Open Air Suit

Open Air Suit
Open Air Suit
Studio album by Air
Released	1978
Recorded	February 21 & 22, 1978
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:32
Label	Arista Novus
Producer	Michael Cuscuna
Air chronology

Open Air Suit is an album by the improvisational collective Air, featuring Henry Threadgill, Steve McCall, and Fred Hopkins.^[1] It was recorded in New York in 1978 and contains four of Threadgill's compositions.^[2] It has not been reissued as an individual CD, but it was included in the 8-CD Complete Novus and Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill and Air issued by Mosaic Records.

Reception[edit]

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "The music played by this talented trio is complex yet ultimately logical. The talented musicians seem to communicate instantly with each other and they consistently develop their music in the same direction on this stimulating set".^[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Henry Threadgill

"Card Two: The Jick or Mandrill's Cosmic Ass" - 7:25
"Card Five: Open Air Suit" - 10:22
"Card Four: Strait White Royal Flush...78" - 6:15
"Card One: Cutten {2 Knuckles + 2 Widows + 2 Tricks}/3 X1" - 15:30

Recorded at C.I. Recording Studios, New York City on February 21 & 22, 1978

Personnel[edit]

Henry Threadgill - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, flute
Fred Hopkins - bass, maracas
Steve McCall - drums, percussion

References[edit]

^ Thompson, Clifford (16 June 2023). "'Easily Slip Into Another World' Review". Arts. The Wall Street Journal.
^ Backstrom, L. & Lopez, R. Henry Threadgill discography accessed February 11, 2010
^ ^a ^b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed February 11, 2010.

[1] Thompson, Clifford (16 June 2023). "'Easily Slip Into Another World' Review". Arts. The Wall Street Journal.

[2] Backstrom, L. & Lopez, R. Henry Threadgill discography accessed February 11, 2010

[Allmusic-3] Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed February 11, 2010.

[1]

[2]

[3]

v t e Air
Henry Threadgill Fred Hopkins Steve McCall Andrew Cyrille Pheeroan akLaff
Studio albums	Air Song (1975) Air Raid (1976) Air Time (1977) Open Air Suit (1978) Air Lore (1979) Air Mail (1980) 80° Below '82 (1982) Air Show No. 1 (1986)
Live albums	Live Air (1976 & 1977) Montreux Suisse (1978) Live at Montreal International Jazz Festival (1983)
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.

v t e Henry Threadgill
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
Air	Air Song (1975) Air Raid (1976) Live Air (1976–77) Air Time (1977) Open Air Suit (1978) Montreux Suisse (1978) Air Lore (1979) Air Mail (1980) 80° Below '82 (1982) Live at Montreal International Jazz Festival (1983) Air Show No. 1 (1986)
X-75	X-75 Volume 1 (1979)
Henry Threadgill Sextet	When Was That? (1981) Just the Facts and Pass the Bucket (1983) Subject to Change (1984) You Know the Number (1986) Easily Slip Into Another World (1987) Rag, Bush and All (1988)
Very Very Circus	Spirit of Nuff...Nuff (1990) Live at Koncepts (1991) Too Much Sugar for a Dime (1993) Song Out of My Trees (1993) Carry the Day (1995) Makin' a Move (1995)
Make a Move	Where's Your Cup? (1996) Everybodys Mouth's a Book (2001)
Zooid	Up Popped the Two Lips (2001) This Brings Us to Volume 1 (2008) This Brings Us to Volume 2 (2008) Tomorrow Sunny / The Revelry, Spp (2011) In for a Penny, In for a Pound (2014)
Ensemble Double Up	Old Locks and Irregular Verbs (2015)