Henry Threadgill Discography
Introduction
Henry Threadgill was born February 15, 1944 in Chicago, Illinois. In the 60:s he performed with the chicagoan
"Experimental Band" under the leadership of Muhal Richard Abrams and became a member of the co-operative AACM (Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians), of which Abrams also was the president.
Henry formed, together with bass player Fred Hopkins and drummer Steve McCall, the group AIR (Artists In Residence), first called Reflections in the early 70:s. Later on he left Chicago for New York, through the years shaping several new bands, playing his compositions and arrangements. He became the recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in 2003 and a United States Artist Fellowship in 2008. His daughter, Pyeng Threadgill, is a singer and bandleader, who has her own recording career, starting with "Sweet Home, the music of robert johnson".
More facts are to be found through the Bibliography part. The purpose of this discography is to document the recorded music of Henry Threadgill's different bands as well as his performances as a sideman.
I have included some live concerts, not released on record so far, but well worth listing for different reasons like extraordinary performances, unusual settings, new tunes or different musicians. Concerts by Threadgill groups AIR (once augmented by Amiri Baraka, recitation), NEW AIR (in these occasions with Andrew Cyrille on drums), the Henry Threadgill Sextett (the earliest including Lester Bowie on trumpet), Very Very Circus, Make A Move, Zooid (even with a string orchestra) and bands like the Windstring Ensemble and Society Situation Dance Band, these two never commercially issued. These informations are now placed in a separate group after the released.
Furthermore I've observed a broadcast from a concert with Muhal Richard Abrams quintet in Laren, Holland, 1978. On this performance, made some months after the recording of 1-OQA+19 for Black Saint, Anthony Braxtons reeds are replaced by George Lewis' trombone. A tour-de-force.
I also have allowed myself to complete record informations with photos of the sleeves. I picked up photos from internet, but replaced those with bad sharpness with photos taken from my own lp's.
If excluded in the discography items, "Primary Source" is myself and my collection.
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- 69.07.02 - 69.08.20 / Muhal Richard Abrams: Young at Heart, Wise in Time / Delmark 75.09.10 / AIR: AIR Song / Why Not
- 76.05.22 / Various Artists (AIR): Wildflowers 1 / Douglas
- 76.07.01 - 77.10.28 / AIR: Live AIR / Black Saint
- 76.07.15 / AIR: AIR Raid / Why Not
- 76.09.08 / Chico Freeman: Morning Prayer / Why Not
- 77.01.22 / Roscoe Mitchell: Nonaah / Nessa
- 77.09.22 / Anthony Braxton: For Trio / Arista
- 77.11.17 / AIR: AIR Time / Nessa
- 77.11.18 / [AIR: AIR Time / Nessa]
- 77.11.01 - 77.12.31 / Muhal Richard Abrams: 1-OQA+19 / Black Saint
- 78.02.21 / AIR: Open Air Suit / Arista/Novus
- 78.02.22 / [AIR: Open Air Suit / Arista/Novus]
- 78.03.27 - 78.04.27 / Frank Walton: Reality / Delmark
- 78.07.22 / AIR: Montreux Suisse Air / Arista/Novus
- 78.07.27 / Roscoe Mitchell: L-R-G/The Maze/S II Examples / Nessa
- 79.01.13 / Henry Threadgill: X-75 / Arista/Novus
- 79.05.11 / AIR: AIR Lore / Arista/Novus
- 79.05.12 / [AIR: AIR Lore / Arista/Novus]
- 80.07.25 / David Murray Octet: Ming / Black Saint
- 80.07.28 / [David Murray Octet: Ming / Black Saint]
- 80.12.28 / AIR: AIR Mail / Black Saint
- 81.00.00 / Material: Memory Serves / Celluloid
- 81.00.00 / Various Artists (Muhal Richard Abrams): Amarcord Nino Rota / Hannibal
- 81.09.30 / The Henry Threadgill Sextet: When Was That? / About Time
- 81.10.01 / [The Henry Threadgill Sextet: When Was That? / About Time]
- 81.10.31 / David Murray Octet: Home / Black Saint
- 81.11.01 / [David Murray Octet: Home / Black Saint]
- 82.01.23 / AIR: 80 Degrees Below '82 / Antilles
- 82.07.14 / David Murray Octet: Murray's Steps / Black Saint
- 82.07.15 / [David Murray Octet: Murray's Steps / Black Saint]
- 82.07.19 / [David Murray Octet: Murray's Steps / Black Saint]
- 83.03.22 / The Henry Threadgill Sextet: Just The Facts And Pass The Bucket / About Time
- 83.03.23 / [The Henry Threadgill Sextet: Just The Facts And Pass The Bucket / About Time]
- 83.07.00 / NEW AIR: Live at Montreal International Jazz Festival / Black Saint
- 84.12.07 / The Henry Threadgill Sextet: Subject to Change / About Time
- 84.12.08 / [The Henry Threadgill Sextet: Subject to Change / About Time]
- 84.12.09 / [The Henry Threadgill Sextet: Subject to Change / About Time]
- 86.06.02 / NEW AIR: Air Show No. 1 / Black Saint
