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Illusions (Arthur Blythe album)

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Illusions
Studio album by
Released1980
RecordedApril–May 1980
GenreJazz
Length36:09
LabelColumbia
ProducerJim Fishel, Arthur Blythe
Arthur Blythe chronology
Lenox Avenue Breakdown
(1979)
Illusions
(1980)
Blythe Spirit
(1981)

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

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[2]

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."[3]

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."[1]

Track listing

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All compositions by Arthur Blythe
  1. "Bush Baby" - 6:28
  2. "Miss Nancy" - 7:24
  3. "Illusions" - 4:10
  4. "My Son Ra" - 5:59
  5. "Carespin' With Mamie" - 7:04
  6. "As of Yet" - 5:04

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed July 19, 2010
  2. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 27. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  3. ^ Palmer 1980.

Sources

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