Night Song (Arthur Blythe album)

Night Song, is an album by saxophonist Arthur Blythe which was recorded in California in 1996 and released on the Clarity Recordings label the following year.[1]

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)

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

In his review on 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. Discogs: album entry accessed March 9, 2018
  2. 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
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