Английская Википедия:Illusions (Arthur Blythe album)
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Шаблон:Infobox album Illusions is jazz saxophonist Arthur Blythe's third album for the Columbia label, recorded in New York City in 1980.
Reception
Шаблон:Album ratings From contemporary reviews, Robert Palmer placed the album at fifth place in his best of 1980 list for the New York Times, proclaiming Blythe to be a "formidable alto saxophonist" and that the funk tunes on the album "proved that substantial yet danceable jazz isn't an impossible dream."Шаблон:Sfn
From retrospective reviews, Scott Yanow of AllMusic states that "the distinctive alto of Blythe is heard in top form on six of his unusual originals ... It's recommended."[1]
Track listing
- All compositions by Arthur Blythe
- "Bush Baby" - 6:28
- "Miss Nancy" - 7:24
- "Illusions" - 4:10
- "My Son Ra" - 5:59
- "Carespin' With Mamie" - 7:04
- "As of Yet" - 5:04
- Recorded at CBS Recording Studios, New York in April & May 1980.
Personnel
- Arthur Blythe - alto saxophone
- Abdul Wadud - cello (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
- James Blood Ulmer - guitar (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
- Bob Stewart - tuba (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
- John Hicks - piano (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
- Fred Hopkins - bass (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
- Bobby Battle (tracks 1, 3 & 5), Steve McCall (tracks 2, 4 & 6) - drums
References
Sources
Шаблон:Arthur BlytheШаблон:John Hicks (pianist)
- ↑ Yanow, S. [[[:Шаблон:AllMusic]] AllMusic Review] accessed July 19, 2010