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When Was That?

When Was That?
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Studio album by Henry Threadgill
Released 1982
Recorded September 30 & October 1, 1981
Genre Jazz
Label About Time
Henry Threadgill chronology
X-75 Volume 1
(1979)
When Was That?
(1982)
Just the Facts and Pass the Bucket
(1983)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4.5/5 stars
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide 3/5 stars

When Was That? is an album by Henry Threadgill released on the About Time label in 1982. The album and features five of Threadgill's compositions performed by Threadgill with Craig Harris, Olu Dara, Fred Hopkins, Brian Smith, Pheeroan akLaff and John Betsch.

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek states "Threadgill's main thrust was to create a series of modal environments whereby all instrumentalists would engage with one another in the framework of a particular tune, yet play different roles as the ensemble went on its way through the record... Ultimately, however, this band swung together, no matter how far out the proceedings got. They always returned to Threadgill's magically inherent lyricism and humor in the end, and each and every track here bears that out. This is a nearly mystical album in the life of this band".

All compositions by Henry Threadgill

Recorded at Sound Ideas, New York City on September 30 and October 1, 1981


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