Spirits in the Field

by Arthur Blythe

Spirits in the Field cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1 January 2000
  • Label: Savoy Jazz
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 57:46
  • Community rating: 3.81/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A live album by alto saxophonist Arthur Blythe, recorded with tuba player Bob Stewart and drummer Cecil Brooks III. 'Spirits in the Field' continues the trio format of his earlier work, Blythe's vibrato-rich tone set against the tuba's bass lines in an avant-garde jazz program.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, saxophone, atmospheric, melodic, live

Tracklist

  1. One Mint Julep (6:33)
  2. Miss Nancy (7:26)
  3. Odessa (10:59)
  4. Rambler (9:29)
  5. Spirits in the Field (3:24)
  6. Lenox Avenue Breakdown (6:37)
  7. Ah George, We Hardly Knew You (7:23)
  8. Break Tune #2 (5:55)

Credits

  • Bob Stewart - tuba, written-by
  • Littlefield & Company - design
  • Amadeus - engineer
  • Francis Davis - liner notes
  • John Lee - mastered by
  • Enid Farber - photography by
  • R. Andrew Lepley - photography by
  • Rudolph Toombs - written-by
  • Don Pullen - written-by

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