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Steve Coleman discography

This is a discography of Steve Coleman albums and albums by other musicians that feature Steve Coleman.


Steve Coleman: leader and co-leader discography

Motherland Pulse, Steve Coleman Group, 1985, JMT 850 001

Tracks : Irate Blues, Another Level, Cüd Ba-Rith, Wights Waits For Weights, No Good Time Fairies, On This, The Glide Was In The Ride, Motherland Pulse

Musicians : Steve Coleman, Graham Haynes, Geri Allen, Lonnie Plaxico, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Mark Johnson (track 5), Cassandra Wilson (track 5)

Reissued by Winter & Winter in 2001.

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On the Edge of Tomorrow, Steve Coleman and Five Elements, 1986, JMT 860 005

Tracks : Fire Revisited, Fat Lay Back, I'm Going Home, It Is Time, (In Order To Perform) A More Perfect Union, Little One I'll Miss You, T - T - Tim, Metaphysical Phunktion, Nine To Five, Profile Man (CD only), Stone Bone (Can't Go Wrong), Almost There, Change The Guard

Musicians : Steve Coleman, Graham Haynes, Geri Allen, Kelvyn Bell, Kevin Bruce Harris, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Mark Johnson, Cassandra Wilson

Reissued by Winter & Winter in 2001.

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World Expansion, Steve Coleman and Five Elements, 1987, JMT 870 010

Tracks : Desperate Move, Stone Bone Jr., Mad Monkey, Dream State, Tang Lung, Yo Ho, And They Partied..., In The Park, Just A Funky Old Song, Urilai Thrane, To Perpetuate The Funk, Koshine Koji, Tlydor's Bane, Part (Part 2) (CD only), Fire Theme Intro (CD only)

Musicians : Steve Coleman, Graham Haynes, Robin Eubanks, Geri Allen, Kelvyn Bell, Kevin Bruce Harris, Mark Johnson, Cassandra Wilson, D.K. Dyson

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Sine Die, Steve Coleman, 1988, Pangaea

Tracks : Destination, Cinema Saga, Soul Melange, Circle C, Proteus, Passage, First Sunrise, Ur-Beat, Dark To Light, Profile Man, Proteus Revamp

Musicians : Steve Coleman, Graham Haynes, Robin Eubanks, Gary Thomas (tracks 5 & 6), Greg Osby (track 6), Branford Marsalis (track 1), Jimmy Cozier (track 6), James Weidman, Geri Allen (track 1), David Gilmore, Kevin Bruce Harris, Lonnie Plaxico (track 3), Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Cassandra Wilson

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Cipher Syntax, Strata Institute, 1989, JMT 834 425

Tracks : Slang, Bed Stuy, Turn Of Events, Decrepidus, Ihgnat Down, Micro-Move, Wild, Humantic, Abacus, Ihgnat

Musicians : Steve Coleman, Greg Osby, David Gilmore , Bob Hurst, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Tani Tabbal

Reissued by Winter & Winter in 2003.

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Bratislava Jazz Days '88, Various Artists.1989, Opus

Tracks : Prekvapení (Horká Linka), Just Kiddin' (Michel Camilo Trio), Het Verkeerde Been (Impulz), Tang Hung (Steve Coleman And Five Elements), Nocné Mesto (Skupina Dušana Húšcavu), Billy's Bounce (Fervert Opus), Hudba Za Oknami (Kvarteto Igora Nazarjuka), Dissapears (Atilla Malecz Bop Art Orchestra), We Miss You (Medzinárodné Zoskupenie), Rado (Phil Woods Quintet), On The Sunny Side Of The Street (Enco's Happy Swingers), The Man Frae Leith (Talísker), Forsein Special (Brus Trio), Maiden Voyage (Herbie Hancock Quartet)

Musicians : The musicians on the Steve Coleman track are: Steve Coleman, James Weidman, David Gilmore, Kevin Bruce Harris, Larry Banks

A double LP of music recorded at the Bratislava Jazz festival in 1988.

