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Arthur Blythe
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- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1940-07-05
- Active to
- 2017-03-27
jazz
Discography
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- Listeners
- 12,989
- Total plays
- 79,604
Tags
jazzsaxophonefree jazzAvantgarde JazzPost-Bop
Arthur Blythe (July 5, 1940 – March 27, 2017) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and composer. His instrumental voice had a vibrato and was within the post-bop subgenre of jazz. Born in Los Angeles, Blythe lived in San Diego, returning to Los Angeles when he was 19 years old. He took up the alto saxophone at the age of nine, playing R&B until his mid-teens when he discovered jazz. In the mid-1960s, Blythe was part of The Underground Musicians and Artists Association (UGMAA) <a href="https://
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Arthur
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles
- Place of death
- Lancaster
- Occupation
- composer
- Genre
- jazz fusion
- Instrument
- alto saxophone
- Record label
- Enja Records
- Official website
- www.arthurblythe.com
- Image
- Arthur Blythe 1989.jpg
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- date of birth
- 1940-07-05
- date of death
- 2017-03-27
- cause of death
- Parkinson's disease
- start of work period
- 1969-00-00
- Commons category
- Arthur Blythe
- manner of death
- natural causes
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