"For a time in the late '70s and early '80s, it seemed as if jazz's avant-garde was on the verge of a popular breakthrough in the person and music of Arthur Blythe. Altoist Arthur Blythe's first two recordings as a leader, The Grip and Metamorphosis, were recorded at the same concert (in 1977); all of the two LP's contents are on this single CD. Blythe was already quite distinctive and an impressive improviser at this early stage, a year before he signed with Columbia. His sextet (which consists of trumpeter Ahmed Abdullah, cellist Abdul Wadud, tuba player Bob Stewart, drummer Steve Reid and percussionist Muhamad Abdullah) performs seven of Blythe's challenging originals and "Spirits in the Field" while the 18-minute "Duet for Two" is a free collaboration by the leader and Wadud." (Allmusic)
Solo-album uit 1996 van Rippingtons-percussionist, hoewel het zeker geen solo-percussie-album is. Meer een relaxt fusion-album met sferische new age-trekjes. Met o.a. Jeff Kashiwa (as), Allen Hinds (g).
Opname: 2007
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