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Arthur Blythe
An influential force in pushing the boundaries of avant-garde, post-bebop jazz
in the 1970s and 80s, Arthur Blythe was recognised as one of the finest alto
saxophone players of his generation and a natural successor to the likes of
Benny Carter, John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman.
Growing up in San Diego, Blythe first started learning the saxophone at the age
of nine and played in R&B groups during his teenage years before discovering
jazz and moving to Los Angeles in 1960 to perform with Horace Tapscott's
collective The Union of God's Musicians and Artists Ascension. He moved ...
