Makin' a Move is an album by Henry Threadgill

Henry Threadgill

Henry Threadgill is an American composer, saxophonist and flautist. Threadgill came to prominence in the 1970s leading ensembles with unusual instrumentation and often incorporating a range of non-jazz genres....

 released on the Columbia

Columbia Records

Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...

 label in 1996. The album features seven of Threadgill's compositions performed by Threadgill's Very Very Circus with guest artists.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Glenn Astarita awarded the album 4 stars stating "Makin' a Move signifies yet another fascinating glimpse of Threadgill's exclusive artistry".

Track listing

All compositions by Henry Threadgill

1. "Noisy Flowers" - 6:42
2. "Like It Feels" - 11:16
3. "Official Silence" - 8:54
4. "Refined Poverty" - 9:04
5. "Make Hot and Give" - 7:56
6. "The Mockingbird Sin" - 12:13
7. "Dirty in the Right Places" - 8:10

Personnel

• Henry Threadgill
  Henry Threadgill
  Henry Threadgill is an American composer, saxophonist and flautist. Threadgill came to prominence in the 1970s leading ensembles with unusual instrumentation and often incorporating a range of non-jazz genres....
  
   - alto saxophone
  Alto saxophone
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   (tracks 2-5 & 7)
• Mark Taylor - french horn - (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 7)
• Brandon Ross - electric guitar
  Electric guitar
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   (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 7), nylon string soprano guitar (tracks 1 & 6)
• Ed Cherry - electric guitar (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 7), steel-string acoustic guitar
  Steel-string acoustic guitar
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   (tracks 1 & 6)
• Edwin Rodriguez, Marcus Rojas
  Marcus Rojas
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   - tuba
  Tuba
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   (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 7)
• Pheeroan akLaff
  Pheeroan akLaff
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   - drums
  Drum kit
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   (tracks 2, 3, 5 & 7)
• Myra Melford
  Myra Melford
  Myra Melford is a jazz pianist and composer. In recent years, Melford has begun playing the harmonium as well as piano.Melford grew up in the Chicago area...
  
   - piano
  Piano
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   (track 1)
• James Emery
  James Emery (musician)
  James Emery is an American jazz guitarist. He grew up in Shaker Heights, Ohio.Emery played in the 1970s with Leroy Jenkins, Bobby Naughton and Anthony Braxton. He has been a member of the String Trio of New York, which he founded along with Billy Bang and John Lindberg, since 1977, and also played...
  
   - steel string soprano guitar (tracks 1 & 6)
• Ayodele Aubert - classical guitar
  Classical guitar
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   (tracks 1 & 6)
• Michelle Kinney, Diedre Murray
  Diedre Murray
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  , Akura Tourre - cello
  Cello
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  (tracks 4 & 6)