Henry Threadgill’s Zooid – This Brings Us To, Volumes I & II

LPx2, Compilation, Archival, Pi Recordings, 2024

This set compiles This Brings Us To (Volumes I & II) on vinyl for the first time. Both volumes were originally released individually on CD in 2009 & 2010

Recorded November 2008, with Liberty Ellman, Jose Davila, Stomu Takeishi, Elliot Humberto Kavee


Style: Creative Music, Avant-Garde Jazz, Post-Serialism

Vibes: Intertwined, Knotty, Responsive, Bright, Complex, Suspenseful, Colorful, Abstract, Exploratory, Elegant, Angular, Off Kilter

Musical Qualities: Seralist Intervallic System for composition & improvisation, Polyphonic, Thematic Improvisation, Dynamic, Extended Technique, Uncommon Time Signatures, Polyrhythmic, Progressive, Technical, Acoustic

Instrumentation: Alto Saxophone, Flute, Tuba, Acoustic Bass Guitar, Trombone, Drums, Acoustic Jazz Guitar