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Air Mail (album)

Field	Value
name	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. The album consists of three compositions dedicated to the photographer Bobbie Kingsley, Ronnie Boykins, and Cecil Taylor & Jimmy Lyons.

Reception

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

The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn stated: "The Chicago trio Air was at a high point on this 1980 date". |editor-last=Swenson |editor-first=J. | author-link = |url-access=registration

Track listing

"B. K." (Steve McCall) – 8:55
"R. B." (Fred Hopkins) – 8:19
"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

References

Backstrom, L. & Lopez, R. [http://discography.backstrom.se/threadgill/#80.12.28 Henry Threadgill discography] accessed February 11, 2010
[http://www.discogs.com/Air-Air-Mail/release/1092925 Discogs album entry] accessed February 11, 2010
(1978). "Air – Air Time (1978, Vinyl)".
Cook, Richard. (2008). "The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings". Penguin.
Wynn, R. [{{AllMusic

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