Live at Montreal International Jazz Festival

Live at Montreal International Jazz Festival is a live album recorded for the Italian Black Saint label by the improvisational collective New Air, featuring Henry Threadgill, Fred Hopkins, and Pheeroan akLaff. They performed at the Montreal International Jazz Festival in 1983.^[1] The album was the first release to feature akLaff, who replaced original Air drummer Steve McCall.^[2]

Live at Montreal International Jazz Festival
Live album by New Air
Released	1984
Recorded	July 1983
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:32
Label	Black Saint
Producer	Giovanni Bonandrini
New Air chronology
80° Below '82 (1982) Live at Montreal International Jazz Festival (1984) Air Show No. 1 (1986)

Reception

The AllMusic review by Ron Wynn stated, "Hopkins didn't mesh as smoothly with akLaff on this date, although they found a comfortable meeting place by mid-album. Henry Threadgill, as always, was a compelling soloist, especially on alto sax".^[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Henry Threadgill

1. "Sir Simpleton" - 11:02
2. "Difda Dance" - 12:53
3. "Roll On" - 4:56
4. "Tragedy on a Thursday Afternoon" - 8:32
5. "No. 1" - 9:09

• Recorded live July, 1983, at Montreal International Jazz Festival

Personnel

• Henry Threadgill - alto saxophone, flute, baritone saxophone
• Fred Hopkins - bass
• Pheeroan akLaff - percussion