Montreux Suisse

Montreux Suisse is a live album by the improvisational collective Air featuring Henry Threadgill, Steve McCall and Fred Hopkins. It was recorded at the 1978 Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland.^[1] It has never been reissued on Compact Disc by itself, but it was included in the 8CD Complete Novus and Columbia Recordings of Henry Threadgill and Air set on Mosaic Records.

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars, stating, "Air's music frequently takes several listens to appreciate, and that is true of this passionate yet thoughtful outing".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Henry Threadgill except as indicated

"Let's All Go Down to the Footwash" - 11:12
"Abra" - 12:50
"Suisse Air" (Henry Threadgill, Fred Hopkins, Steve McCall) - 15:07

Recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival on July 22, 1978

Personnel

Henry Threadgill - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone, hubkaphone
Fred Hopkins - bass
Steve McCall - drums, percussion

References

^ Backstrom, L. & Lopez, R. Henry Threadgill discography accessed February 11, 2010
^ ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 11, 2010.

v t e Air
Henry Threadgill Fred Hopkins Steve McCall Andrew Cyrille Pheeroan akLaff
Studio albums	Air Song (1975) Air Raid (1976) Air Time (1977) Open Air Suit (1978) Air Lore (1979) Air Mail (1980) 80° Below '82 (1982) Air Show No. 1 (1986)
Live albums	Live Air (1976 & 1977) Montreux Suisse (1978) Live at Montreal International Jazz Festival (1983)
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.

v t e Henry Threadgill
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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