Everybodys Mouth's a Book
Everybodys Mouth's a Book | ||||
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Studio album by Henry Threadgill | ||||
Released | 2001 | |||
Recorded | February 25–27, 2001 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Pi Recordings | |||
Producer | Henry Threadgill | |||
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Everybodys Mouth's a Book is an album by Henry Threadgill featuring eight of Threadgill's compositions performed by Threadgill & Make a Move.[1] The album was the first album on the Pi Recordings label and was released simultaneously with Up Popped the Two Lips by Threadgill's Zooid in 2001.[2]
Reception
Both of Threadgill's initial Pi releases attracted critical approval. The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "This is deft footwork on the part of Threadgill as a leader, who lets his musicians shine and keeps them focused on the task at hand. Everybody's Mouth's a Book is as solid top to bottom as its companion release on Pi".[3] The All About Jazz review by Glenn Astarita stated "Henry Threadgill's importance to modern jazz cannot be denied, as there are few composers who possess such a distinguishable methodology to music in general".[4] The Boston Phoenix's Ed Hazell stated "Everybodys Mouth’s a Book, the Make a Move quintet’s second release, feels like a more traditional jazz album: the tempos are faster, and the instrumentation is closer to what you expect from a jazz quintet. But after the band’s first album, this one too defies expectation".[5]
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Track listing
All compositions by Henry Threadgill
- "Platinum Inside Straight" - 7:10
- "Don't Turn Around" - 7:32
- "Biggest Crumb" - 4:42
- "Burnt Til Recognition" - 7:35
- "Where Coconuts Fall" - 6:32
- "Pink Water Pink Airplane" - 3:42
- "Shake It Off" - 5:07
- "What to Do, What to Do" - 8:08
Recorded at Orange Music Sound Studio, West Orange, NJ, on January 25, 26 & 27, 2001
Personnel
- Henry Threadgill - alto saxophone, flute
- Bryan Carrott - vibraphone, marimba
- Brandon Ross - electric guitar, acoustic guitar
- Stomu Takeishi - electric bass, acoustic bass guitar
- Dafnis Prieto - drums
References
- ↑ Backstrom, L. & Lopez, R. Henry Threadgill discography accessed February 12, 2010
- ↑ Pi Recordings catalogue accessed February 12, 2010
- 1 2 Jurek, T. Allmusic Review accessed February 12, 2010.
- ↑ Astarita, G. Up Popped the Two Lips & Everybodys Mouth's a Book Review All About Jazz, May 13, 2002
- ↑ Hazell, E. Changing Tunes: Two Sides of Henry Threadgill The Boston Phoenix, December 13–20, 2001