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Too Much Sugar for a Dime

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Released
  
1993

Length
  
53:43

Release date
  
1993

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
1993

Artist
  
Henry Threadgill

Label
  
Axiom

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Too Much Sugar for a Dime (1993)
  
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Producers
  
Henry Threadgill, Bill Laswell

Similar
  
Henry Threadgill albums, Jazz albums

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Too Much Sugar for a Dime is an album by Henry Threadgill, released in 1993 on the Axiom label. It has been described as: "a mad, glorious romp which explores some very dark timbres and tonalities and yet remains witty, fresh and consistently exciting." (Richard Cook & Brian Morton, The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD).

Contents

Track listing

All compositions written by Henry Threadgill.

  1. "Little Pocket Size Demons" – 10:49
  2. "In Touch" – 8:49
  3. "Paper Toilet" – 5:39
  4. "Better Wrapped / Better Unrapped" – 13:05
  5. "Too Much Sugar" – 2:58
  6. "Try Some Ammonia" – 12:23

Personnel

  • Henry Threadgill — alto saxophone
  • Mark Taylor — French horn
  • Edwin Rodriguez — tuba
  • Marcus Rojas — tuba
  • Dorian L. Parreott II — tuba (tracks 2, 4, 6)
  • Brandon Ross — guitar (electric & acoustic)
  • Masujaa — guitar (electric)
  • Simon Shaheen — oud and violin (2, 4)
  • Jason Hwang — violin (2, 4)
  • Leroy Jenkins — violin (2, 4)
  • Gene Lake — drums (exc. track 5)
  • Larry Bright — drums (2, 4), cymbals (5)
  • Miguel Urvina — puya, culo, fulia (2, 4, 5)
  • Johnny Rudas — fulia, puya, culo (2, 4)
  • Mossa Bildner — vocals (2)
  • Arenae — vocals (2)

    • Songs

    1Little Pocket Size Demons10:48
    2In Touch8:48
    3Paper Toilet5:39

    References

    Too Much Sugar for a Dime Wikipedia
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