacs for this one! > now available in Flac]

Arthur Blythe Quintet
Jazz festival –Montreal Quebec
July 1981

Track list
1)intro, announcement
2)?
3)?
4)hip tripper
5)illusions
6)faceless woman
7) short solo- by Arthur
8)?

(see comments for an improved track list)

Personnel-
Arthur Blythe - alto sax
Bob Stewart - tuba
Abdul Wadud - cello
Kelvyn Bell - guitar
Bobby Battle - drums

check out arthur's recent recordings!!