1 June 2008

Arthur Blythe- Bush Baby (adelphi lp ad5008) 1978 ,FLAC and lame




Heres a great one , given to me in person recently by our man in Melbourne "Serviceton"..
Unusual instrumentation makes this somewhat more austere perhaps than his contemporaneous output, very beautiful nonetheless.
.. a fabulous share which I had not heard..

a heartfelt thank you to serviceton..
details..=
Bush Baby

Arthur Blythe - Alto
Bob Stewart - Tuba
Ahkmed Abdullah - Conga

Side A

1. Mamie Lee
2. For Fats

Side B

3. Off The Top
4. Bush Baby


Rec NYC Dec 1977

Adelphi AD5008 (p) 1978


Ripped to both flac and lame 320

Enjoy!!!
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43 comments:

  1. SOTISE1 June 2008 at 10:02:00 CEST

    Bush baby, lame 320
    http://rs299l33.rapidshare.com/files/119224424/blthebubam.zip

    bush baby ,flac
    http://rs361gc2.rapidshare.com/files/119232688/the_bhby_flac.part1.rar
    http://rs327gc2.rapidshare.com/files/119242086/the_bhby_flac.part2.rar

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  2. SOTISE1 June 2008 at 10:05:00 CEST

    also ripped by me sometime back for other friends...

    heres "the grip" on india navigation
    from the same year
    Recorded live at the brook 40 west 17th street nyc, feb 26 1977
    Tracklist is
    Side one
    The grip
    Spirits in the field
    Sunrise service

    Side two
    Lower nile
    As of yet
    My son ra

    Arthur blythe- alto, composer
    Abdul wadud- cello
    Ahmed Abdullah-tpt
    Bob stewart- tuba
    Steve reed- traps
    Muhamad Abdullah- percussion

    Flac
    http://rs310tl.rapidshare.com/files/105233774/arhr_bllhgrp.part1.rar
    http://rs370l33.rapidshare.com/files/105225293/arhr_bllhgrp.part2.rar
    http://rs80l33.rapidshare.com/files/105216995/arhr_bllhgrp.part3.rar

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  3. Boromir1 June 2008 at 10:12:00 CEST

    Sotise, thanks to you and to serviceton for these great recordings.

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  4. Wallofsound1 June 2008 at 11:07:00 CEST

    I'd not heard this one before, either, but it's terrific. Some of the best techniques of contrast and swing from WSQ. Blythe moves from beautifully round to tart tone; and I have always loved the tuba in a jazz context.

    I can't get at the second post until I have RS capacity, but very much looking forward to that as well. Many thanks for sharing.

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  5. centrifuge1 June 2008 at 11:53:00 CEST

    he sotise :) & hi serviceton! thanks to you both for this, grabbing it now

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  6. PuroJazz1 June 2008 at 19:57:00 CEST

    Hey Sotise! Thanks for this and so many amazing posts.

    Roberto

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  7. Tantris1 June 2008 at 21:44:00 CEST

    Looking forward to hearing these - thanks sotise.

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  8. il angelo1 June 2008 at 22:17:00 CEST

    The sparse instrumentation brins a lot of focus. Thanks gentlemen, Lately I am in a Blythe phase.

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  9. The Axeman3 June 2008 at 03:55:00 CEST

    Thank you so much. It sounds really interesting.

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  10. Hookfinger5 June 2008 at 03:21:00 CEST

    Whoa - thanks alot for a great one!!!

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  11. ABE8 June 2008 at 05:36:00 CEST

    Thank you - I love jazz tuba (and Blythe)so i'm looking forward to hearing this!

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  12. gerireig10 June 2008 at 01:53:00 CEST

    Great trio! Loved them all. Thanks 3 trillion times. This blog rocks!

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  13. centrifuge10 June 2008 at 14:59:00 CEST

    yeah, i enjoyed this obscure item, thanks again.

    btw "for fats" is a horace tapscott number, encountered by blythe on tapscott's *the giant is awakened* album

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  14. serviceton16 June 2008 at 13:47:00 CEST

    'For Fats' is actually an Arthur Blythe tune - the only one by him on The Giant Is Awakened LP by Horace Tapscott..
    Pedantry aside, ALL the music on this wonderful album is highly recommended to those that haven't heard it.
    Tapscott's writing and playing is inspired and quite unique, Blythe's alto playing is gripping and visceral. There are two bass players, and the little-known Everett Brown is a seriously capable & wonderful drummer.
    It was recorded in 1969 for Bob Thiele's Flying Dutchman label.

