Air Lore

Air Lore
Studio album by Air
Released	1979
Recorded	May 11 & 12, 1979
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:33
Label	Arista Novus
Producer	Michael Cuscuna
Air chronology
Montreux Suisse (1978) Air Lore (1979) Air Mail (1980)

Air Lore is an album by the improvisational collective Air featuring Henry Threadgill, Steve McCall, and Fred Hopkins performing compositions by Jelly Roll Morton and Scott Joplin.^[1] It was reissued on Compact Disc by Bluebird/RCA in 1987 and later included in the 8CD "Complete Novus and Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill and Air" set on Mosaic Records.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Through it all, this remains the album most Air fans love most, precisely because of all the joy and irreverence in the proceedings, which didn't update the old music, but brought it into focus for the revolutionary improvisational template that it is".^[2] The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide said "if one Air album belongs in every collection it is Air Lore, a 1979 performance of Scott Joplin rags and Jellt Roll Morton tunes that is currently unsurpassed as a statement of historical homage from the perspective of the frontiers".^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[3]

Track listing

1. "The Ragtime Dance" (Scott Joplin) – 9:20
2. "Buddy Bolden's Blues (Jelly Roll Morton) – 9:30
3. "King Porter Stomp" (Jelly Roll Morton) – 3:52
4. "Paille Street" (Henry Threadgill) – 2:20
5. "Weeping Willow Rag" (Scott Joplin) – 11:31

• Recorded at C.I. Recording Studios, New York City on May 11 & 12, 1979

Personnel

• Henry Threadgill – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute
• Fred Hopkins – bass
• Steve McCall – drums, percussion

References