Exhale (Arthur Blythe album)

2003 studio album by Arthur Blythe

Exhale

Studio album by

Arthur Blythe

Released| June 17, 2003
Recorded| October 14, 2002
Studio| Tedesco Studio, Paramus, NJ
Genre| Jazz
Length| 65:35
Label| Savant
SCD 2050
Producer| Cecil Brooks III
Arthur Blythe chronology
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Exhale, is the final album by saxophonist Arthur Blythe which was recorded in 2002 and released on the Savant label the following year.[1]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
The Guardian| [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz| [4]

In his review on AllMusic, arwulf arwulf called it an "enjoyable album".[2] In JazzTimes, John Litweiler wrote: "the leader himself casts a peculiarly gloomy, out-of-character spell. Blythe’s strengths-big sound, aggressive attack and bright melodic imagination-are best at up tempos and on pieces with chord changes, wherein the active harmonic structure lends shape to his frequently discontinuous lines. Exhale has too many slow tempos and one-chord pieces; moreover, his sound now is limpid and his attack laid-back ... Exhale must have simply been a bad day".[5] In The Guardian, John Fordham observed "Not perfect playing, but very compelling music from a unique improviser, and the strange group sound grows on you".[3]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Arthur Blythe except where noted

1. "Cousin Mary" (John Coltrane) – 5:20
2. "Come Sunday" (Duke Ellington) – 6:16
3. "Exhaust Suite: Nonette" (Bob Stewart) – 3:16
4. "Exhaust Suite: Surrender" – 4:10
5. "Exhaust Suite: LC" – 1:15
6. "Exhaust Suite: Phase Two" – 2:31
7. "Night Train" (Jimmy Forrest, Oscar Washington) – 6:14
8. "7/4 Thang" – 3:54
9. "Equinox" (Coltrane) – 9:10
10. "Just Friends" (John Klenner, Sam M. Lewis) – 4:28
11. "CJ" (Stewart) – 5:26
12. "All Blues" (Miles Davis) – 8:38
13. "Straighten Up and Fly Right" (Nat King Cole, Irving Mills) – 4:04
14. "Exhale" – 0:53

## Personnel

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* Arthur Blythe – alto saxophone
* Bob Stewart – tuba
* John Hicks – piano, organ
* Cecil Brooks III – drums

## References

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1. ^ Jazz Depot: album entry accessed March 9, 2018
2. ^ a b arwulf, arwulf. Arthur Blythe – Exhale: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved March 9, 2018.
3. ^ a b Fordham, J. The Guardian Review, August 22, 2003
4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 147\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
5. ^ Litweiler, J. JazzTimes Review, accessed March 9, 2018

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Arthur Blythe

Albums|

* The Grip
* Metamorphosis
* Bush Baby
* In the Tradition
* Lenox Avenue Breakdown
* Illusions
* Blythe Spirit
* Elaborations
* Light Blue: Arthur Blythe Plays Thelonious Monk
* Da-Da
* Night Song
* Spirits in the Field
* Blythe Byte
* Focus
* Exhale

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* t
* e

John Hicks

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release,
unless stated otherwise.

