AIR RAID: Henry Threadgill, Steve McCall, Fred Hopkins
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1984 recording with Henry Threadgill (as, ts, chinese musette, hubkaphone, fl), Fred Hopkins (b) and Steve McCall (perc).
The critical success of Air's debut album, Air Song, dictated both more of the same and a difference in approach on Air Raid. While there are only four tracks, just as on the first album, here they are broken up between two long pieces -- the title track and "Release," and two mid-length, seven-plus minute works, "Midnight Sun" and "Through a Keyhole Darkly." The concept of group improvisation was the same, but Henry Threadgill's compositional notions began to come through in his solos. He's a born leader and his charge-taking feels natural and wonderfully amorphous, though it reveals itself more often than not. The structure of soloing on "Release" is breathtaking in that it makes a case for the notion of an interval in free improvisation. Threadgill's use of the breath as a rhythmic technique here brings out the most adventurous side of Steve McCall's drumming. Likewise, his engagement with thematic variants creates new and wildly textured terrains for Fred Hopkins to articulate a vision of the bass as an instrument for song as well as rhythm, and one where depth and resonance offer a palette for group searching. Another fine effort.
Sleeve and vinyl both in v.good condition
I am selling all my vinyl by Anthony Braxton, Cecil Taylor, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Roscoe Mitchell and other related artists, so please check my other items if you are interested.
A lot of the albums listed here were second hand when I got them, but all are in reasonable condition and play without skips. I've noted where an LP has visible or audible marks on the vinyl in the listings, and can only really vouch for how well they play on my equipment. Nearly all of the LPs were purchased in the 80s and 90s when I collected improv. albums by scouring the record shops in London.
I'm not interested in making money from postage and packing, but would like to recoup the cost - the postage quoted in this listing is about right for single/double purchases, and there is a sliding scale in operation for multiple purchases which should be accurate for 2 items. If you are purchasing more than two, please check the postage with me (especially for non-UK bidders) and request an invoice before payment for multiple items - I will calculate the postage for your purchases and give any additional discount I can. If in doing so the postage works out to more than that listed on your invoice, I'll stick to the invoice amount.
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