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Rhythm People, Steve Coleman And Five Elements, 1990, Novus

Tracks : Rhythm People, Blues Shifting, No Conscience, Neutral Zone, Ain't Goin' Out Like That, Step'n, Dangerous, Ice Moves, The Posse, Armageddon (Cold-Blood-Ed)

Musicians : Steve Coleman, Robin Eubanks, James Weidman, David Gilmore, Reggie Washington, Dave Holland, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Cassandra Wilson

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Black Science, Steve Coleman And Five Elements, 1991, Novus

Tracks : The X Format, Twister, Turbulence, Beyond All We Know, A Vial of Calm, Black Phonemics, Ghost Town, Magneto, Cross-Fade, Black Phonemics (Reprise)

Musicians : Steve Coleman, James Weidman, David Gilmore, Reggie Washington, Dave Holland, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Cassandra Wilson, Dave Mills, Najma Akhtar

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Rhythm in Mind, Steve Coleman, 1991, Novus

Tracks : Slipped Again, Left of Center, Sweet Dawn, Pass It On, Vet Blues, Zec, Afterthoughts

Musicians : Steve Coleman, Kenny Wheeler, Von Freeman, Tommy Flanagan, Kevin Eubanks, Dave Holland, Ed Blackwell, Marvin "Smitty" Smith

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Drop Kick, Steve Coleman And Five Elements, 1992, Novus

Tracks : Ramsis, Drop Kick, Terra Nova, The Journeyman, Simbius Web, Dread Drop, Tschanz, Contemplation, Shift on the Fly, Bates Motel, Z Train

Musicians : Steve Coleman , Lance Bryant, Don Byron, Greg Osby (tracks 6 & 11), James Weidman, Andy Milne, David Gilmore, Reggie Washington, Meshell Ndegeocello, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Camille Gainer, Michael Wimberly, Cassandra Wilson

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Anatomy Of A Groove, M-Base Collective, 1992, DIW / Columbia

Tracks : Cool Lou, Teefah, Anatomy Of A Rhythm, Nobody Told Me, Non-Fiction, Prism, Cycle Of Change, One Bright Morning, Hormones

Musicians : Steve Coleman, Greg Osby, Jimmy Cozier, Andy Milne, James Weidman, David Gilmore, Kevin Bruce Harris, Reggie Washington, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Cassandra Wilson, Mark Ledford

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Transmigration, Strata Institute, 1992, DIW / Columbia

Tracks : 3 Against 2, Mr. Lucky, Speake, Knowledge Of Cult, If You Could See Me Now, Minor Step, Kahn, Hey Jim!, It's You, Thebes

Musicians : Steve Coleman, Greg Osby, Von Freeman, David Gilmore, Kenny Davis, Marvin "Smitty" Smith

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Phase Space, Steve Coleman & Dave Holland, 1992, DIW

Tracks : Ah-Leu-Cha, Dream Of The Elders, Syzygy, Straight Ahead, In Brief, Prescience, Cud Ba-Rith, Little Girl I'll Miss You, See Saw

Musicians : Steve Coleman, Dave Holland

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The Tao of Mad Phat , Steve Coleman And Five Elements, 1993, Novus

Tracks : The Tao of Mad Phat, Alt-Shift-Return, Collective Meditations I (Suite): Changing of the Guard / Guards on the Train / Relax Your Guard / All the Guards There Are / Enter the Rhythm (People), Incantation, Laid Back Schematics, Polymaid Nomads, Little Girl on Fire

Musicians : Steve Coleman, Roy Hargrove, Josh Roseman, Andy Milne, David Gilmore, Reggie Washington, Matt Garrison, Kenny Davis, Gene Lake, Junior Wedderburn

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Stars At The International Jazz Festival Bucharest '93, Various Artists.1993, Casa de discuri Stînga

Tracks : Bis (John McLaughlin), Say Yes! (Liz McComb), Nature Of The Beast (Bob Berg), Final (part) (Steve Coleman)

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A Tale Of 3 Cities, Steve Coleman And Metrics, 1994, Novus

Tracks : Be Bop, I Am Who I Am, Science, Get Open, Slow Burn, Left To Right

Musicians : Steve Coleman, Ralph Alessi, Ravi Coltrane, Andy Milne, Reggie Washington, Gene Lake, Michael Wimberly, Kokayi, Shahliek, Sub Zero, Utasi, Black Thought, Najma Akhtar

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Def Trance Beat (Modalities Of Rhythm), Steve Coleman And Five Elements, 1995, BMG / Novus

