Tag Archives: Pi Recordings

Henry Threadgill & Make A Move – Don’t Turn Around (2001)

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Don’t Turn Around is the second track on the CD Everybodys Mouth’s a Book by Henry Threadgill and his band Make a Move, recorded in 2001 and released same year.

Everybodys Mouth’s a Book is an album by Henry Threadgill featuring eight of Threadgill’s compositions performed by Threadgill & Make a Move. The album was the first album on the Pi label and was released simultaneously with Up Popped the Two Lips by Threadgill’s Zooid in 2001. [source]

Brandon Ross – Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar
Henry Threadgill – Alto Saxophone, Flute, Producer, Composer, Arranged By
Dafnis Prieto – Drums
Stomu Takeishi – Electric Bass, Acoustic Bass
Bryan Carrot – Vibraphone, Marimba
Bill Laswell – Mixed By

 

Art Ensemble of Chicago – Hail We Now Sing Joy (2003)

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“Hail We Now Sing Joy”  is the first track on the reunion studio album The Meeting  released by the jazz group the Art Ensamble Chicago (AEOC). Recorded during the Spring of 2003 in Madison, Wisconsin, and released on August 19, 2003 on the international label Pi Recordings.

The album was met with mixed reviews. Allmusic´s Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars, saying that ultimately, the album “is a glorious reunion album, one that delights as it provokes.”

Most reviews comment that the absence of Lester Bowie is obvious.

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Joseph Jarman – Flute, Percussion, Gong, Saxophone (Alto, Soprano, Tenor), Bells

Malachi Favors Maghostus – Bass, Percussion

Roscoe Mitchell – Flute, Piccolo, Saxophone (Alto, Bass, Soprano, Tenor)

Don Moye – Bongos, Conga, Drums