Up Popped the Two Lips is an album by Henry Threadgill featuring seven of Threadgill's compositions performed by Threadgill's Zooid.Backstrom, L. & Lopez, R. Henry Threadgill discography accessed February 12, 2010 The album was the second album on the Pi Records label and was released simultaneously with Everybodys Mouth's a Book by Threadgill & Make a Move in 2001.Pi Recordings catalogue accessed February 12, 2010
Reception Both of Threadgill's initial Pi Recordings releases attracted critical approval. The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "This is a fun, deft, and smart record. Threadgill is more on his game as a composer and as a bandleader than at any point in his career."Jurek, T. [ Allmusic Review] accessed February 12, 2010. The All About Jazz review by Glenn Astarita stated, "it is a joy to delve into the band's multidirectional evolutionary processes."Astarita, G. Up Popped the Two Lips & Everybodys Mouth's a Book Review All About Jazz, May 13, 2002 The Boston Phoenix'''s Ed Hazell stated, "Threadgill has mixed these elements before, but not all in one working band, and he’s rarely given himself as much solo room in music so heavily composed."Hazell, E. Changing Tunes: Two Sides of Henry Threadgill The Boston Phoenix, December 13–20, 2001
Track listingAll compositions by Henry Threadgill'' "Tickled Pink" - 6:54 "Dark Black" - 5:26 "Look" - 4:54 "Around My Goose" - 8:00 "Calm Down" - 5:35 "Did You See That" - 7:43 "Do the Needful" - 6:53 Recorded at Orange Music Sound Studio, West Orange, NJ, on April 28, 29 & 30, 2001
Personnel Henry Threadgill - alto saxophone, flute Liberty Ellman - acoustic guitar Tarik Benbrahim - oud José Davila - tuba Dana Leong - cello Dafnis Prieto - drums
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