Tracks : Flint, Verifiable Pedagogy (From Pedagogy And Confirmation), Dogon, Multiplicity Of Approaches (The Afrikan Way Of Knowing), The Khu (Divine Will), Pad Thai, Jeannine's Sizzling, Patterns Of Force, The Mantra (Intonation Of Power), Salt Peanuts

Musicians : Steve Coleman, Ravi Coltrane, Craig Handy, Andy Milne, Reggie Washington, Matthew Garrison, Gene Lake, Kwe Yao Agyapan, Michael Wimberly, Ronnie Roc, Jalal Sharriff

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Myths, Modes And Means, Steve Coleman And The Mystic Rhythm Society, 1995, BMG

Tracks : Mystic Dub, Finger Of God, The Initiate, Madras, Song Of The Beginnings, Numerology, Transits

Musicians : Steve Coleman, Ralph Alessi, Vijay Iyer, Andy Milne, Miya Masaoka, Reggie Washington, Gene Lake, Josh Jones, Ramesh Shotham, Yassir Chadly, Laila

Recorded live at the Hot Brass Club in Paris in March 1995.

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The Way Of The Cipher, Steve Coleman And Metrics, 1995, BMG

Tracks : Freestyle, Fast Lane, Slow Lane, S-Ludes, Black Genghis, Chaos (Tech Jump), Hyped, Laxed & Warped, Night Breed

Musicians : Steve Coleman, Ralph Alessi, Andy Milne, Reggie Washington, Gene Lake, Josh Jones, Black Indian, Kokayi, Sub Zero

Recorded live at the Hot Brass Club in Paris in March 1995.

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Curves of Life, Steve Coleman and Five Elements, 1995, BMG

Tracks : Multiplicity Of Approaches (The African Way Of Knowing), Country Bama, The Streets, Round Midnight, Drop Kick Live, The Gypsy, I'm Burnin Up (Fire Theme)

Musicians : Steve Coleman, Andy Milne, Reggie Washington, Gene Lake, David Murray (tracks 2 & 7), Sub Zero (tracks 2 & 7), Black Indian (track 7), Koyaki (track 7)

Recorded live at the Hot Brass Club in Paris in March 1995.

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The Colossal Saxophone Sessions, Various Artists, 1995, Evidence

Tracks : Devil's Island (Lee Konitz / John Zorn), Bamboo (Archie Shepp / David Murray), My Little Brown Book (Archie Shepp), Spoonin' (David Murray), In a Sentimental Mood (Lee Konitz / Frank Morgan / Donald Harrison), Footprints (Frank Morgan), Four (Donald Harrison), Tu-Way-Pack-E-Way (Lee Konitz / Frank Morgan / Dave Liebman / David Murray / Donald Harrison), Why Try to Change Me Now (Dave Liebman), Blues for JC (Phil Woods / Houston Person / Dave Liebman / Bennie Wallace / Steve Coleman / Craig Bailey), Blues for 52nd Street (Lee Konitz / Frank Morgan / Archie Shepp / David Murray / Donald Harrison / John Zorn), Like Someone in Love (Lee Konitz), Promptus (John Zorn), King Tut (Dave Liebman / Bennie Wallace / Steve Coleman), Bemsha Swing (Dave Liebman), Quasi Enni (Steve Coleman), Flamingo (Bennie Wallace), There Is No Greater Love (Houston Person), Goodbye Mr. Evans (Phil Woods), Blues for JC (Phil Woods / Houston Person / Dave Liebman / Bennie Wallace / Steve Coleman / Craig Bailey)

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The Sign And The Seal, Steve Coleman, 1996, BMG

Tracks : The Diurnal Lord (For Agayú), The Seal (Elekotó For Agayú), Passage Of The River (For Oshún), Oyá Natureza, Secretos Del Abacuá, Saudade, The Metamorphosis Of Amalia, The Mystery Of Seven (The Guagancó In Progression): Prologue / Guagancó / Abacuá / Obatalá / Són / Abacuá / Obatalá / Montuno / Epilogue

Musicians : Steve Coleman, Ralph Alessi, Ravi Coltrane, Yosvany Terry Cabrera, Andy Milne, Anthony Tidd, Gene Lake, Francisco Enrique Mesa Cespedes, Luis Cancino Morales, Pedro Aballi Torriente, Reynaldo Gobes Villamil, Pedro Aballi Torriente, Ramses Zamora Molina, Roberto Vizcaino Guillot, Ramon Garcia Perez, Marivaldo Dos Santos, Josh Jones, plus a number of vocalists

