Biografia Inizia a suonare il sassofono all'età di nove anni. A New York collabora con Gil Evans, Jack DeJohnette, Chico Hamilton, Lester Bowie e McCoy Tyner. Ha fatto parte dei progetti The Leaders e World Saxophone Quartet. Blythe viene considerato musicista più ortodosso tra quelli nell’epoca del post-free.
Discografia Come leader YearTitleLabel1977The Grip India Navigation1977MetamorphosisIndia Navigation1977Bush BabyAdelphi1978In the TraditionColumbia1978Lenox Avenue BreakdownColumbia1980IllusionsColumbia1981Blythe SpiritColumbia1982ElaborationsColumbia1983Light Blue: Arthur Blythe Plays Thelonious MonkColumbia1984Put Sunshine in ItColumbia1986Da-DaColumbia1987Basic BlytheColumbia1996Calling CardEnja1996SynergyIn + Out1991HipmotismEnja1997Night SongClarity1997Today's BluesCIMP2000Spirits in the FieldSavant2001Blythe ByteSavant2002FocusSavant2003ExhaleSavant
Collaborazioni con Synthesis Six by Six (Chiaroscuro, 1977), with Olu Dara, a.o. Sentiments (Ra, 1979), with Olu Dara, David Murray, a.o. con The Leaders Mudfoot (Black Hawk, 1986) Out Here Like This (Black Saint, 1987) Unforeseen Blessings (Black Saint, 1988) Slipping and Sliding (Sound Hills, 1994) Spirits Alike (Double Moon, 2006) con Roots Salutes the Saxophone – Tributes to John Coltrane, Dexter Gordon, Sonny Rollins and Lester Young (In & Out, 1992) Stablemates (In & Out, 1993) Say Something (In & Out, 1995) con Santi Debriano and Billy Hart 3-Ology (Konnex, 1993) con Jeff Palmer, John Abercrombie, Victor Lewis Ease On (AudioQuest Music, 1993) con David Eyges and Bruce Ditmas Synergy (In & Out, 1997) con John Abercrombie, Terri Lyne Carrington, Anthony Cox, Mark Feldman, Gust Tsilis Echoes (Alessa, 2005)
Come sideman con Joey Baron Down Home (Intuition, 1997) with Ron Carter and Bill Frisell We'll Soon Find Out (Intuition, 1999) con Lester Bowie The 5th Power (Black Saint, 1978) African Children (Horo, 1978) con Jack DeJohnette Special Edition (ECM, 1979) con Gil Evans Gil Evans Live at the Royal Festival Hall London 1978 (RCA, 1979) The Rest of Gil Evans Live at the Royal Festival Hall London 1978 (Mole Jazz, 1981) Parabola (Horo, 1979) Live at the Public Theater, Vol. 1 & 2 (Trio (Japan)/Storyville (Sweden), 1980) Priestess (Antilles, 1983) Sting and Gil Evans – Strange Fruit (ITM, 1993) con John Fischer 6 × 1 = 10 Duos for a New Decade (Circle, 1980)
con Chico Freeman Luminous (Jazz House, 1989) Focus (Contemporary, 1995) con Chico Hamilton Peregrinations (Blue Note, 1975) Chico Hamilton and the Players (Blue Note, 1976) con Craig Harris Cold Sweat Plays J. B. (JMT, 1999) con Julius Hemphill Coon Bid'ness (Freedom, 1972) con Azar Lawrence Bridge into the New Age (Prestige, 1974) con the Music Revelation Ensemble In the Name of... (DIW, 1994) Knights of Power (DIW, 1996) con Woody Shaw The Iron Men con Anthony Braxton (Muse, 1977 ) con Horace Tapscott The Giant is Awakened (Flying Dutchman, 1969) con Gust William Tsilis & Alithea Pale Fire (Enja, 1988) con McCoy Tyner Quartets 4 X 4 (Milestone, 1980) 44th Street Suite (Red Baron,1991) con the World Saxophone Quartet Metamorphosis (Elektra Nonesuch, 1990) Breath of Life (Elektra Nonesuch, 1992)
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