Released 1978 Length 39:32 Artist Air | Recorded February 21 & 22, 1978 Release date 1978 Label Novus Records | |
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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. It has never been reissued on Compact Disc by itself, but it was included in the 8CD "Complete Novus and Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill and Air" set on Mosaic Records.
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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".
Track listing
All compositions by Henry Threadgill- "Card Two: The Jick or Mandrill's Cosmic Ass" - 7:25
- "Card Five: Open Air Suit" - 10:22
- "Card Four: Strait White Royal Flush...78" - 6:15
- "Card One: Cutten {2 Knuckles + 2 Widows + 2 Tricks}/3 X1" - 15:30
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References
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