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Genesis / The Opening Of The Way, Steve Coleman, 1997, BMG / RCA Victor

Tracks : CD 1 (Genesis): Day One, Day Two, Day Three, Day Four, Day Five, Day Six, Day Seven, Awareness / CD 2 (The Opening Of The Way): Law Of Balance, Pi, First Cause, Wheel Of Nature, Rite Of Passage, Regeneration, Organic Movement, The Law, Fortitude And Chaos, Seti I, Polar Shift, Third Dynasty

Musicians : CD 1: Steve Coleman And The Council Of Balance: Steve Coleman, Ralph Alessi, Shane Endsley, Nabate Isles, Tim Albright, André Atkins, Jamal Haynes, George Lewis, Josh Roseman, Greg Osby, Aaron Stewart, Greg Tardy, Yosvany Terry Cabrera, Ravi Coltrane, Andy Milne, David Gilmore, Elektra Kurtis-Stewart, Marlene Rice, Judith Insell, Nioka Workman, Kenny Davis, Regg Washington, Gene Lake, Sean Rickman, Barbaro Ramos Aldazabar, Josh Jones, Luis Cancino Morales, Miguel "Anga" Diaz Zayas, Ramón García Pérez / CD 2: Steve Coleman And Five Elements: Steve Coleman, Andy Milne, David Gilmore, David Dyson, Sean Rickman

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The Sonic Language Of Myth, Steve Coleman And Five Elements, 1999, RCA Victor / BMG

Tracks : Precession, Maat, The Twelve Powers, The Gate, Seth, Ausar (Reincarnation), Heru (Redemption)

Musicians : Steve Coleman, Ralph Alessi, Shane Endsley, Tim Albright, Ravi Coltrane, Craig Handy, Jason Moran, Vijay Iyer, Robert Mitchell, Stefon Harris, Mary Rowell, Sara Parkins, Todd Reynolds, David Gold, Dorothy Lawson, Regg Washington, Anthony Tidd, Sean Rickman, Miguel "Anga" Diaz, Karen McVoy, Eugene Palmore, Jeanne Ricks, Erik Charlston, Rosangela Silvestre

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The Ascension To Light, Steve Coleman And Five Elements, 2001, RCA Victor / BMG

Tracks : Reciprocity, Embryo, The 42 Assessors, Urban, Instantaneous, Obscurity, Cüd Ba-Rith Redraft, Polarity And Equilibrium In A Fluid, Treading Water

Musicians : Steve Coleman, Ralph Alessi, Shane Endsley, Gary Thomas, Vijay Iyer, David Gilmore, Anthony Tidd, Sean Rickman, Gregoire Maret, Cassandra Wilson, Sophia Wong, Imani Winds (Valerie Coleman, Toyin Spellman, Mariam Adam, Jeff Scott, Monica Ellis)

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Resistance Is Futile, Steve Coleman And Five Elements, 2001, Label Bleu

Tracks : Wheel Of Nature, Beyond All We Know, 9 To 5, Change The Guard, Ah-Leu-Cha, Law Of Balance / Figit Time, Resistance Is Futile (Limitation), Hits / Straight No Chaser, Easy Living, Urban, Flint, Pad Thai, Straight Ahead, Reflex

Musicians : Steve Coleman, Ambrose Akinmusire, Jonathan Finlayson, Geoffroy De Masure, Andy Milne, Anthony Tidd, Sean Rickman, Jesús Diaz

A double CD of music recorded live in Montpellier in July 2001.

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On The Rising Of The 64 Paths, Steve Coleman And Five Elements, 2002, Label Bleu

Tracks : 64 Path Bindings, Mist And Counterpoise, Call For Transformation, The Movement In Self, Dizzy Atmosphere, Eight Base Probing, Dizzy Atmosphere, Fire Revisited, 'Round Midnight

Musicians : Steve Coleman, Jonathan Finlayson, Malik Mezzadri, Anthony Tidd, Reggie Washington, Sean Rickman

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Alternate Dimension Series I, Steve Coleman And Five Elements, 2002

Tracks : Common Law, Cycle Of Absolute Dominants, Ascending Numeration, Reflection Upon Two Worlds, Octagonal Dance Abstract, Ascending Numeration (Alt Take), Common Law (Alt Take 1), Common Law (Alt Take 2)

Musicians : Steve Coleman, Jonathan Finlayson, James Genus, Anthony Tidd, Regg Washington, Gene Lake, Sean Rickman, Pedro Martinez, Yosvany Terry

This album was released as a free download on the M-Base website.

