Open Air Suit

Open Air Suit
Studio album by Air
Released 1978
Recorded February 21 & 22, 1978
Genre Jazz
Length 39:32
Label Arista Novus
Producer Michael Cuscuna
Air chronology
Air Time
(1977)		 Open Air Suit
(1978)		 Montreux Suisse
(1979)

Open Air Suit is an album by the improvisational collective Air featuring Henry Threadgill, Steve McCall, and Fred Hopkins recorded in New York in 1978 featuring four of Threadgill's compositions.[1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2½ stars stating "The music played by this talented trio is complex yet ultimately logical. The talented musicians seem to communicate instantly with each other and they consistently develop their music in the same direction on this stimulating set".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Henry Threadgill
  1. "Card Two: The Jick or Mandrill's Cosmic Ass" - 7:25
  2. "Card Five: Open Air Suit" - 10:22
  3. "Card Four: Strait White Royal Flush...78" - 6:15
  4. "Card One: Cutten {2 Knuckles + 2 Widows + 2 Tricks}/3 X1" - 15:30
  • Recorded at C.I. Recording Studios, New York City on February 21 & 22, 1978

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Backstrom, L. & Lopez, R. Henry Threadgill discography accessed February 11, 2010
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 11, 2010.