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Illusions (Arthur Blythe album)

Field	Value
name	Illusions
type	Album
artist	Arthur Blythe
cover	Illusions (Arthur Blythe album).jpg	border=yes
released	1980
recorded	April–May 1980
genre	Jazz
length	36:09
label	Columbia
producer	Jim Fishel, Arthur Blythe
chronology	Arthur Blythe
prev_title	Lenox Avenue Breakdown
prev_year	1979
next_title	Blythe Spirit
next_year	1981

Illusions is jazz saxophonist Arthur Blythe's third album for the Columbia label, recorded in New York City in 1980.

Reception

|editor-last=Swenson |editor-first=J. | author-link = From contemporary reviews, Robert Palmer placed the album at fifth place in his best of 1980 list for The New York Times, proclaiming Blythe to be a "formidable alto saxophonist" and that the funk tunes on the album "proved that substantial yet danceable jazz isn't an impossible dream."

From retrospective reviews, Scott Yanow of AllMusic states that "the distinctive alto of Blythe is heard in top form on six of his unusual originals ... It's recommended."

Track listing

:All compositions by Arthur Blythe

"Bush Baby" - 6:28
"Miss Nancy" - 7:24
"Illusions" - 4:10
"My Son Ra" - 5:59
"Carespin' With Mamie" - 7:04
"As of Yet" - 5:04 :*Recorded at CBS Recording Studios, New York in April & May 1980.

Personnel

Arthur Blythe - alto saxophone
Abdul Wadud - cello (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
James Blood Ulmer - guitar (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
Bob Stewart - tuba (tracks 1, 3 & 5)
John Hicks - piano (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
Fred Hopkins - bass (tracks 2, 4 & 6)
Bobby Battle (tracks 1, 3 & 5), Steve McCall (tracks 2, 4 & 6) - drums

References

Sources

References

Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic

Wikipedia Source

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