Night Song (Arthur Blythe album)

Night Song
Studio album by
Arthur Blythe
Released1997
RecordedAugust 13–15, 1996
StudioFirst Unitarian Church, Berkeley, CA
GenreJazz
Length59:40
LabelClarity
CCD-1016
ProducerChico Freeman
Arthur Blythe chronology
Hipmotism
(1991) 		Night Song
(1997) 		Today's Blues
(1997)

Night Song is an album by the saxophonist Arthur Blythe, released via Clarity Recordings in 1997.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow stated: "This is a particularly intriguing and enjoyable release ... Whether it be hints at New Orleans parade rhythms, Afro-Cuban jazz, older styles of jazz, or freer explorations, this is a fascinating set that is well worth several listens".[2] In JazzTimes, Miles Jordan wrote: "This challenging CD finds Blythe doing most of the soloing with Stewart’s ebullient tuba primarily functioning as a walking bass. ... On the tunes that feature the percussionists-all playing hand drums-his marimbas definitely imbue them with a 'world music' feeling".[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Arthur Blythe except where noted

  1. "Night Song (Cancion de La Noche)" (Arthur Blythe, Gust Tsilias) – 5:44
  2. "Sorrows of Sonny Liston" (Tsilias) – 3:58
  3. "Down San Diego Way" – 3:43
  4. "It's Hungry/Fulfillment" (Blythe, Chico Freeman, Bob Stewart, Arto Tuncboyaciyan) – 7:43
  5. "Ransom" (Blythe, Tuncboyaciyan) – 4:04
  6. "Cause of It All" (Blythe, Stewart) – 5:02
  7. "We See" (Thelonious Monk) – 5:05
  8. "Blood Count" (Billy Strayhorn) – 6:18
  9. "Slanderous" – 3:57
  10. "Contemplation" – 5:43
  11. "Hardly" – 5:24
  12. "Night Song (Cancion de La Noche) (Reprise)" (Blythe, Tsilias) – 2:59

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "Arthur Blythe". Chicago Reader. Retrieved 29 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Arthur Blythe – Night Song: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Jordan, M. JazzTimes Review, accessed March 9, 2018