The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air

Tracklist

• CD 1
• 1
  Card Two: The Jick or Mandrill’s Cosmic Ass

  Air
  7:29
• 2
  Card Five: Open Air Suit

  Air
  10:19
• 3
  Card Four: Straight White Royal Flush… 78

  Air
  6:14
• 4
  Card One: Cutten (2 Knuckles, 2 Widows, 2 Tricks)/3 X 1

  Air
  15:31
• 5
  Let’s All Go Down to the Footwash

  Air
  11:27
• 6
  Abra

  Air
  13:00
• CD 2
• 1
  Suisse Air

  Air
  15:23
• 2
  The Ragtime Dance

  Air
  9:19
• 3
  Buddy Bolden’s Blues

  Air
  9:28
• 4
  King Porter Stomp

  Air
  3:48
• 5
  Paille Street

  Air
  2:19
• 6
  Weeping Willow Rag

  Air
  11:36
• CD 3
• 1
  Sir Simpleton

  Henry Threadgill
  6:28
• 2
  Celebration

  Henry Threadgill
  13:30
• 3
  Air Song

  Henry Threadgill
  10:22
• 4
  Fe Fi Fo Fum

  Henry Threadgill
  13:03
• 5
  Luap Nosebor

  Henry Threadgill
  11:34
• 6
  Salute to the Enema Bandit

  Henry Threadgill
  10:21
• 7
  Melin

  Henry Threadgill
  6:29
• CD 4
• 1
  Bermuda Blues

  Henry Threadgill Sextett
  9:27
• 2
  Silver and Gold Baby, Silver and Gold

  Henry Threadgill Sextett
  5:44
  3.0 ★
• 3
  Theme From Thomas Cole

  Henry Threadgill Sextett
  6:40
• 4
  Good Times

  Henry Threadgill Sextett
  6:35
• 5
  To Be Announced

  Henry Threadgill Sextett
  6:29
• 6
  Paille Street

  Henry Threadgill Sextett
  4:26
• 7
  Those Who Eat Cookies

  Henry Threadgill Sextett
  6:19
• 8
  I Can’t Wait ’Till I Get Home

  Henry Threadgill Sextett
  4:08
• 9
  Black Hands Bejewelled

  Henry Threadgill Sextett
  7:05
• 10
  Spotted Dick Is Pudding

  Henry Threadgill Sextett
  8:54
• CD 5
• 1
  Let Me Look Down Your Throat or Say Ah

  Henry Threadgill Sextett
  7:15
• 2
  My Rock

  Henry Threadgill Sextett
  8:12
• 3
  Hall (dedicated to Muhal Richard Abrams)

  Henry Threadgill Sextett
  4:15
• 4
  Award the Squadtett

  Henry Threadgill Sextett
  7:02
• 5
  Off the Rag

  Henry Threadgill Sextett
  12:44
• 6
  The Devil Is on the Loose and Dancin’ With a Monkey

  Henry Threadgill Sextett
  6:44
• 7
  Gift

  Henry Threadgill Sextett
  5:48
• 8
  Sweet Holy Rag

  Henry Threadgill Sextett
  13:22
• CD 6
• 1
  Come Carry the Day

  Henry Threadgill
  6:16
• 2
  Growing a Big Banana

  Henry Threadgill
  3:30
• 3
  Vivjanrondirski

  Henry Threadgill
  5:55
• 4
  Between Orchids Lillies Blind Eyes and Cricket

  Henry Threadgill
  7:48
• 5
  Hyla Crucifer… Silence Of

  Henry Threadgill
  6:11
• 6
  Jenkins Boys Again, Wish Somebody Die, It’s Hot

  Henry Threadgill
  7:40
• CD 7
• 1
  Noisy Flowers

  Henry Threadgill
  6:42
• 2
  Like It Feels

  Henry Threadgill
  11:17
• 3
  Official Silence

  Henry Threadgill
  8:54
• 4
  Refined Poverty

  Henry Threadgill
  9:04
• 5
  Make Hot and Give

  Henry Threadgill
  7:56
• 6
  The Mockingbird Sin

  Henry Threadgill
  12:13
• 7
  Dirty in the Right Places

  Henry Threadgill
  8:11
• CD 8
• 1
  100 Year Old Game

  Henry Threadgill & Make a Move
  10:55
• 2
  Laughing Club

  Henry Threadgill & Make a Move
  5:00
• 3
  Where’s Your Cup?

  Henry Threadgill & Make a Move
  11:15
• 4
  And This

  Henry Threadgill & Make a Move
  13:40
• 5
  Feels Like It

  Henry Threadgill & Make a Move
  6:39
• 6
  The Flew

  Henry Threadgill & Make a Move
  9:50
• 7
  Go to Far

  Henry Threadgill & Make a Move
  8:56

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Release credits

• Akua Dixon
  cello [4, 6]
• Amina Claudine Myers
  vocal [1-4]
• Asha Puthli
  vocal [2]
• Bill Laswell
  producer [1-7]
• Bill Lowe
  bass trombone [5-8]
• Brandon Ross
  classical guitar [8.1-7, 7.1, 7.6], electric guitar [8.1-7, 7.2-3, 7.5, 7.7, 6.1-6], guitar [1-6]
• Brian Smith
  bass [1-2, 4, 7], double bass [2], octobass [6]
• David Baker
  mix [1.1-4, 2.2-6], recording [3.1-7, 2.2-6, 1.1-4]
• David Stone
  recording [4.1-7, 5.5-8]
• Diedre Murray
  cello [4.1-10, 7.4, 7.6, 5.1-8]
• Doug Epstein
  recording [4.8-10, 5.1-4]
• Douglas Ewart
  bass clarinet [1, 4, 6], flute [4], piccolo [2-3, 5]
• Ed Cherry
  electric guitar [2-3, 5, 7], steel-string acoustic guitar [1, 6]
• Ed Michel
  producer [4.1-10, 5.1-4]
• Edwin Rodriguez
  tuba [6.1-6, 7.2-3, 7.5, 7.7]
• Elvin Campbell
  mix [1-4]
• Frank Lacy
  French horn [5.1-4, 4.8-10], flugelhorn [4.8-10, 5.1-4], trombone [5.1-4, 4.1-10]
• Fred Hopkins
  bass [2.2-6, 4.1-10, 5.1-8], double bass [1.1-6, 2.1, 3.1-2, 3.4, 3.6-7]
• Gene Lake
  drums (drum set) [1-6]
• Henry Threadgill
  alto saxophone [7.2-5, 7.7, 6.1-6, 8.1-7, 1.1-2, 1.5, 3.1, 3.4, 2.2-6, 4.2-10, 5.1-8], arranger [5.1-4, 4.8-10], baritone saxophone [2.1, 3.6, 1.3], bass flute [3.2-3, 3.5, 3.7, 6.1-6, 5.5-8, 4.3-7], clarinet [5.1-4, 4.8-10], flute [2.2-6, 3.4, 1.4, 6.1-6, 8.1-7], metallophone [1], producer [1-7], tenor saxophone [2.2-6, 4.1, 4.3-10, 5.1-4, 1.6]
• Henry Threadgill Very Very Circus
  performer [7.2-3, 7.5, 7.7, 6.1-6]
• J.T. Lewis
  drums (drum set) [1-7]
• James Emery
  steel-string acoustic guitar [1, 6]
• Jason Kao Hwang
  violin [1, 3, 5]
• Johnny Rudas
  percussion [1, 3, 5], vocal [1]
• Joseph Jarman
  alto flute [5], bass clarinet [6], flute [2-4], soprano saxophone [1, 4]
• Leonard Smith
  double bass [1-2, 4, 6-7]
• Marcus Rojas
  tuba [7.2-3, 7.5, 7.7, 6.1-6]
• Mark Taylor
  French horn [7.2-3, 7.5, 7.7, 6.1-6]
• Mark Wilder
  mastering, transfer, mix [5-7]
• Martin Aubert
  classical guitar [1, 6]
• Masujaa
  electric guitar [1-6]
• Michael Cuscuna
  task, producer [2.1-6, 3.1-7, 1.1-6]
• Michelle Kinney
  cello [4, 6]
• Miguel Urvina
  percussion [1, 3, 5], vocal [1]
• Mossa Bildner
  vocal [5]
• Mountain Recordings Studios
  recording [2.1, 1.5-6]
• Myra Melford
  piano [1]
• Newman Baker
  drums (drum set) [5-8], percussion [5-8]
• Oz Fritz
  recording [1-6]
• Pheeroan akLaff
  drums (drum set) [5.1-4, 7.2-3, 7.5, 7.7, 4.8-10], percussion [1-7]
• Rasul Siddik
  trumpet [5.1-4, 4.1-10]
• Reggie Nicholson
  drums (drum set) [4.8-10, 5.1-8], percussion [4.1-7, 5.5-8]
• Robert Musso
  recording [8.1-7, 7.1-7]
• Robert Surachi
  assistant [1-7]
• Rufus Reid
  double bass [1-2, 4, 6-7]
• Sentienla Toy
  vocal [3, 5]
• Steve McCall
  drums (drum set) [1.1-6, 2.1-6], percussion [2.1-6, 1.5-6]
• Stomu Takeishi
  fretless bass [1-7]
• Ted Daniel
  flugelhorn [5-8], trumpet [5-8]
• Tony Cedras
  accordion [8.1-7, 6.1, 6.3, 6.5], harmonium [1-7]
• Victor Deyglio
  assistant [5.1-4, 4.8-10]
• Wallace McMillan
  alto flute [2-3], baritone saxophone [6], flute [4-5], piccolo [1, 4]
• Wu Man
  pipa [1, 3, 5]
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Issues

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  The Complete Novus & Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill & Air

  8x CD
  2010