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Rag, Bush and All

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Released
  
1989

Length
  
38:28

Artist
  
Henry Threadgill Sextet

Label
  
Novus Records

Recorded
  
December 1988

Producer
  
David Stone

Release date
  
1989

Genre
  
Jazz

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Rag, Bush and All is an album by Henry Threadgill released on the RCA Novus label in 1989. The album and features four of Threadgill's compositions performed by Threadgill's Sextett with Bill Lowe, Ted Daniel, Fred Hopkins, Diedre Murray, Newman Baker and Reggie Nicholson.

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars stating "This CD from altoist Henry Threadgill is a perfect mixture of improvisation and composition, hanging onto devices of the past while creating new music... Highly recommended to open-eared listeners".

Track listing

All compositions by Henry Threadgill

  1. "Off the Rag" - 12:40
  2. "The Devil is on the Loose and Dancin' with a Monkey" - 6:44
  3. "Gift" - 5:44
  4. "Sweet Holy Rag" - 13:20

Recorded at Clinton Recording Studios, New York City in December 1988

Personnel

  • Henry Threadgill: alto saxophone, bass flute
  • Ted Daniel: trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Bill Lowe: bass trombone
  • Diedre Murray: cello
  • Fred Hopkins: bass
  • Reggie Nicholson: percussion
  • Newman Baker: percussion

    • Songs

    1Off the Rag12:43
    2The Devil Is on the Loose and Dancing With a Monkey6:42
    3Gift5:47

    References

    Rag, Bush and All Wikipedia
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