Air Catalog
1975
Air - Air Song (WhyNot (J) PA-7120)
Henry Threadgill, tenor, baritone, alto sax, flute; Fred Hopkins, bass; Steve McCall, percussion.
P.S. Recording Studios, Chicago, IL, September 10, 1975
| Untitled Tango | |
| Great Body Of The Riddle Or Where Were The Dodge Boys When My Clay Started To Slide | |
| Dance Of The Beast | |
| Air Song |
** also released on WhyNot (J) PAP-23022, 32ED-5016; India Navigation IN 1057.
1976
Air - Live Air (Black Saint (It) BSR 0034)
Henry Threadgill, alto sax, flute, percussion; Fred Hopkins, bass; Steve McCall, drums, percussion.
Studio Rivbea, NYC, July 1, 1976
| Eulogy For Charles Clarke | |
| Portrait Of Lee Smith |
same personnel.
University Of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, October 28, 1977
| Keep Right On Playing Thru The Mirror Over The Water | |
| Be Ever Out |
** also released on Black Saint (It) 120034-2.
Air - Air Raid (WhyNot (J) PA-7156)
Henry Threadgill, Chinese musette, alto sax, hubkaphone, flute, tenor sax; Fred Hopkins, bass; Steve McCall, percussion.
Basement Studio, NYC, July 15, 1976
| Air Raid | |
| Midnight Sun | |
| Release | |
| Through A Keyhole Darkly |
** also released on WhyNot (J) PAP-23023, 32ED-5021; India Navigation IN 1064.
1977
Air - Air Time (Nessa n-12)
Henry Threadgill, alto, tenor sax, bass flute, hubkaphone; Fred Hopkins, bass; Steve McCall, drums, percussion.
Streeterville Sound Studios, Chicago, IL, November 17 and 18, 1977
| I'll Be Right Here Waiting... | |
| No. 2 | |
| G.v.E | |
| Subtraction | |
| Keep Right On Playing Thru The Mirror Over The Water |
** also released on Nessa ncd-12.
1978
Air - Open Air Suit (Arista Novus AN 3002)
Henry Threadgill, tenor, alto, baritone sax, flute; Fred Hopkins, bass, maracas, Stick; Steve McCall, drums, percussion.
CI Recording, NYC, February 21 and 22, 1978
| Card Two: The Jick Or Mandrill's Cosmic Ass | |
| Card Five: Open Air Suit | |
| Card Four: Straight White Royal Flush...78 | |
| Card One: Cutten (2 Knuckles, 2 Widows, 2 Tracks) / 3 X 1 |
Air - Montreux Suisse-Air: Live At Montreux 1978 (Arista Novus AN 3008)
Henry Threadgill, alto, tenor, baritone sax, hubkaphone; Fred Hopkins, bass; Steve McCall, drums, percussion.
"Montreux Jazz Festival", "Casino De Montreux", Switzerland, July 22, 1978
| Let's All Go Down To The Footwash | |
| Abra | |
| Suisse Air |
1979
Air - Air Lore (Arista Novus AN 3014)
Henry Threadgill, tenor, alto sax, flute; Fred Hopkins, bass; Steve McCall, drums, percussion.
CI Recording, NYC, May 11 and 12, 1979
| The Ragtime Dance | |
| Buddy Bolden's Blues | |
| King Porter Stomp | |
| Paille Street | |
| Weeping Willow Rag |
1980
Air - Air Mail (Black Saint (It) BSR 0049)
Henry Threadgill, tenor, alto sax, flute, bass flute, hubkaphone; Fred Hopkins, bass; Steve McCall, drums, bells.
Right Track Recording, NYC, December 28, 1980
| B.K. | |
| R.B. | |
| C.T., J.L. |
** also released on Black Saint (It) 120049-2.
1982
Air - 80 Degrees Below '82 (Antilles AN 1007)
Henry Threadgill, alto sax; Frederic Hopkins, bass; Steve McCall, trap drums.
Right Track Recording, NYC, January 23 and 24, 1982
| Chicago Breakdown | |
| The Traveller | |
| 80 Degrees Below '82 | |
| Do Tell |
** also released on Antilles (J) J33D-20008.