Elaborations
| Elaborations | ||||
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| Released | 1982 | |||
| Recorded | 1982 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Columbia | |||
| Producer | Jim Fishel, Arthur Blythe | |||
| Arthur Blythe chronology | ||||
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Elaborations is an album by the American jazz saxophonist Arthur Blythe, released in 1982.[1][2]
Reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [4] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "This post bop music (which falls between advanced hard bop and the avant-garde) is well worth several listens".[3] In The Boston Phoenix, Bob Blumenthal focused on cellist Abdul Wadud's playing ("his bowing is clear and mobile as a violinist's, his lines are sweeping and rhapsodic"), but also noted that "there are other rewards as well on Elaborations: Stewart's barrel-chested blowing, Bell's growing assertiveness, Blythe’s invigorating swing".[5]
Track listing
- All compositions by Arthur Blythe except as indicated
- "Elaborations" - 7:23
- "Metamorphosis" - 6:18
- "Sister Daisy" - 7:17
- "One Mint Julep" (Rudolph Toombs) - 4:54
- "Shadows" - 4:25
- "Lower Nile" - 10:37
- Recorded at CBS Recording Studios, New York
Personnel
- Arthur Blythe - alto saxophone
- Abdul Wadud - cello
- Kelvyn Bell - guitar
- Bob Stewart - tuba
- Bobby Battle - drums
- Wilbur Morris - bass (track 3)
- Muhammad Abdullah - congas (track 6)
References
- ^ Palmer, Robert (September 29, 1982). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. p. C17.
- ^ Stern, Chip (November 25, 1982). "Elaborations". Rolling Stone. No. 383. p. 80.
- ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed July 19, 2010
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 27. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Blumenthal, Bob (September 21, 1982). "Bows and 'bones". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved September 21, 2024.