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American musician (1940–2017)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1940-07-05
Active to
2017-03-27
jazz

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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://

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Instance of
human
Given name
Arthur
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Los Angeles
Place of death
Lancaster
Occupation
composer
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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