    Tunes are
    1. The Giant Is Awakened
    2. For Fats
    3. The Dark Tree
    4. Niger's Theme

    Personnel is
    Horace Tapscott - piano
    Arthur Blythe - alto
    David Bryant - bass
    Walter Savage Jr - bass
    Everett Brown Jr - drums

    It was Tapscott's first date as a leader - this and many of his later albums are out of print, BUT, there is a treasure trove of Tapscott waiting at Nimbus West Records, including much vinyl for young fogies like me. (http://www.nimbuswest.com/index.htm)

    Here then, is Horace Tapscott's "The Giant Is Awakened"

    http://rapidshare.com/files/122802590/tapscottgiant320.rar

    This is the MP3 version..

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  15. serviceton16 June 2008 at 16:04:00 CEST

    ... and here's the FLACs

    http://rapidshare.com/files/122819907/tapscottgiantFLAC.part1.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/122831955/tapscottgiantFLAC.part2.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/122838230/tapscottgiantFLAC.part3.rar

    If you're not that familiar with Tapscott, well google, will quickly reveal interesting pieces like this http://www.pointofdeparture.org/PoD5TheCircle.html, or this http://www.lacitybeat.com/cms/story/detail/sessions_with
    _horace_tapscott/6630/
    If you read French (and even if not), go to this page for a labour-of-love compendium of West-Coast jazz & improvised music from a certain era..
    http://bjazz.blogspot.com/
    this guy has done great work..

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  16. centrifuge22 June 2008 at 16:17:00 CEST

    serviceton, cheers for the correction, and for sharing your copy... the album was up on another blog eighteen months or so ago... can't remember which blog now, not one i use any more, no idea if the link is still active! but of course that was mp3 only, anyway...

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  17. gilhodges22 June 2008 at 16:58:00 CEST

    Two spectacular offerings. Black Arthur Blythe has one of the most distinctive saxophone sounds ever. A vibrato so wide open you could drive a Datsun through it. When he signed with CBS ("Lenox Avenue Breakdown" is a fine slice of wax), the label made him drop the "Black" from his moniker.

    The Tapscott record is simply one of the best recordings ever made. The title track is a close as you'll come to anthem for 1969 as experienced by a particular portion of the US population. Iconic.

    Fantastic.

    Thank you two times.

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  18. Boromir22 June 2008 at 17:50:00 CEST

    Thanks serviceton and sortise for the great Tapscott recording.

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  19. bongomccongo24 June 2008 at 10:20:00 CEST

    thankyou serviceton and Sotise, wonderful Tapscott. he is starting to get his due. there was a book out recently about him and the L.A scene - can't remember the name right now .
    thanks

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  20. serviceton24 June 2008 at 10:49:00 CEST

    The book is (appropriately enough) called 'The Dark Tree' , with a subtitle "Jazz and the Community Arts in Los Angeles". It's author is Steve Isoardi.
    There is also Horace Tapscott's own book entitled 'Songs of the Unsung'
    A flat-out wonderful musician.

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  21. htakat24 June 2008 at 13:48:00 CEST

    thanks for this wonderful Tapscott

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  22. Anonymous2 July 2008 at 15:41:00 CEST

    About "Giant is awakened" on CD -- a long time ago RCA Novus released a CD called "West Coast Hot" which is all of the Giant is Awakened and 4 out of 5 tracks from a John Carter/Bobby Bradford album on Revelation Records from the same time (not the one that was reissued on Hat Hut) -- but it's very out of print and is $40 on Amazon. But if you see it in a store, take a close look.

    Thanks for the posts!

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  23. serviceton4 July 2008 at 04:30:00 CEST

    matt w, you're nearly spot-on.
    Except the John Carter / Bobby Bradford record that was added to the 'West Coast Hot' CD (to accompany The Giant is Awakened) was 'Flight For Four' on the Flying Dutchman label.
    But yes, they left off one track, 'Domino'.
    If there's interest, I could post the complete record.

