Live at Koncepts

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Live at Koncepts
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Live album by
Released1991
RecordedMay 4, 1991
Genre Jazz
Label Taylor Made
Producer David Stone
Henry Threadgill chronology
Spirit of Nuff...Nuff
(1990)
Live at Koncepts
(1991)
Too Much Sugar for a Dime
(1993)

Live at Koncepts is a live album by Henry Threadgill recorded at the Koncepts Cultural Gallery in Oakland, California. The album features seven of Threadgill's compositions performed by Threadgill's Very Very Circus with Mark Taylor, Brandon Ross, Masujaa Edwin Rodriguez, Marcus Rojas, and Larry Bright. [1]

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Brian Olewnick awarded the album 3 stars, stating, "Live at Koncepts isn't at quite the level of the best of this band's studio efforts ( Spirit of Nuff...Nuff may take the prize there), but is quite enjoyable on its own. Any Threadgill fan will want to hear it". [2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

All compositions by Henry Threadgill

  1. "Next" - 9:04
  2. "Snakes Don't Do Suicide" - 7:39
  3. "I Love You with an Asterisk" - 5:40
  4. "Someplace" - 7:30
  5. "Dangerously Slippy" - 6:51
  6. "King Kong" - 6:09
  7. "Breach of Protocol" - 8:50

Recorded at Koncepts Cultural Gallery in Oakland, CA on May 4, 1991

Personnel

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References

  1. Backstrom, L. & Lopez, R. Henry Threadgill discography accessed February 3, 2010
  2. 1 2 Owelnick, B. Allmusic Review accessed February 3, 2010.