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Arthur Blythe: Focus

Read "Focus" reviewed by Todd S. Jenkins

by Todd S. Jenkins
January 12, 2003

After what many considered a dry period in the early 1990s, Arthur Blythe gently began his return to alto prominence through exotic collaborations with cellist David Eyges and mallets player Gust William Tsilis. Focus presents one of his most unusual ensembles since the early '80s tuba/cello/guitar quintet. The sparse, foreign sound of this new quartet takes ...

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Focus

By Arthur Blythe

Label: Savant Records
Released: 2002
Track listing: 1. Opus (Blythe) - 6:52 2. Children's Song AKA That Old Man (Monk) - 3:18 3. C.C. Rider - 4:58 4. Once Again (Blythe) - 2:53 5. My Son Ra (Blythe) - 8:09 6. Hip Toe (Blythe) - 6:20 7. Night Song (Blythe/Tsilis) - 6:50 8. Bubbles (Blythe) - 3:16 9. Stuffy Turkey (Monk) - 5:00 10. Night Creeper (Blythe) - 5:19 11. In a Sentimental Mood (Ellington) - 7:58 12. Focus (Blythe) - 1:16

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Arthur Blythe: Focus

by Jon Wagner
November 1, 2002

Arthur Blythe has been busy. He has a new recording, and last month completed a stint with his quartet at the Jazz Standard. Blythe is living in his hometown San Diego again, so NYC jazz fans jumped at the rare opportunity to see him play live. The band - Blythe on alto, John Hicks on piano, ...

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