You Know the Number

You Know the Number

Studio album by

Henry Threadgill

Released

1986

Recorded

October 12 7 13, 1986

Henry Threadgill chronology

Subject to Change
(1985)

You Know the Number
(1986)

Easily Slip Into Another World
(1987)

You Know the Number is an album by Henry Threadgill released on the RCA Novus label in 1986. The album features six of Threadgill's compositions performed by Threadgill's Sextett with Frank Lacy, Rasul Siddik, Fred Hopkins, Diedre Murray, Pheeroan akLaff and Reggie Nicholson.^[1]

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 4½ stars, stating, "This title is a must for Threadgill fans and also worthwhile for those interested in the experimental side of jazz".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
Philadelphia Inquirer	^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Henry Threadgill

"Bermuda Blues" - 9:26
"Silver and Gold, Baby Silver and Gold" - 5:45
"Theme from Thomas Cole" - 6:39
"Good Times" - 6:33
"To Be Announced" - 6:27
"Paille Street" - 4:26 Bonus track on CD
"Those Who Eat Cookies" - 6:16

Recorded at Uptown Chelsea Sound, New York City on October 12 & 13, 1986

Personnel

Henry Threadgill - alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, bass flute
Rasul Siddik - trumpet
Frank Lacy - trombone
Diedre Murray - cello
Fred Hopkins - bass
Reggie Nicholson - percussion
Pheeroan akLaff - percussion

References

^ Backstrom, L. & Lopez, R. Henry Threadgill discography accessed February 3, 2010
^ ^a ^b Cook, S. Allmusic Review accessed February 1, 2010.
^ Davis, Francis (26 April 1987). "New jazz recordings that track the directions of the innovators who set the tone for the '70s". Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 123 – via Newspapers.com .

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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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