You Know the Number
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{{Infobox album
| name = You Know the Number
| type = Album
| artist = Henry Threadgill
| cover = You Know the Number.jpg
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| released = 1986
| recorded = October 12 7 13, 1986
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| genre = Jazz
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| label = RCA Novus
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| prev_title = Subject to Change
| prev_year = 1985
| next_title = Easily Slip Into Another World
| next_year = 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.Backstrom, L. & Lopez, R. [http://discography.backstrom.se/threadgill/#86.10.12 Henry Threadgill discography] accessed February 3, 2010
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".Cook, S. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r148868|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed February 1, 2010. The Penguin Guide to Jazz gave it three stars, calling it "slightly chaotic."
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev1Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}
| rev2 = Philadelphia Inquirer
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|4}}{{Cite news |last=Davis |first=Francis |author-link=Francis Davis |date=26 April 1987 |title=New jazz recordings that track the directions of the innovators who set the tone for the '70s |page=123 |work=Philadelphia Inquirer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/108407656/ |via=Newspapers.com {{open access|access-date=27 August 2022}}}}
| rev3 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz
| rev3Score = {{rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |author-link=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette |year=1992 |edition=1st |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-14-015364-4 |page=1056 }}
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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