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-Air song-: Henry Threadgill (ts-1, bar-2, as-3, fl-4) Fred Hopkins (b) Steve McCall (d).
Chicago, Illinois, September 10, 1975.
.......... ....................... Untitled tango (1) .......................................... Why Not (Jap) PA7123, India Navigation IN1057.
.......... ....................... Great body of the riddle (or where were.
.......... ............................. the Dodge boys when my clay started to slide ? (2) .....same issues .
.......... ....................... Dance of the beast (3) ......................................................-.
.......... ....................... Air song (4) .....................................................................-.
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-Wildflower-: Henry Threadgill (as) Fred Hopkins (b) Steve McCall (d, perc).
New York, N.Y., May 14-23, 1976.
.......... ....................... USO dance..................................................... Douglas NBLP7045, Polydor (G) 815103.
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-Live Air-: Henry Threadgill (as, fl, perc) Fred Hopkins (b) Steve McCall (d, perc).
New York, N.Y., July 1, 1976.
.......... ....................... Eulogy for Charles Clarke .............................. Black Saint (It) BSR0034, 12004-2.
.......... ....................... Portrait of Leo Smith...................................... same issues.
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-Air raid-: Henry Threadgill (as-1, fl-2, ts-3, musette perc) Fred Hopkins (b) Steve McCall (d).
New York, N.Y., July 15, 1976.
.......... ....................... Air raid (1) .................................................... Why Not (Jap) PA7156, India Navigation IN1064.
.......... ....................... Midnight sun (1) ............................................ same issues.
.......... ....................... Release me (2) ...........................................................-.
.......... ....................... Through a keyhole darkly (3) .....................................-.
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- Air Live -: Henry Threadgill (as, fl, perc) Fred Hopkins (b) Steve McCall (d).
University of Michigan, October 28, 1977.
.......... ....................... Keep right on playing thru the mirror over the water....Black Saint (It) BSR0034, 120034-2.
.......... ....................... Be ever out.................................................................same issues.
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-Air time-: Henry Threadgill (as, ts, fl, b-fl, perc) Fred Hopkins (b) Steve McCall (d).
New York, N.Y., November 17, 1977.
.......... ....................... No 2............................................................... Nessa N-12.
.......... ....................... G.v.E. ........................................................................-.
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New York, N.Y., November 18, 1977.
.......... ....................... I'll be right here waiting.................................. Nessa N-12.
.......... ....................... Substraction ...............................................................-.
.......... ....................... Keep right on playing thru the mirror over the water....-.
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-Open air suit-: Henry Threadgill (as, ts, fl, bar) Fred Hopkins (b, perc) Steve McCall (d, perc).
New York, N.Y., February 21, 1978.
.......... ....................... First hand : Card two (The jick or mandrill's cosmic ass) ...Novus AN3003.
.......... ....................... Card five (Open air suite) ......................................................-.
.......... ....................... Second hand : Card one.
.......... ................................ (Cutten-2, knuckles-2, windows-2, tricks) .....................-.
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New York, N.Y., February 22, 1978.
.......... ....................... Second hand : Card four (Strait white royal flush ... 78)...........Novus AN3002.
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-Live at Montreux 1978-: Henry Threadgill (as, ts, bar, hubkaphone) Fred Hopkins (b) Steve McCall (d, perc).
Montreux, Switzerland, July 22, 1978.
.......... ....................... Let's all go down to the footvash ..................... Novus / Arista AN3008.
.......... ....................... Abra...........................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Suisse air ...................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Paille Street ............................................. (unissued).
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-Air Lore-: Henry Threadgill (as, fl, ts) Fred Hopkins (b) Steve McCall (d).
New York, N.Y., May 11, 1979.
.......... ....................... The ragtime dance .......................................... Novus / Arista AN3014, Bluebird CDND86578.
.......... ....................... Buddy Bolden's blues ..................................... same issues.
.......... ....................... Paille Street................................................................-.
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New York, N.Y., May 12, 1979.
.......... ....................... King Porter stomp .......................................... Novus / Arista AN3014, Bluebird CDND86578.
.......... ....................... Weeping willow rag ....................................... same issues .
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-Air mail-: Henry Threadgill (as, ts, b-fl, hubkaphone) Fred Hopkins (b) Steve McCall (d).
New York, N.Y., December 28, 1980.
.......... ....................... B.K................................................................ Black Saint (It) BSR0049.

.......... ....................... R.B. ...........................................................................-.

.......... ....................... C.T., J.L.....................................................................-.
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-80 below '82-: Henry Threadgill (as) Fred Hopkins (b) Steve McCall (d).
New York, N.Y., January 23-24, 1982.
.......... ....................... Chicago breakdown........................................ Antilles AN1007.
.......... ....................... The traveller...............................................................-.
.......... ....................... 80 below '82 .............................................................-.
.......... ....................... Do tell........................................................................-.
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-Live at Montreal-: Henry Threadgill (as, fl, bar) Fred Hopkins (b) Pheeroan AkLaff (d).
Live "Jazz Festival", Montreal, Canada, July, 1983.
.......... ....................... Difda dance.................................................... Black Saint (It) BSR0084.
.......... ....................... Sir Simpleton .............................................................-.
.......... ....................... Roll on.......................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Tragedy on a thursday afternoon .................................-.
.......... ....................... No 1...........................................................................-.
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-Air show No 1-: New Air : Henry Threadgill (as-1, ts-2, fl-3, bj-4) Fred Hopkins (b) Pheeroan AkLaff (perc) Cassandra
Wilson (vcl).
Milan, Italy, June 2-3, 1986.
.......... ....................... Achtud el buod (Children's song) (1) .............. Black Saint (It) BSR0099.
.......... ....................... Don't drink that corner, my life is in the bush (3, 4, cw vcl) ...........-.
.......... ....................... Air show (1) ................................................................................-.
.......... ....................... Apricots on their wings (1, cw vcl) ...............................................-.
.......... ....................... Salute to the enema bandit (2) ......................................................-.
.......... ....................... Side step (2, cw vcl) ....................................................................-.