When Was That?
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Studio album by Henry Threadgill | ||||
Released | 1982 | |||
Recorded | September 30 & October 1, 1981 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | About Time | |||
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When Was That? is an album by Henry Threadgill released on the About Time label in 1982. The album and features five of Threadgill's compositions performed by Threadgill with Craig Harris, Olu Dara, Fred Hopkins, Brian Smith, Pheeroan akLaff and John Betsch.[3]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek states, "Threadgill's main thrust was to create a series of modal environments whereby all instrumentalists would engage with one another in the framework of a particular tune, yet play different roles as the ensemble went on its way through the record... Ultimately, however, this band swung together, no matter how far out the proceedings got. They always returned to Threadgill's magically inherent lyricism and humor in the end, and each and every track here bears that out. This is a nearly mystical album in the life of this band".[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Henry Threadgill
- "Melin" - 3:40
- "10 to 1" - 11:29
- "Just B" - 4:25
- "When Was That?" - 10:22
- "Soft Suicide at the Baths" - 11:07
Recorded at Sound Ideas, New York City on September 30 and October 1, 1981
Personnel
- Henry Threadgill - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, clarinet, flute, bass flute
- Craig Harris - trombone
- Olu Dara - cornet
- Brian Smith - piccolo bass
- Fred Hopkins - bass
- John Betsch - drums
- Pheeroan akLaff - drums
References
- v
- t
- e
- 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 Volume 1 (1979)
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
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)
a
Move
- Where's Your Cup? (1996)
- Everybodys Mouth's a Book (2001)
- 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)
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