Too Much Sugar for a Dime explained

Too Much Sugar for a Dime
Type:	Studio album
Artist:	Henry Threadgill
Cover:	Too Much Sugar for a Dime.jpg
Released:	1993
Recorded:	1993
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	53:43
Label:	Axiom
Producer:	Henry Threadgill, Bill Laswell
Prev Title:	Live at Koncepts
Prev Year:	1991
Next Title:	Song Out of My Trees
Next Year:	1993

Too Much Sugar for a Dime is an album by Henry Threadgill, released in 1993 on the Axiom label. It has been described as: "a mad, glorious romp which explores some very dark timbres and tonalities and yet remains witty, fresh and consistently exciting." (Richard Cook & Brian Morton, The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD).

Track listing

All compositions written by Henry Threadgill.

1. "Little Pocket Size Demons" – 10:49
2. "In Touch" – 8:49
3. "Paper Toilet" – 5:39
4. "Better Wrapped / Better Unrapped" – 13:05
5. "Too Much Sugar" – 2:58
6. "Try Some Ammonia" – 12:23

Personnel

• Henry Threadgill — alto saxophone
• Mark Taylor — French horn
• Edwin Rodriguez — tuba
• Marcus Rojas — tuba
• Dorian L. Parreott II — tuba (tracks 2, 4, 6)
• Brandon Ross — guitar (electric & acoustic)
• Masujaa — guitar (electric)
• Simon Shaheen — oud and violin (2, 4)
• Jason Hwang — violin (2, 4)
• Leroy Jenkins — violin (2, 4)
• Gene Lake — drums (exc. track 5)
• Larry Bright — drums (2, 4), cymbals (5)
• Miguel Urbina — afrovenezuelan drums, Culo'e puya drums, fulía drums (2, 4, 5)
• Johnny Rudas — afrovenezuelan drums, Culo'e puya drums, fulía drums (2, 4)
• Mossa Bildner — vocals (2)
• Arenae — vocals (2)