The Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air - Box Set 8CDs

Tracklist: 

CD 1

1. Card Two: The Jick or Mandrill’s Cosmic Ass (A) 7:29

2. Card Five: Open Air Suit (A) 10:18

3. Card Four: Strait White Royal Flush…78 (A) 6:14

4. Card One: Cutten (2 Knuckles, 2 Widows, 2 Tricks)/3 X 1 (A) 15:30

5. Let’s All Go Down To The Footwash (B) 10:25

6. Abra (B) 13:00

CD 2

1. Suisse Air (B) 15:23 (Threadgill-Hopkins-McCall)

2. The Ragtime Dance (C) 9:19 (Scott Joplin – arranged by Threadgill-Hopkins-McCall)

3. Buddy Bolden’s Blues (C) 9:28 (Jelly Roll Morton)

4. King Porter Stomp (C) 3:48 (Jelly Roll Morton)

5. Paille Street (C) 2:19

6. Weeping Willow Rag (C) 11:36 (Scott Joplin – arranged by Threadgill-Hopkins-McCall)

CD 3

1. Sir Simpleton (D) 6:28

2. Celebration (D) 13:30

3. Air Song (D) 10:22

4. Fe Fi Fo Fum (D) 13:03

5. Luap Nosebor (E) 11:34

6. Salute To The Enema Bandit (E) 10:21

7. Melin (E) 6:29

CD 4

1. Bermuda Blues (F) 9:27

2. Silver And Gold Baby, Silver And Gold (F) 5:44

3. Theme From Thomas Cole (F) 6:40

4. Good Times (F) 6:35

5. To Be Announced (F) 6:29

6. Paille Street (F) 4:26

7. Those Who Eat Cookies (F) 6:19

8. I Can’t Wait Till I Get Home (G) 4:08 (Olu Dara)

9. Black Hands Bejewelled (G) 7:05

10. Spotted Dick Is Pudding (G) 8:54

CD 5

1. Let Me Look Down Your Throat or Say Ah (G) 7:12

2. My Rock (G) 8:11

3. Hall (dedicated to Muhal Richard Abrams) (G) 4:15

4. Award The Squadtett (G) 7:02

5. Off The Rag (H) 12:42

6. The Devil Is On The Loose And Dancin’ With a Monkey (H) 6:42

7. Gift (H) 5:44

8. Sweet Holy Rag (H) 13:23

CD 6

1. Come Carry The Day (I) 6:16

2. Growing A Big Banana (I) 3:30

3. Vivjanrondirkski (I) 5:55

4. Between Orchids Lillies Blind Eyes and Cricket (I) 7:48

5. Hyla Crucifer…Silence Of (I) 6:11

6. Jenkins Boys Again, Wish Somebody Die, It’s Hot (I) 7:40

CD 7

1. Noisy Flowers (J) 6:42

2. Like It Feels (J) 11:17

3. Official Silence (J) 8:54

4. Retired Poverty (J) 9:04

5. Make Hot And Give (J) 7:56

6. The Mockingbird Sin (J) 12:13

7. Dirty In The Right Places (J) 8:11

CD 8

1. 100 Year Old Game (K) 10:55

2. Laughing Club (K) 5:00

3. Where’s Your Cup? (K) 11:15

4. And This (K) 13:40

5. Feel’s Like It (K) 6:39

6. The Flew (K) 9:50

7. Go To Far (K) 8:56

(A) AIR – OPEN AIR SUIT

Henry Threadgill, alto, tenor and baritone sax, flute; Fred Hopkins, bass, maracas, stick; Steve McCall, drums, percussion.

Recorded at CI Recording Studios, New York City on February 21 & 22, 1978

(B) AIR – MONTREUX SUISSE AIR

Henry Threadgill, alto, tenor and baritone sax, hubkaphone; Fred Hopkins, bass; Steve McCall, drums, percussion.

Recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 22, 1978 by Mountain Recording Studio.

(C) AIR – AIRLORE

Henry Threadgill, alto and tenor sax, flute; Fred Hopkins, bass; Steve McCall, drums, percussion.

Recorded at CI Recording Studios, New York City on May 11 & 12, 1979

(D) HENRY THREADGILL – X-75, Volume 1

Collective personnel: Douglas Ewart, Joseph Jarman, Henry Threadgill, Wallace McMillan, reeds (heard left to right in the mix); Amina Claudine Myers, voice; Leonard Jones, Brian Smith, Rufus Reid and Fred Hopkins, basses (heard left to right in the mix).

Recorded at CI Recording Studios, New York City on January 13, 197

(E) HENRY THREADGILL – X-75, Volume 2

Collective personnel: Douglas Ewart, Joseph Jarman, Henry Threadgill, Wallace McMillan, reeds (heard left to right in the mix); Leonard Jones, Brian Smith, Rufus Reid and Fred Hopkins, basses (heard left to right in the mix).

Recorded at CI Recording Studios, New York City on January 15, 1979

(F) HENRY THREADGILL SEXTETT – YOU KNOW THE NUMBER

Henry Threadgill, alto and tenor sax; bass flute; Rasul Siddik, trumpet; Frank Lacy, trombone; Deidre Murray, cello; Fred Hopkins, bass; Pheeroan Aklaff (left), Reggie Ncholson (right), percussion.

Recorded at Uptown Chelsea Studios, New York City on October 12 and 13, 1986.

(G) HENRY THREADGILL SEXTETT – EASILY SLIP INTO ANOTHER WORLD

Henry Threadgill, alto and tenor sax; clarinet; Rasul Siddik, trumpet; Frank Lacy, trombone, French horn, fluegelhorn; Deidre Murray, cello; Fred Hopkins, bass; Pheeroan Aklaff, Reggie Ncholson, drums, percussion.

Recorded at Mediasound Studio, New York City on September 20, 1987.

(H) HENRY THREADGILL SEXTETT – RAG, BUSH AND ALL

Henry Threadgill, alto sax; bass flute; Ted Daniel, trumpet, fluegelhorn; Bill Lowe, bass trombone; Deidre Murray, cello; Fred Hopkins, bass; Newman Baker, Reggie Nicholson, percussion.

Recorded at Clinton Recording Studios, New York City in December 1988

(I) HENRY THREADGILL – CARRY THE DAY

Henry Threadgill, alto sax, flute, bass flute; Mark Taylor, French horn; Brandon Ross, electric and soprano guitars; Masujaa, electric guitar; Edwin Rodriguez, Marcus Rojas, tubas; Gene Lake, drums.

Recorded at The Power Station, New York City in 1994

(J) HENRY THREADGILL – MAKIN’ A MOVE

Henry Threadgill, alto sax; Mark Taylor, French horn; Brandon Ross, Ed Cherry, electric guitars; Edwin Rodriguez, Marcus Rojas, tubas; Pheeroan Aklaff, drums.

Recorded at Electric Lady Studios, New York City in June 1995

(K) HENRY THREADGILL & MAKE A MOVE – WHERE’S YOUR CUP?

Henry Threadgill, alto sax, flute; Brandon Ross, electric and classical guitars; Tony Cedras, accordion, harmonium; Stomu Takeshi, 5-string fretless bass; J. T. Lewis, drums.

Recorded at East Side Sound, New York City in August 1996