Rag, Bush and All

Rag, Bush and All
Studio album by Henry Threadgill
Released	1989
Recorded	December 1988
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:28
Label	RCA Novus
Producer	David Stone
Henry Threadgill chronology
Easily Slip Into Another World (1987) Rag, Bush and All (1989) Spirit of Nuff...Nuff (1990)

Rag, Bush and All is an album by Henry Threadgill released on the RCA Novus label in 1989. The album and features four of Threadgill's compositions performed by Threadgill's Sextett with Bill Lowe, Ted Daniel, Fred Hopkins, Diedre Murray, Newman Baker and Reggie Nicholson. ^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars, stating, "This CD from altoist Henry Threadgill is a perfect mixture of improvisation and composition, hanging onto devices of the past while creating new music... Highly recommended to open-eared listeners". ^[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette gave it 3½ stars, calling it "one of the finest albums of the later 1980s."

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Henry Threadgill

1. "Off the Rag" - 12:40
2. "The Devil is on the Loose and Dancin' with a Monkey" - 6:44
3. "Gift" - 5:44
4. "Sweet Holy Rag" - 13:20

Recorded at Clinton Recording Studios, New York City in December 1988

Personnel

• Henry Threadgill - alto saxophone, bass flute
• Ted Daniel - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Bill Lowe - bass trombone
• Diedre Murray - cello
• Fred Hopkins - bass
• Reggie Nicholson - percussion
• Newman Baker - percussion

References

1. Backstrom, L. & Lopez, R. Henry Threadgill discography accessed February 3, 2010
2. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 3, 2010.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. p. 1056. ISBN   978-0-14-015364-4.