Air Mail (album) explained

Air Mail
Type:	Album
Artist:	Air
Cover:	Air Mail (album).jpg
Released:	1981
Recorded:	28 December 1980
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	35:41
Label:	Black Saint
Producer:	Giovanni Bonandrini
Chronology:	Air
Prev Title:	Air Lore
Prev Year:	1979
Next Title:	80° Below '82
Next Year:	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]

Reception

The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection.^[3]

The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn stated: "The Chicago trio Air was at a high point on this 1980 date".^[4]

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

• Henry Threadgill – tenor saxophone, alto saxophone, flute, bass flute, hubkaphone
• Fred Hopkins – bass
• Steve McCall – drums, bells

Notes and References

1. Backstrom, L. & Lopez, R. Henry Threadgill discography accessed February 11, 2010
2. http://www.discogs.com/Air-Air-Mail/release/1092925 Discogs album entry
3. Book: Cook, Richard. Richard Cook (journalist). Brian Morton. Brian Morton (Scottish writer). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. 1992. 9th. The Penguin Guide to Jazz. 2008. Penguin. New York. 978-0-14-103401-0. 13. Air.
4. Wynn, R. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r134340|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic Review] accessed February 11, 2010.