Up Popped the Two Lips 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....

 featuring seven of Threadgill's compositions performed by Threadgill's Zooid. The album was the second album on the Pi label and was released simultaneously with Everybodys Mouth's a Book

Everybodys Mouth's a Book

Everybodys Mouth's a Book is an album by Henry Threadgill featuring eight of Threadgill's compositions performed by Threadgill & Make a Move. The album was the first album on the Pi label and was released simultaneously with Up Popped the Two Lips by Threadgill's Zooid in 2001.-Reception:Both of...

 by Threadgill & Make a Move in 2001.

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 a fun, deft, and smart record. Threadgill is more on his game as a composer and as a bandleader than at any point in his career.". The All About Jazz

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 review by Glenn Astarita stated "it is a joy to delve into the band's multidirectional evolutionary processes". The Boston Phoenixs Ed Hazell
stated "Threadgill has mixed these elements before, but not all in one working band, and he’s rarely given himself as much solo room in music so heavily composed".

Track listing

All compositions by Henry Threadgill

1. "Tickled Pink" - 6:54
2. "Dark Black" - 5:26
3. "Look" - 4:54
4. "Around My Goose" - 8:00
5. "Calm Down" - 5:35
6. "Did You See That" - 7:43
7. "Do The Needful" - 6:53
   • Recorded at Orange Music Sound Studio, West Orange, NJ on April 28, 29 & 30, 2001

Personnel

• Henry Threadgill
  Henry Threadgill
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   - alto saxophone
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  , flute
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• Liberty Ellman
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   - acoustic guitar
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• Tarik Benbrahim - oud
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• José Davila - tuba
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• Dana Leong - cello
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• Dafnis Prieto
  Dafnis Prieto
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   - drums
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