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Lucidarium, Steve Coleman And Five Elements, 2004, Label Bleu

Tracks : Ten Steppin' (Door To The Sixty), Lucidarium (Beyond Doors), Plagal Transitions, Meditations On Cardinal 137, Kabbalah, Beyond All We Know, Diasporatic Transitions I, Diasporatic Transitions II, Egypt To Crypts In Hieroglyphs, Perspicuity

Musicians : Steve Coleman, Jonathan Finlayson, Ralph Alessi, Dana Leong, Ravi Coltrane, Craig Taborn, Mat Maneri, Anthony Tidd, Drew Gress, Dafnis Prieto, Ramón Garcia Pérez, Yosvany Terry, Grègoire Maret, Jen Shyu, Kyoko Kitamura, Judith Berkson, Theo Bleckmann, Kokayi, Lorin Benedict

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Weaving Symbolics, Steve Coleman And Five Elements, 2006, Label Bleu

Tracks : CD 1: Ritual-Solo (Aether), Tehu Seven, Tetragrams/Astrology I, Circle Weaving Thirteen, Ritual-Duo (Water), Gregorian, Unction, Triad Mutations II, Ritual-Trio (Air), Li Bai/Astrology II, Triad Mutations I / CD 2: Ritual-Trio (Earth), Tehu Six, Glyphs in Motion, Triad Mutations III, Ritual-Septet (Fire), Numerology, Trigrams/Astrology III, Circle Weaving Eleven / Plus 2 30 minute DVDs

Musicians : Steve Coleman, Jonathan Finlayson, Tim Albright, Malik Mezzadri, Jason Moran, Nelson Veras, Anthony Tidd, Reggie Washington, Sarah Murcia, Eric Revis, Jeff Watts, Marcus Gilmore, Felipe Alexsandro, Luciano Silva, Nei Sacramento, Jen Shyu

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Invisible Paths: First Scattering, Steve Coleman, 2007, Tzadik

Tracks : Ascending Numeration: Reformed, Shift, Possession Of Images, Negative Secondary, The Witness, Invisible Paths, Fundamental Disturbance I, Fecundation: 070118, Embodiment, Facing West, Clouds, Back At The Crib, Cardinal-Fixed-Mutable, Fundamental Disturbance II, Individualization, Fecundation: 070118 (Another View)

Musicians : Steve Coleman

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Harvesting Semblances and Affinities, Steve Coleman and Five Elements, 2010, Pi Recordings

Tracks : Attila 02 (Dawning Ritual), Beba, Clouds, 060706-2319 (Middle Of Water), Flos Ut Rosa Floruit, Attila 04 (Closing Ritual), Vernal Equinox 040320-0149 (Initiation)

Musicians : Steve Coleman, Jonathan Finlayson, Tim Albright, Thomas Morgan, Marcus Gilmore, Tyshawn Sorey, Ramon Garcia Perez, Jen Shyu

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The Mancy of Sound, Steve Coleman and Five Elements, 2011, Pi Recordings Pi38

Tracks : Jan 18, Formation 1, Odú Ifá Suite: Fire-Ogbe/Earth-Idi/Air-Iwori/Water-Oyeku, Formation 2, Noctiluca (Jan 11)

Musicians : Steve Coleman, Jonathan Finlayson, Tim Albright, Thomas Morgan, Marcus Gilmore, Tyshawn Sorey, Ramon Garcia Perez, Jen Shyu

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Functional Arrhythmias, Steve Coleman and Five Elements, 2013, Pi Recordings Pi47

Tracks : Sinews, Medulla-Vagus, Chemical Intuition, Cerebrum Crossover, Limbic Cry, Cardiovascular, Respiratory Flow, Irregular Heartbeats, Cerebellum Lean, Lymph Swag (Dance Of The Leukocytes), Adrenal, Got Ghost, Assim-Elim, Hormone Trig, Snap-Sis

Musicians : Steve Coleman, Jonathan Finlayson, Miles Okazaki, Anthony Tidd, Sean Rickman

