Blythe Byte

by Arthur Blythe

Overview

In 2001 Savant Records brought out Blythe Byte, an album by alto saxophonist Arthur Blythe. For his second Savant release and sequel to the excellent live album Spirits in the Field, Blythe chose pianist John Hicks, drummer Cecil Brooks III, and Dwayne Dolphin, the Oakland-cum-Pittsburgh bassist who came up working with Wynton Marsalis and Hank Crawford. What resulted was a well-balanced assortment blending three original compositions, an old-fashioned spiritual, the Latin pop tune "Besame Mucho," Billy Strayhorn's reflective "My Little Brown Book," John Coltrane's "Naima," and three exquisite airs by Thelonious Monk. As would be the case with his 2003 Savant release Exhale, the title track on Blythe Byte is a miniature lasting less than 60 seconds. ~ arwulf arwulf

Product Details

Release Date:	09/18/2001
Label:	Savant Records (Jazz) / Savant
UPC:	0633842203621
Rank:	186824

Tracks

1. Hardly
2. Besame Mucho
3. Blue Monk
4. Light Blue
5. And One
6. My Little Brown Book
7. Naima
8. Ruby, My Dear
9. Blythe Byte
10. What a Friend We Have in Jesus

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Arthur Blythe   Primary Artist,Sax (Alto)
Cecil Brooks III   Guest Artist,Drums
John Hicks   Guest Artist,Piano
Dwayne Dolphin   Bass

Technical Credits

John Coltrane   Composer
Charles C. Converse   Composer
Joseph Scriven   Composer
Billy Strayhorn   Composer
Thelonious Monk   Composer
Arthur Blythe   Composer,Associate Producer
Tommy Tedesco   Assistant Engineer
Consuelo Velazquez   Composer
Sunny Skylar   Composer
Cecil Brooks III   Producer
Alan Nahigian   Photography
John Arthur Lee   Mastering
Dwayne Dolphin   Composer
David Baker   Engineer
Joe Fields   Executive Producer