Henry Threadgill - X-75 Volume 1

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Henry Threadgill
X-75 Volume 1

Album US 1979 on Arista Novus label
Jazz

On back cover: Recorded at CI Recording Studios, New York City on January 13, 1979 Technical Notes: In stereo, from left to right in the reed section are Douglas Ewart, Joseph Jarman, Henry Threadgill and Wallace McMillan. From left to right in the bass section are Leonard Jones, Brian Smith, Rufus Reid and Fred Hopkins. The piccolo bass is not an electric gimmick. It is an acoustic bass with a range exactly one octave higher than the standard bass. ℗&© 1979 Arista Records, Inc.

Musicians

	Henry Threadgill fl, as, *1944 US composed by, flute, bass flute, alto saxophone, album by
	Fred Hopkins b, 1947-1999 US bass
	Leonard Jones b, cb, *1943 DE bass
	Rufus Reid b, *1944 US bass
	Brian Smith b, cb, pic, bass, bass, piccolo
	Douglas Ewart fl, *1946 US flute, bass clarinet
	Joseph Jarman , *1937 US flute, soprano saxophone
	Wallace McMillan ts, *1941 US piccolo flute, alto flute, tenor saxophone
	Amina Claudine Myers p, voc, org, *1942 US vocals

Producers

Donn Davenport art direction

Steve Backer directed by, series director

Dave Achelis engineer, assistant

Elvin Campbell engineer, re-mix

David Baker engineer, recording

Thulani Nkabinde liner notes

Mel Dixon photography by

Michael Cuscuna producer, producer

Composers

Henry Threadgill

Album Tracks

No	Title	Artist	Duration
1	Sir Simpleton	Henry Threadgill	6:26
2	Celebration	Henry Threadgill	13:21
3	Air Song	Henry Threadgill	10:21
4	Fe Fi Fo Fum	Henry Threadgill	13:00

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Acknowledgements

To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.

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