Throughout his remarkably consistent career Arthur Blythe has carved out a special niche for himself.Blythe style is too original to be labelled avantgarde or bebop. HIPMOTISM is the latest installent in the Blythe story, a set of challenging originals that ranges in instrumentation from solo to a colorful septet comprised of the finest of today's players in improvised music. From beautiful ballads to the sounds of the avantgarde, from basic blues to contemporary funk: