Air Song

Air Song
Studio album by Air
Released 1975
Recorded September 10, 1975
Genre Jazz
Length 48:57
Label Why Not
Producer Bob Cummins
Air chronology
Air Song
(1975)		 Air Raid
(1976)

Air Song is the debut album by the improvisational collective Air featuring Henry Threadgill, Steve McCall, and Fred Hopkins performing four of Threadgill's compositions.[1] The album was originally released on the Japanese Why Not label in 1975 and later released in the U.S. on India Navigation in 1982.

Contents

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection.[2]

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "The interplay between the three members is almost always inventive, engaging, and full of warmth and humor. There is little excessive indulgence to be found on these improvisations, and the degree of musicianship with these men is off the chart... A lovely and auspicious debut".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Penguin Guide to Jazz [2]
Allmusic [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Henry Threadgill
  1. "Untitled Tango" – 12:08
  2. "Great Body of the Riddle or Where Were the Dodge Boys When My Clay Started to Slide" – 13:29
  3. "Dance of the Beast" – 11:03
  4. "Air Song" – 12:17
    • Recorded at P.S. Recording Studios, Chicago on September 10, 1975

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Backstrom, L. & Lopez, R. Henry Threadgill discography accessed February 10, 2010
  2. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "Air". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed. ed.). New York: Penguin. pp. 13. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0. 
  3. ^ a b Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed February 10, 2010.