Air Show No. 1

Air Show No. 1
Air Show No. 1
Studio album by New Air
Released	1986
Recorded	June 2 & 3, 1986
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:30
Label	Black Saint
Producer	Giovanni Bonandrini
New Air chronology

Air Show No. 1 is an album recorded for the Italian Black Saint label by the improvisational collective New Air featuring Henry Threadgill, Fred Hopkins and Pheeroan akLaff with Cassandra Wilson providing vocals on three selections.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "[Wilson] does an expert job of fitting into this complex music, giving a strong blues feeling to some of altoist Henry Threadgill's originals".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Henry Threadgill

"Achtud El Buod (Children's Song)" – 6:28
"Don't Drink That Corner My Life is in the Bush" (lyrics by Cassandra Wilson) – 9:13
"Air Show" – 5:20
"Apricots on Their Wings" – 6:03
"Salute to the Enema Bandit" – 7:20
"Side Step" – 7:06
- Recorded at Barigozzi Studio, Milano, Italy on June 2 & 3, 1986

Personnel

Henry Threadgill – alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, eastern banjo
Fred Hopkins – bass
Pheeroan akLaff – percussion
Cassandra Wilson – vocals

References

^ Backstrom, L. & Lopez, R. Henry Threadgill discography accessed February 12, 2010
^ ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 12, 2010.
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 13

[1] Backstrom, L. & Lopez, R. Henry Threadgill discography accessed February 12, 2010

[Allmusic-2] Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 12, 2010.

[Penguin-3] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008) The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th edition). Penguin. p. 13

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v t e Air
Henry Threadgill Fred Hopkins Steve McCall Andrew Cyrille Pheeroan akLaff
Studio albums	Air Song (1975) Air Raid (1976) Air Time (1977) Open Air Suit (1978) Air Lore (1979) Air Mail (1980) 80° Below '82 (1982) Air Show No. 1 (1986)
Live albums	Live Air (1976 & 1977) Montreux Suisse (1978) Live at Montreal International Jazz Festival (1983)
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.

v t e Henry Threadgill
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
Air	Air Song (1975) 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	X-75 Volume 1 (1979)
Henry Threadgill Sextet	When Was That? (1981) Just the Facts and Pass the Bucket (1983) Subject to Change (1984) You Know the Number (1986) Easily Slip Into Another World (1987) Rag, Bush and All (1988)
Very Very Circus	Spirit of Nuff...Nuff (1990) Live at Koncepts (1991) Too Much Sugar for a Dime (1993) Song Out of My Trees (1993) Carry the Day (1995) Makin' a Move (1995)
Make a Move	Where's Your Cup? (1996) Everybodys Mouth's a Book (2001)
Zooid	Up Popped the Two Lips (2001) This Brings Us to Volume 1 (2008) This Brings Us to Volume 2 (2008) Tomorrow Sunny / The Revelry, Spp (2011) In for a Penny, In for a Pound (2014)
Ensemble Double Up	Old Locks and Irregular Verbs (2015)