10 January 2014

Arthur Blythe-The Grip & Metamorphosis-1977


A little request fulfillment,2 monster live sets by one of the great bands of its day, 
These are among my favorite jazz records period!!!
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. To my knowledge, both were also issued in Japan by Paddle Wheel , and once on CD combined  in the early 90's..

The Band has a very distinct unique sound, with Bob Stewart and Abdul Wadud  given plenty of space , all the instruments more or less have an equal weight.
in the ensemble passages, there's a lot here that is delightfully  reminiscent of earlier free wheeling New Orleans , collective playing....

Beautiful Stuff .
and btw,Blythe hasn't been well the last couple of years, and you can help him by buying some of his available cds from reputable sources, such as the labels Cadence..Enja or in an out .

for Info Click on the back Covers or go Here and Here

ENJOY!





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22 comments:

  1. SOTISE10 January 2014 at 09:10:00 CET

    Both Albums in one split archive
    (you need both to unpack)
    raw vinyl rips , no processing beyond Volume adjustment and very light de click...

    Flac-Pics
    http://7iuwob.1fichier.com/
    http://x78jnc.1fichier.com/

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  2. SOTISE10 January 2014 at 09:29:00 CET

    some indispensable Blyhe albums that are still in print
    include
    Lennox Ave Breakdown-1979 cbs
    Pale Fire, Enja 1988
    Todays Blues with David Eyges, 1998 CIMP.

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  3. martin10 January 2014 at 13:06:00 CET

    Thank you Sotise, and a happy new year to you.

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  4. Anonymous10 January 2014 at 19:48:00 CET

    Indispensable indeed!!! Two great albums, from one great artist, at a great time in his career. Many, many thanks for these, Sotise :)

    Also, I’ve been looking for a very long time for a recording of the NPR broadcast of Blythe at the Public Theatre, NYC on 05/04/79. Anyone out there able to offer this?

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  5. Andy10 January 2014 at 19:56:00 CET

    Public Theatre. zippy.
    http://infinitefool.blogspot.co.uk/2013/10/blog-post_2764.html

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  6. paul10 January 2014 at 20:05:00 CET

    Thank you Sotise.

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  7. fent9910 January 2014 at 20:05:00 CET

    Anyone help with a rip of Blythe Spirit, A friend's been talking about it and think its the only Columbia I've not heard?

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  8. ooftü11 January 2014 at 01:35:00 CET

    Sotise,
    I just found an nm copy of Metamorphosis on ebay with 5 minutes left in the auction, and because I saw that you had such praise for it, I dropped 40 bones on impulse and won!
    I think I'll wait for the LP for a proper listen, but thanks for the upload ;)

    san

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  9. SOTISE11 January 2014 at 02:06:00 CET

    Happy new year Martin.

    Fent 99
    Its not one of his best records, Marred by the sound 'design' imposed by suits at CBS.. Despite some great music , and a stellar line up... its my least favourite Blyhe Album, one of his weakest!... you can probably buy it at discogs for a couple of bucks!

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  10. apf11 January 2014 at 09:50:00 CET

    Thank you!

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  11. Anonymous11 January 2014 at 16:29:00 CET

    Thanks, Andy, for the link to Blythe 05/04/79, but I should have mentioned that it was Lossless that I was seeking. 'Tis easy to find such mp3 versions but the music doesn't deserve that kind of downgrade. Many thanks, nevertheless.

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  12. Fourcade11 January 2014 at 19:36:00 CET

    Thank you so much! Was looking for some good stuff from Blythe from that period, and here you're sharing it! Cheers Daniel, from Spain.

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  13. Lee12 January 2014 at 18:19:00 CET

    A great excuse to do a bit of deep listening to Blythe, who I've somehow never listened to enough. Thanks, Sotsie!

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  14. taro nombei13 January 2014 at 17:15:00 CET

    Thanks so much for these upgrades Sotise.
    All the best!

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  15. Unknown23 August 2016 at 20:47:00 CEST

    this is incredible, thanks!!

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  16. francisco santos30 March 2017 at 08:02:00 CEST

    re post SOTISE or someone...PLEASE!...
    THX!...

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  17. Anonymous31 March 2017 at 17:51:00 CEST

    re upload of the same file-set
    Arthur Blythe- Metamorphoses , and the Grip ,1977

    https://mega.nz/#!xcdBgD6Y!QZDEw7Wbm0cAOar6Va4J8SMoaz985Zcno4x1RLnswXc

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  18. francisco santos31 March 2017 at 22:58:00 CEST

    excellemt!...
    BIG THX!...

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  19. Stefano25 April 2017 at 17:15:00 CEST

    Many, many thanks for the re-up!

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  20. Sun Ira24 June 2017 at 19:53:00 CEST

    Many thanks for the re-up from here too. Think about Arthur a lot and listening to a lot of the music.

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  21. john14 December 2018 at 10:20:00 CET

    Thank you, just re-downloaded these great albums having misplaced my original copies.

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  22. indigonoir6 January 2020 at 03:05:00 CET

    Swwet! This link is alive and well. Thanks a lot sotise.

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