Arthur Blythe

American musician (1940–2017)

Born: 5 July 1940
Los Angeles
Died: 27 March 2017
Lancaster
Country: United States
Active: 1969–
Record labels: Columbia Records, Enja Records, CIMP, Alessa Records
Discography: 27 albums

Biography

Arthur Blythe was a jazz musician who played saxophone and alto saxophone. Arthur Blythe was born on 5 July 1940 in Los Angeles and died on 27 March 2017 in Lancaster. The music is usually filed under jazz and jazz fusion. Record labels: Columbia Records, Enja Records, CIMP and Alessa Records. The discography here lists 27 albums, from “The Grip” (1977) to “Lenox Avenue Breakdown / In the Tradition / Illusions / Blythe Spirit” (2016).

Arthur Murray Blythe (July 5, 1940 – March 27, 2017) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and composer. He was described by critic Chris Kelsey as displaying "one of the most easily recognizable alto sax sounds in jazz, big and round, with a fast, wide vibrato and an aggressive, precise manner of phrasing" and furthermore as straddling the avant garde and traditionalist jazz, often with bands featuring unusual instrumentation.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

The Grip 1977 · India Navigation Bush Baby 1978 · Adelphi Records In the Tradition 1979 · Columbia Lenox Avenue Breakdown 1979 · Columbia Metamorphosis 1979 · India Navigation Illusions 1980 · Columbia Blythe Spirit 1981 · CBS Elaborations 1982 · CBS Light Blue - Arthur Blythe Plays Thelonious Monk 1983

Put Sunshine In It 1985

da - da 1986

Basic Blythe 1988

Pale Fire 1988

Hipmotism 1991

Retroflection 1994 · Live

The Unspoken Word 1994 · Live

Calling Card 1995

Focus 1995

Live at the Half Note, Volume 1 1997 · Live

Night Song 1997 · Live

Synergy 1997

Today's Blues 1998

Blythe Byte 2001

Focus 2002

Sky 2002

Exhale 2003

Lenox Avenue Breakdown / In the Tradition / Illusions / Blythe Spirit 2016

Also plays on

Albums where Arthur Blythe is credited as a sideman

1974	Bridge Into the New Age — Azar Lawrence	alto saxophone
1975	Peregrinations — Chico Hamilton	horn
1975	Coon Bid'Ness — Julius Hemphill	alto saxophone
1978	The 5th Power — Lester Bowie	alto saxophone
1980	4x4 — McCoy Tyner	alto saxophone
1980	Special Edition — Jack DeJohnette	alto saxophone
1980	Touch of Silk — Eric Gale	alto saxophone, saxophone
1981	The Iron Men — Woody Shaw	alto saxophone
1983	Priestess — Gil Evans	alto saxophone
1987	Live at the Public Theater, Volume 2: New York 1980 — Gil Evans	saxophone
1987	Live at the Public Theater, Volume 1 (New York 1980) — Gil Evans	saxophone
1987	Ever Since the World Ended — Mose Allison	alto saxophone
1991	44th Street Suite — McCoy Tyner	alto saxophone
1995	Reflections — Julius Hemphill	alto saxophone
1997	Down Home — Joey Baron, Arthur Blythe, Ron Carter, Bill Frisell	alto saxophone
1999	We'll Soon Find Out — Joey Baron, Arthur Blythe, Ron Carter, Bill Frisell	alto saxophone
2013	Chico Hamilton and the Players — Chico Hamilton	saxophone
2023	The Montreux Years — McCoy Tyner Trio	alto saxophone