| Notes: | Jazz, in part with vocals.
Title from disc label.
All compositions by Henry Threadgill except as noted.
Most selections previously released as Open Air suit (Arista Novus AN 3002); Montreux Suiss Air (Arista Novus AN 3008), Air lore (Arista Novus AN 3014), X-75. Volume 1 (Arista Novus AN 3013), You know the number (RCA Novus 3013-2-N), Easily slip into another world (RCA Novus 3025-2-N), Rag, bush and all (RCA Novus 3052-2-N), Carry the day (Columbia CK 66995), Makin' a move (Columbia CK 67214), and Where's your cup? (Columbia CK 67617).
Program notes by Hank Shteamer and producer's notes by Michael Cuscuna (16 pages : portraits ; 28 cm) laid in box.
Henry Threadgill, flutes, saxophones ; with, variously: Mossa Bildner, vocals ; Ed Cherry, Ayodele Aubert, James Emery, Masujaa, guitar ; Akua Dixon (Turre), Michelle Kinney, cello ; Douglas Ewart, Joseph Jarman, Wallace McMillan, woodwinds ; Jason Hwang, violin ; Gene Lake, drums ; Wu Man, pipa ; Myra Melford, piano ; Amina Claudine Myers, Aisha Putli [that is, Asha Puthli], Sentienla Toy, vocals ; Rufus Reid, Leonard Smith, bass ; Edwin Rodriguez, Marcus Rojas, tuba ; Johnny Rudas, percussion, vocals ; Brian Smith, piccolo bass, bass, octobass ; Mark Taylor, horn ; Air (Fred Hopkins, bass, maracas, stick ; Steve McCall, drums, percussion) ; Henry Threadgill Sextett (variously: Rasul Siddik, trumpet ; Ted Daniel, trumpet, flugelhorn ; Frank Lacy, trombone ; Bill Lowe, bass trombone ; Deidre Murray, cello ; Fred Hopkins, bass ; Pheeroan akLaff, Reggie Nicholson, drums, percussion ; Newman Baker, percussion) ; Make A Move (Brandon Ross, guitar ; Tony Cedras, accordion, harmonium ; Stomu Takeshi [i.e. Takeishi], bass ; J.T. Lewis, drums).
All works except the 5th-7th works recorded between 21 February 1978 and August 1996, at various studios in New York, New York.
The 5th-7th works recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreaux, Switzerland, 1978 July 22.
Vocal works sung in English.
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