Blythe Byte

Blythe Byte
Blythe Byte
Studio album by Arthur Blythe
Released	July 24, 2001
Recorded	March 17, 2001
Studio	Tedesco Studio, Paramus, NJ
Genre	Jazz
Length	54:28
Label	Savant; SCD 2036
Producer	Cecil Brooks III
Arthur Blythe chronology

Blythe Byte is an album by saxophonist Arthur Blythe that was recorded in 2001 and released on the Savant label.^[1]

Reception[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	^[3]

In his review on Allmusic, arwulf arwulf called it "a well-balanced assortment".^[2] In JazzTimes, Bill Bennett wrote: "Working here in (and out of) a quartet setting, Blythe dances deftly between what we know and what he wants to show us".^[4]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Arthur Blythe except where noted

"Hardly" – 7:29
"Besame Mucho" (Consuelo Velázquez, Sunny Skylar) – 5:47
"Blue Monk" (Thelonious Monk) – 6:09
"Light Blue" (Monk) – 5:02
"And One" (Dwayne Dolphin) – 6:23
"My Little Brown Book" (Billy Strayhorn) – 6:15
"Naima" (John Coltrane) – 6:11
"Ruby, My Dear" (Monk) – 6:00
"Blythe Byte" – 0:43
"What a Friend We Have in Jesus" (Joseph Scriven, Charles Crozat Converse) – 4:29

Personnel[]

Arthur Blythe – alto saxophone
John Hicks – piano (tracks 1-8 & 10)
Dwayne Dolphin – bass (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)
Cecil Brooks III – drums (tracks 1-3 & 5-7)

References[]

^ Jazz Depot: album entry accessed March 9, 2018
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b arwulf, arwulf. Arthur Blythe – Blythe Byte: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Bennett, B. JazzTimes Review, accessed March 9, 2018

[1] Jazz Depot: album entry accessed March 9, 2018

[Allmusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b arwulf, arwulf. Arthur Blythe – Blythe Byte: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 9, 2018.

[Penguin9-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 147. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[4] Bennett, B. JazzTimes Review, accessed March 9, 2018

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
As leader or co-leader	Hells Bells (1975) Steadfast (1975) After the Morning (West 54, 1979) Some Other Time (1981) John Hicks (1982) In Concert (1984) Inc. 1 (1985) Luminous (and Elise Wood, 1985–88) Two of a Kind (and Ray Drummond, 1986–87) I'll Give You Something to Remember Me By (1987) East Side Blues (1988) Naima's Love Song (1988) Oleo (New York Unit, 1989) Rhythm-a-Ning (and Kenny Barron, 1989) Blue Bossa (New York Unit, 1990) Is That So? (1990) Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Seven (1990) Power Trio (1990) St. Thomas: Tribute to Great Tenors (1991) Tribute to George Adams (1991–92) After the Morning (Dominic Sciscente Music, 1992) Blues March: Portrait of Art Blakey (1992) Crazy for You (1992) Friends Old and New (1992) Moanin': Portrait of Art Blakey (1992) Now's the Time (New York Unit, 1992) Over the Rainbow (New York Unit, 1992) Single Petal of a Rose (1992) The Missouri Connection (and Jay McShann, 1992) Beyond Expectations (1993) Lover Man: A Tribute to Billie Holiday (1993) Akari (New York Unit, 1994) Duality (and Peter Leitch, 1994) Gentle Rain (1994) In the Mix (1994) Heart Beats (Keystone Trio, 1995) Piece for My Peace (1995) Cry Me a River (1997) Newklear Music (Keystone Trio, 1997) Nightwind: An Erroll Garner Songbook (1997) Something to Live For: A Billy Strayhorn Songbook (1997) Trio + Strings (1997) Hicks Time (released 1998) Impressions of Mary Lou (1998) Beautiful Friendship (and Elise Wood, 2000) Music in the Key of Clark (2001) Fatha's Day: An Earl Hines Songbook (2003) Twogether (with Frank Morgan, 2005–6) I Remember You (2006) On the Wings of an Eagle (2006) Sweet Love of Mine (2006)
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