    2 records were released on Revelation Records by the Carter / Bradford group.
    The 1st, from 1969 and credited to the New Art Jazz Ensemble was entitled 'Seeking' and is the record that was re-released by HatArt on the early 90's.

    The *other* Revelation LP came out in 1972, and is titled "Secrets'. It's never been put on CD, which is a pity as it's a warm & intelligent jazz record.

    Here it is in FLAC
    Secrets - John Carter / Bobby Bradford
    rapidshare.com/files/126086438/Secrets.part1.rar.html
    rapidshare.com/files/126092009/Secrets.part2.rar.html
    rapidshare.com/files/126079536/Secrets.part3.rar.html

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  24. bongomccongo1 September 2008 at 08:59:00 CEST

    thanks sotise for the heads up on the giant ... and thanks everyone

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  25. ghostrancedance10 September 2008 at 02:03:00 CEST

    Many thanks to both of you for these superb shares! This has always been one of my favorite Blythe bands. Years ago I had the vinyl too (a discerning thief ripped it off back in the 1990s). The Tapscott is new to me and most welcomed; I'd only read about it previous to these posts. Thanks again!!!!!

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  26. el goog31 October 2008 at 03:16:00 CET

    Hi sotise
    We start 'India Navigation Discography' and made a link to this post.
    If you do not want it, please tell me so.
    Keep it up and thank you in advance again.

    eG

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  27. Cosmo Vitelli6 September 2009 at 19:13:00 CEST

    Hi. First of all THANK YOU and you all for this music and all these interesting notes.

    Then: I long have that Tapscott/Carter Brandford 'West Coast Hot' RCA-Novus cd. If there's any interest anybody, give me some clue about how could I share it with you.

    bye
    Cosmo

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  28. chronwell3 March 2011 at 00:15:00 CET

    Good lookin to sotise ans servietron for this brilliant black classic al music!

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  29. Anonymous29 May 2011 at 21:48:00 CEST

    Thanks you so much!

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  30. Anonymous29 May 2011 at 21:53:00 CEST

    Merci beaucoup Sotise!
    Pour ton excellent blog et pour cet album d'Arthur Blythe qui me rend complètement fou avec ce trombone obsédant à l'arrière.

    Au plaisir.

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  31. Anonymous21 June 2011 at 09:35:00 CEST

    Thank you!

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  32. Lee26 January 2014 at 20:26:00 CET

    Having revisited Blythe on the Grip and Metamorphoses post, I'd love to see a re-up of this and Giant Is Awakened, if possible. Thanks, as always.

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  33. Bmwblu29 November 2014 at 09:22:00 CET

    Hello sol,
    the Busy Baby LP is terribly interesting but the link doesn't work any longer. It would be a great gift for all of us if you could share the material again. BTW, you should know that Arthur is now suffering Parkinson disease, and there is a fund raising web page. I just donated what I can.
    Jazz fanatics I wish you all a nice December.

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  34. kinabalu30 November 2014 at 13:45:00 CET

    New link:

    Adrive

    Only too happy to respond to this request. I went to see Blythe and Stewart many years ago and I had them sign/dedicate my own copy of Blythe Spirit. I remember Blythe looking at the picture of himself on the back cover and saying "I was much younger then."

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  35. -Otto-30 November 2014 at 19:36:00 CET

    Thank you for the re-up, kinabalu!

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  36. apf1 December 2014 at 04:28:00 CET

    Thank you!

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  37. steve3 December 2014 at 23:38:00 CET

    Very nice kinabalu. Thanks for sharing this listen!!!

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  38. Chris19 January 2015 at 05:28:00 CET

    Thanks kinabalu for the re-up, I have been looking for a good copy of this for quite awhile.

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  39. teamster3 March 2015 at 04:44:00 CET

    Thank you, kinabalu!

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  40. francisco santos30 March 2017 at 05:18:00 CEST

    fantastic!...
    BIG THX!...

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  41. Brush&Stick2 April 2017 at 06:06:00 CEST

    Thanks so much!

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  42. indigonoir2 January 2020 at 17:05:00 CET

    Wonderful! kinabalu thanks for keeping this post alive and to the original posters, THANKS!

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  43. peterhaslund24 October 2022 at 20:57:00 CEST

    Many thanks!

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