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2000 live album by Arthur Blythe
Spirits in the Field
Live album by Arthur Blythe
ReleasedFebruary 15, 2000
RecordedJune 24, 1999
VenueBimhuis, Amsterdam
GenreJazz
Length57:46
LabelSavant
SCD 2024
ProducerCecil Brooks III
Arthur Blythe chronology
Today's Blues
(1997) 		Spirits in the Field
(2000) 		Blythe Byte
(2001)

Spirits in the Field, is a live album by saxophonist Arthur Blythe, recorded at Bimhuis in Amsterdam in 1999 and released on the Savant label the following year.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz

In his review on AllMusic, Michael G. Nastos stated: "Blythe's husky, virile alto sax has never sounded better, and though the recording quality is a little thin, the music comes roaring through the speakers nonetheless... Blythe's sound and vision remain as fresh and vital as ever." In JazzTimes, Peter Margasak wrote: "this live recording puts the focus squarely on his music, finding it as strong, soulful and thrilling as ever."

Track listing

All compositions by Arthur Blythe except where noted

  1. "One Mint Julip" (Rudy Toombs) – 6:33
  2. "Miss Nancy" – 7:26
  3. "Odessa" – 10:59
  4. "Rambler" (Bob Stewart) – 9:29
  5. "Spirits in the Field" – 3:24
  6. "Lenox Avenue Breakdown" – 6:37
  7. "Ah, George, We Hardly Knew Ya" (Don Pullen) – 7:23
  8. "Break Tune" – 5:55

Personnel

References

  1. Jazz Depot: album entry accessed March 9, 2018
  2. ^ Nastos, Michael G.. Arthur Blythe – Spirits in the Field: 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. Margasak, P. JazzTimes Review, accessed March 9, 2018
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