Makin' a Move

Makin' a Move
Makin' a Move
Studio album by Henry Threadgill
Released	1995
Recorded	June 1995
Studio	Electric Lady Studios, N.Y.C.
Genre	Jazz
Length	64:15
Label	Columbia
Producer	Bill Laswell, Henry Threadgill
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Makin' a Move is an album by Henry Threadgill released on the Columbia label in 1996. The album features four songs by the Very Very Circus group and three compositions scored mainly for guitars and cellos.^[1]

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".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Henry Threadgill

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

Personnel

On 2, 3, 5 and 7:

Henry Threadgill - alto saxophone
Mark Taylor - french horn
Brandon Ross, Ed Cherry - electric guitar
Edwin Rodriguez, Marcus Rojas - tuba
Pheeroan akLaff - drums

On 1, 4 and 6:

Henry Threadgill - alto saxophone (track 4)
Myra Melford - piano (track 1)
Brandon Ross, James Emery - nylon string soprano guitar (tracks 1 & 6)
Ed Cherry - steel-string acoustic guitar (tracks 1 & 6)
Ayodele Aubert - classical guitar (tracks 1 & 6)
Michelle Kinney, Diedre Murray, Akua Dixon Turre - cello (tracks 4 & 6)

References

^ Backstrom, L. & Lopez, R. Henry Threadgill discography, accessed February 9, 2010
^ ^a ^b Astarita, G. Allmusic Review accessed February 9, 2010.

[1] Backstrom, L. & Lopez, R. Henry Threadgill discography, accessed February 9, 2010

[Allmusic-2] Astarita, G. Allmusic Review accessed February 9, 2010.

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
Air	Air Song (1975) Air Raid (1976) Live Air (1976–77) Air Time (1977) Open Air Suit (1978) Montreux Suisse (1978) Air Lore (1979) Air Mail (1980) 80° Below '82 (1982) Live at Montreal International Jazz Festival (1983) Air Show No. 1 (1986)
X-75	X-75 Volume 1 (1979)
Henry Threadgill Sextet	When Was That? (1981) Just the Facts and Pass the Bucket (1983) Subject to Change (1984) You Know the Number (1986) Easily Slip Into Another World (1987) Rag, Bush and All (1988)
Very Very Circus	Spirit of Nuff...Nuff (1990) Live at Koncepts (1991) Too Much Sugar for a Dime (1993) Song Out of My Trees (1993) Carry the Day (1995) Makin' a Move (1995)
Make a Move	Where's Your Cup? (1996) Everybodys Mouth's a Book (2001)
Zooid	Up Popped the Two Lips (2001) This Brings Us to Volume 1 (2008) This Brings Us to Volume 2 (2008) Tomorrow Sunny / The Revelry, Spp (2011) In for a Penny, In for a Pound (2014)
Ensemble Double Up	Old Locks and Irregular Verbs (2015)

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