Rag, Bush and All
1989 studio album by Henry Threadgill
Rag, Bush and All | ||||
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Studio album by Henry Threadgill | ||||
Released | 1989 | |||
Recorded | December 1988 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 38:28 | |||
Label | RCA Novus | |||
Producer | David Stone | |||
Henry Threadgill chronology | ||||
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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.[1]
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".[2]
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Allmusic | [2] |
Track listing
All compositions by Henry Threadgill
- "Off the Rag" - 12:40
- "The Devil is on the Loose and Dancin' with a Monkey" - 6:44
- "Gift" - 5:44
- "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
References
- ^ Backstrom, L. & Lopez, R. Henry Threadgill discography accessed February 3, 2010
- ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 3, 2010.
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- Air Raid (1976)
- Live Air (1976–77)
- Air Time (1977)
- Open Air Suit (1978)
- Montreux Suisse (1978)
- Air Lore (1979)
- Air Mail (1980)
- 80° Below '82 (1982)
- Live at Montreal International Jazz Festival (1983)
- Air Show No. 1 (1986)
- X-75 Volume 1 (1979)
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- Just the Facts and Pass the Bucket (1983)
- Subject to Change (1984)
- You Know the Number (1986)
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- Rag, Bush and All (1988)
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Circus
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- Live at Koncepts (1991)
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- Song Out of My Trees (1993)
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- Makin' a Move (1995)
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Move
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- Everybodys Mouth's a Book (2001)
- Up Popped the Two Lips (2001)
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