Elaborations

Elaborations
Elaborations
Studio album by Arthur Blythe
Released	1982
Recorded	1982
Genre	Jazz
Label	Columbia
Producer	Jim Fishel, Arthur Blythe
Arthur Blythe chronology

Elaborations is an album by the American jazz saxophonist Arthur Blythe, released in 1982.^[1]^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	^[4]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "This post bop music (which falls between advanced hard bop and the avant-garde) is well worth several listens".^[3] In The Boston Phoenix, Bob Blumenthal focused on cellist Abdul Wadud's playing ("his bowing is clear and mobile as a violinist's, his lines are sweeping and rhapsodic"), but also noted that "there are other rewards as well on Elaborations: Stewart's barrel-chested blowing, Bell's growing assertiveness, Blythe’s invigorating swing".^[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Arthur Blythe except as indicated

"Elaborations" - 7:23
"Metamorphosis" - 6:18
"Sister Daisy" - 7:17
"One Mint Julep" (Rudolph Toombs) - 4:54
"Shadows" - 4:25
"Lower Nile" - 10:37

Recorded at CBS Recording Studios, New York

Personnel

Arthur Blythe - alto saxophone
Abdul Wadud - cello
Kelvyn Bell - guitar
Bob Stewart - tuba
Bobby Battle - drums
Wilbur Morris - bass (track 3)
Muhammad Abdullah - congas (track 6)

References

^ Palmer, Robert (29 Sep 1982). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. p. C17.
^ Stern, Chip (Nov 25, 1982). "Elaborations". Rolling Stone. No. 383. p. 80.
^ ^a ^b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed July 19, 2010
^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 27. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
^ Blumenthal, Bob (September 21, 1982). "Bows and 'bones". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved September 21, 2024.

[1] Palmer, Robert (29 Sep 1982). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. p. C17.

[2] Stern, Chip (Nov 25, 1982). "Elaborations". Rolling Stone. No. 383. p. 80.

[Allmusic-3] Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed July 19, 2010

[RSJRG-4] Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 27. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.

[5] Blumenthal, Bob (September 21, 1982). "Bows and 'bones". The Boston Phoenix. Retrieved September 21, 2024.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]