- 86.06.03 / [NEW AIR: Air Show No. 1 / Black Saint]
- 86.10.12 / Henry Threadgill Sextett: You Know the Number / RCA/Novus
- 87.00.00 / Sly & Robbie: Rhythm Killers / Island
- 87.09.20 / Henry Threadgill Easily Slip Into Another World / RCA/Novus
- 88.12.00 / Henry Threadgill Sextett: Rag, Bush and All / RCA/Novus
- 90.06.26 / Flute Force Four: Flutistry / Black Saint
- 90.11.19 / Henry Threadgill/Very Very Circus: Spirit of Nuff...Nuff / Black Saint
- 90.11.20 / [Henry Threadgill/Very Very Circus: Spirit of Nuff...Nuff / Black Saint]
- 90.11.21 / [Henry Threadgill/Very Very Circus: Spirit of Nuff...Nuff / Black Saint]
- 91.00.00 / Bahia Black: Ritual Beating System / Axiom
- 91.00.00 / Material: The Third Power / Axiom
- 91.05.04 / Henry Threadgill/Very Very Circus: Live at Koncepts / Taylor Made
- 92.04.09 / Leroy Jenkins: Themes & Improvisations on the Blues / CRI
- 92.05.00 / Kip Hanrahan/Paul Haines: Darn It! / American Clave
- 92.11.12 / Various Artists: Weird Nightmare: Meditations on Mingus / Columbia
- 93.00.00 / Henry Threadgill/Very Very Circus: Too Much Sugar for a Dime / Axiom
- 93.01.23 / Billy Bang/Craig Harris/Henry Threadgill: Hip Hop Be Bop / ITM
- 93.01.24 / [Billy Bang/Craig Harris/Henry Threadgill: Hip Hop Be Bop]
- 93.01.25 / [Billy Bang/Craig Harris/Henry Threadgill: Hip Hop Be Bop]
- 93.08.17 / Henry Threadgill: Song Out of My Trees / Black Saint
- 93.08.18 / Henry Threadgill: Song Out of My Trees / Black Saint]
- 93.08.19 / Henry Threadgill: Song Out of My Trees / Black Saint]
- 94.00.00 / Sola: Blues in the East / Axiom
- 94.07.00 - 96.06.00 / Kip Hanrahan: A Thousand Nights and a Night (Shadow Night - 1) / american clavé
- 95.00.00 / Henry Threadgill / Very Very Circus Plus: Carry the Day / Columbia
- 95.06.00 / Henry Threadgill: Makin' a Move / Columbia
- 96.02.27 / Abiodun Oyewole: 25 Years / Rykodisc
- 96.08.00 / Henry Threadgill & Make a Move: Where's Your Cup? / Columbia
- 97.00.00 - 01.00.00 / Jean-Paul Bourelly: Trance Atlantic - Boom Bop II / Challenge
- 98.00.00 / Douglas Ewart and Inventions Clarinet Choir: Angles Of Entrance / Arawak
- 99.07.00 / Jean-Paul Bourelly: Boom Bop / Jazz Magnet
- 01.02.25 / Henry Threadgill & Make a Move: Everybodys Mouth's A Book / Pi
- 01.02.26 / Henry Threadgill & Make a Move: Everybodys Mouth's A Book / Pi
- 01.02.27 / Henry Threadgill & Make a Move: Everybodys Mouth's A Book / Pi
- 01.04.28 / Henry Threadgill's Zooid: Up Popped The Two Lips / Pi
- 01.04.29 / Henry Threadgill's Zooid: Up Popped The Two Lips / Pi
- 01.04.30 / Henry Threadgill's Zooid: Up Popped The Two Lips / Pi
- 01.07.10 / Ejigayehu "Gigi" Shibabaw: Gigi / Palm Pictures
- 02.03.00 / Lucky Peterson: Black Midnight Sun / Dreyfus Records (France)
- 03.09.12 / Henry Threadgills Zooid: Pop Start the Tape, StoP / Hardedge
- 04.05.18 / Billy Bang: Vietnam: Reflections / Justin Time
- 04.05.19 / Billy Bang: Vietnam: Reflections / Justin Time
- 06.05.08 / Dafnis Prieto: Absolute Quintet / Zoho Music
- 08.11.00 / Henry Threadgill Zooid: this brings us to, volume 1 / Pi
- 08.11.01 / Henry Threadgill Zooid: this brings us to, volume 2 / Pi
- 10.03.12 / Henry Threadgill: Complete Remastered Black Saint Recordings / CAM Jazz
- 10.10.00 / Henry Threadgill: Complete Novus/Columbia Recordings (#247) / Mosaic
Broadcasts and private recordings:
- 78.00.00 / Muhal Richard Abrams: In Laren / Radio Broadcast
- 79.06.17 / AIR in Lovere / Concert recording
- 81.07.04 / Henry Threadgill Sextet, Jazzmania, NYC/ Private recording
- 82.03.20 / AIR & Amiri Baraka / WDR Radio Broadcast
- 82.04.02 / AIR in Salzburg / Concert recording
- 82.06.29 / Henry Threadgill Sextet at Kool Jazz festival, NYC/ Radio Broadcast
- 85.02.02 / Henry Threadgill Windstring Ensemble: "Imaginary Film & Radio Show" / Private recording
- 85.09.27 / Henry Threadgill Sextet in Amsterdam/ Radio Broadcast
- 86.03.14 / Henry Threadgill Trio: NEW AIR in Hofheim/ Private recording
- 86.03.19 / Henry Threadgill Trio: NEW AIR in Rankweil/ Private recording
- 89.07.11 / Henry Threadgill Sextett: Sweet Holy Rag / Radio Broadcast
- 93.03.00 / Henry Threadgill / Very Very Circus in Lund / Radio Broadcast
- 96.07.08 / Henry Threadgill & Make a Move at Copenhagen Jazz Festival / Radio Broadcast
- 99.07.09 / Henry Threadgill & Make a Move at North Sea Jazz Festival / Radio Broadcast
- 01.08.24 / Henry Threadgill's Zooid in Saalfelden / Radio Broadcast
- 07.08.26 / Henry Threadgill's Zooid & Strings of the Salzburg Young Philharmonic Orchestra / Radio Broadcast
- 08.10.25 / Henry Threadgill's Zooid in Umeå / Radio Broadcast
- Society Situation Dance Band
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