leader

co-leader|

* Hells Bells (1975)
* Steadfast (1975)
* After the Morning (West 54, 1979)
* Some Other Time (1981)
* John Hicks (1982)
* In Concert (1984)
* Inc. 1 (1985)
* Luminous (and Elise Wood, 1985–88)
* Two of a Kind (and Ray Drummond, 1986–87)
* I'll Give You Something to Remember Me By (1987)
* East Side Blues (1988)
* Naima's Love Song (1988)
* Oleo (New York Unit, 1989)
* Rhythm-a-Ning (and Kenny Barron, 1989)
* Blue Bossa (New York Unit, 1990)
* Is That So? (1990)
* Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Seven (1990)
* Power Trio (1990)
* St. Thomas: Tribute to Great Tenors (1991)
* Tribute to George Adams (1991–92)
* After the Morning (Dominic Sciscente Music, 1992)
* Blues March: Portrait of Art Blakey (1992)
* Crazy for You (1992)
* Friends Old and New (1992)
* Moanin': Portrait of Art Blakey (1992)
* Now's the Time (New York Unit, 1992)
* Over the Rainbow (New York Unit, 1992)
* Single Petal of a Rose (1992)
* The Missouri Connection (and Jay McShann, 1992)
* Beyond Expectations (1993)
* Lover Man: A Tribute to Billie Holiday (1993)
* Akari (New York Unit, 1994)
* Duality (and Peter Leitch, 1994)
* Gentle Rain (1994)
* In the Mix (1994)
* Heart Beats (Keystone Trio, 1995)
* Piece for My Peace (1995)
* Cry Me a River (1997)
* Newklear Music (Keystone Trio, 1997)
* Nightwind: An Erroll Garner Songbook (1997)
* Something to Live For: A Billy Strayhorn Songbook (1997)
* Trio + Strings (1997)
* Hicks Time (released 1998)
* Impressions of Mary Lou (1998)
* Beautiful Friendship (and Elise Wood, 2000)
* Music in the Key of Clark (2001)
* Fatha's Day: An Earl Hines Songbook (2003)
* Twogether (with Frank Morgan, 2005–6)
* I Remember You (2006)
* On the Wings of an Eagle (2006)
* Sweet Love of Mine (2006)

With
Art
Blakey|

* 'S Make It (and The Jazz Messengers, 1964)
* Soul Finger (and The Jazz Messengers, 1965)
* Hold On, I'm Coming (1966)
* Child's Dance (and The Jazz Messengers, 1972)

With
Arthur
Blythe|

* Illusions (1980)
* Blythe Spirit (1981)
* Blythe Byte (2001)
* Exhale (2002)

With
David
Murray|

* Morning Song (1983)
* Sketches of Tokyo (co-led, 1985)
* I Want to Talk About You (1986)
* Ming's Samba (1988)
* Ballads for Bass Clarinet (1991)
* David Murray/James Newton Quintet (1991)
* Fast Life (1991)
* MX (1992)
* For Aunt Louise (1993)
* Jazzosaurus Rex (1993)
* Love and Sorrow (1993)
* Saxmen (1993)
* Like a Kiss that Never Ends (2000)

With
Pharoah
Sanders|

* Journey to the One (1979)
* Pharoah Sanders Live... (1981)
* Rejoice (1981)
* Africa (1987)
* A Prayer Before Dawn (1987)

With
others|

* Solid! (Eric Alexander, 1998)
* Sunday in New York (Eric Alexander, 2005)
* Eby (Hamiet Bluiett, 1984)
* Fast Last! (Lester Bowie, 1974)
* Now It's My Turn (Betty Carter, 1976)
* The Audience with Betty Carter (1979)
* It's Not About the Melody (Betty Carter, 1992)
* Gardenias for Lady Day (James Carter, 2003)
* The Bassist: Homage to Diversity (Richard Davis, released 2001)
* Structurally Sound (Booker Ervin, 1966)
* Flying Colors (Ricky Ford, 1980)
* Interpretations (Ricky Ford, 1982)
* Awakening (Sonny Fortune, 1985)
* The Outside Within (Chico Freeman, 1978)
* Spirit Sensitive (Chico Freeman, 1978–79)
* Habana (Roy Hargrove, 1997)
* Again and Again (Oliver Lake, 1991)
* 52nd Street Themes (Joe Lovano, 1999)
* On This Day ... Live at The Vanguard (Joe Lovano, 2002)
* Streams of Expression (Joe Lovano, 2005)
* Hi Voltage (Hank Mobley, 1967)
* Taru (Lee Morgan, 1968)
* Staying on the Watch (Sonny Simmons, 1966)
* Live at the Loosdrecht Jazz Festival (Charles Tolliver, 1972)
* Love Remains (Bobby Watson, 1986)

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