Air Mail (album)

Air Mail
Studio album by
Air
Released1981
Recorded28 December 1980
GenreJazz
Length35:41
LabelBlack Saint
ProducerGiovanni Bonandrini
Air chronology
Air Lore
(1979) 		Air Mail
(1981) 		80° Below '82
(1982)

Air Mail is an album by the improvisational collective Air featuring Henry Threadgill, Steve McCall, and Fred Hopkins, recorded for the Italian Black Saint label.[1] The album consists of three compositions dedicated to the photographer Bobbie Kingsley, Ronnie Boykins, and Cecil Taylor & Jimmy Lyons.[2][3]

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection.[4]

The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn stated: "The Chicago trio Air was at a high point on this 1980 date".[5]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[6]

Track listing

  1. "B. K." (Steve McCall) – 8:55
  2. "R. B." (Fred Hopkins) – 8:19
  3. "C. T., J. L." (Henry Threadgill) – 18:27
    • Recorded at Right Track Studio, New York City on December 28, 1980

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Backstrom, L. & Lopez, R. Henry Threadgill discography accessed February 11, 2010
  2. ^ Discogs album entry accessed February 11, 2010
  3. ^ Air – Air Time (1978, Vinyl), 1978, retrieved 2021-03-23
  4. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "Air". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 13. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
  5. ^ a b Wynn, R. AllMusic Review accessed February 11, 2010.
  6. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 6. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.