Song Out of My Trees

Henry Threadgill | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 27, 1997)
• Original Release Date: February 14, 1994
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Black Saint
• ASIN: B0000010ZN
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #468,419 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Threadgill the Composer, September 21, 2000

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Stephen (Virginia Beach, VA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Song Out of My Trees (Audio CD)

Since Threadgill only palys on two of these tracks, its primarily about the compostitions. That doesn't mean these players aren't wonderful. Ed Cherry and Brandon Ross have been reinventing what guitar can do in a jazz band for some time now and Meyers plays some interesting harpsichord on one track and her great moving organ on another and accordian/harmonuim master Tony Cedras shows uo for a track.

At close to ten minutes and containing powerful but odd vocals, Grief is the centerpiece of this set.

4.0 out of 5 stars Unique Threads, February 10, 2012

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G.D. (NYC, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Song Out Of My Trees (MP3 Download)

This came out soon after the Very Very Circus CD's and was a hint at bold/strange new directions from Mr. Threadgill. Tracks 1 & 5 are the most "normal", both played by almost straight quintets, though in fact the electric sound (esp. Amina Claudine Myers' organ on "Trees") is uniquely Threadgill's, between gospel and free-bop. The instrumentation on tracks 2-3-4 is even more creative (cellos, acoustic guitars) and the music is harder to digest. But there's an amazing moment halfway through "Crea" where Ted Daniel enters with a "hunting horn" - you don't often hear stuff like that on jazz records, or anywhere... and that's why Thread is one of a kind.