Air Lore

From Infogalactic: the planetary knowledge core
Jump to: navigation, search
Air Lore
Air Lore.jpg
Studio album by Air
Released 1979
Recorded May 11 & 12, 1979
Genre Jazz
Length 36:33
Label Arista Novus
Producer Michael Cuscuna
Air chronology
Montreux Suisse
(1978)Montreux Suisse1978
Air Lore
(1979)
Air Mail
(1980)Air Mail1980

Air Lore is an album by the improvisational collective Air featuring Henry Threadgill, Steve McCall, and Fred Hopkins performing compositions by Jelly Roll Morton and Scott Joplin.[1] It was reissued on Compact Disc by Bluebird/RCA in 1987 and later included in the 8CD "Complete Novus and Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill and Air" set on Mosaic Records.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Through it all, this remains the album most Air fans love most, precisely because of all the joy and irreverence in the proceedings, which didn't update the old music, but brought it into focus for the revolutionary improvisational template that it is".[2] The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide said "if one Air album belongs in every collection it is Air Lore, a 1979 performance of Scott Joplin rags and Jelly Roll Morton tunes that is currently unsurpassed as a statement of historical homage from the perspective of the frontiers".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars[2]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide 5/5 stars[3]

Track listing

  1. "The Ragtime Dance" (Scott Joplin) – 9:20
  2. "Buddy Bolden's Blues (Jelly Roll Morton) – 9:30
  3. "King Porter Stomp" (Jelly Roll Morton) – 3:52
  4. "Paille Street" (Henry Threadgill) – 2:20
  5. "Weeping Willow Rag" (Scott Joplin) – 11:31
  • Recorded at C.I. Recording Studios, New York City on May 11 & 12, 1979

Personnel

References

  1. Backstrom, L. & Lopez, R. Henry Threadgill discography accessed February 11, 2010
  2. 2.0 2.1 Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed February 11, 2010.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.