Air Mail (album)
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| Released | 1981 | |||
| Recorded | 28 December 1980 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 35:41 | |||
| Label | Black Saint | |||
| Producer | Giovanni Bonandrini | |||
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Air Mail is an album by the improvisational collective Air featuring Henry Threadgill, Steve McCall, and Fred Hopkins, recorded for the Italian Black Saint label.[1] The album consists of three compositions dedicated to the photographer Bobbie Kingsley, Ronnie Boykins, and Cecil Taylor & Jimmy Lyons.[2][3]
Reception[edit]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection.[4]
The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn stated: "The Chicago trio Air was at a high point on this 1980 date".[5]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [6] |
Track listing[edit]
- "B. K." (Steve McCall) – 8:55
- "R. B." (Fred Hopkins) – 8:19
- "C. T., J. L." (Henry Threadgill) – 18:27
- Recorded at Right Track Studio, New York City on December 28, 1980
Personnel[edit]
- Henry Threadgill – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute, bass flute, hubkaphone
- Fred Hopkins – bass
- Steve McCall – drums, bells
References[edit]
- ^ Backstrom, L. & Lopez, R. Henry Threadgill discography accessed February 11, 2010
- ^ Discogs album entry accessed February 11, 2010
- ^ Air – Air Time (1978, Vinyl), 1978, retrieved 2021-03-23
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "Air". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
- ^ a b Wynn, R. AllMusic Review accessed February 11, 2010.
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 6. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