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Synovial Joints, Steve Coleman and the Council Of Balance, 2015, Pi Recordings Pi57

Tracks : Acupuncture Openings, Celtic Cells, Synovial Joints (suite): Part I Hand And Wrist / Part II Hip And Shoulder / Part III Torso / Part IV Head And Neck, Tempest, Harmattan, Nomadic, Eye Of Heru

Musicians : Steve Coleman, Jonathan Finlayson, Jeffrey Missal, Tim Albright, David Nelson, Maria Grand, Rane Moore, Barry Crawford, David Bryant, Miles Okazaki Kristin Lee, Christopher Otto, Jay Campbell, Anthony Tidd, Greg Chudzik, Marcus Gilmore, Alex Lipowski, Mauricio Herrera, Ramon Garcia Perez, Nei Sacramento, Jen Shyu

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Morphogenesis, Steve Coleman's Natal Eclipse, 2017, Pi Recordings Pi69

Tracks : Inside Game, Pull Counter, Roll Under and Angles, NOH, Morphing, Shoulder Roll, SPAN, Dancing and Jabbing, Horda

Musicians : Steve Coleman, Jonathan Finlayson, Jen Shyu, Matt Mitchell, Maria Grand, Rane Moore, Kristen Lee, Greg Chudzik

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Steve Coleman: leader and co-leader: on compilations, twofers, etc

Flashback on M-Base, Various Artists, 1994, JMT 514 010

Tracks : Micro-Move (Strata Institute), Never Give Up (Robin Eubanks), To Perpetuate The Funk (Steve Coleman And Five Elements), Silent Attitude (Greg Osby), Rock This Calling (Cassandra Wilson), Gyrhythmitoid (Greg Osby), I'm Going Home (Steve Coleman And Five Elements), Mischief Makers (Greg Osby), Never (Cassandra Wilson), Midtown (Robin Eubanks), Another Level (Steve Coleman Group)

A compilation of tracks originally released on JMT albums by Steve Coleman, Cassandra Wilson, Robin Eubanks, and Greg Osby.

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Steve Coleman's Music: Live in Paris, Steve Coleman, 1996, BMG

Tracks : CD 1 (The Way Of The Cipher): Freestyle, Fast Lane, Slow Lane, S-Ludes, Black Genghis, Chaos (Tech Jump), Hyped, Laxed & Warped, Night Breed / CD 2 (Curves Of Life): Multiplicity Of Approaches (The African Way Of Knowing), Country Bama, The Streets, Round Midnight, Drop Kick Live, The Gypsy, I'm Burnin Up (Fire Theme) / CD 3 (Myths Modes and Means): Mystic Dub, Finger Of God, The Initiate, Madras, Song Of The Beginnings, Numerology, Transits

Recorded live at the Hot Brass Club in Paris in March 1995. Released on 3 individual albums The Way Of The Cipher, Curves of Life and Myths Modes and Means.

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Steve Coleman's Music: Live in Paris: 20th Anniversary, Steve Coleman, 2015, BMG / Sony

Tracks : CD 1 (Myths Modes and Means): Mystic Dub, Finger Of God, The Initiate, Madras, Song Of The Beginnings, Numerology, Transits / CD 2 (The Way Of The Cipher): Freestyle, Fast Lane, Slow Lane, S-Ludes, Black Genghis, Chaos (Tech Jump), Hyped, Laxed & Warped, Night Breed / CD 3 (Curves Of Life): Multiplicity Of Approaches (The African Way Of Knowing), Country Bama, The Streets, Round Midnight, Drop Kick Live, The Gypsy, I'm Burnin Up (Fire Theme) / CD 4: Steve Coleman Speaks About His Music, Straight Out the Mind, Change the Guard

Recorded live at the Hot Brass Club in Paris in March 1995. Released in 1995 on 3 individual albums The Way Of The Cipher, Curves of Life and Myths Modes and Means. The fourth CD is a bonus CD unique to this release.

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Steve Coleman: sideman: main albums and selected single artist collections

One More Time!, Thad Jones & Mel Lewis, 1978, PolJazz

Tracks : Quietude, Con Getchu, Cecilia Is Love, Fingers

Musicians : Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, Irvin Stokes, Larry Moses, Ron Tooley, Simo Salminen, Doug Purviance, John Mosca, Lee Robertson, Lilly Bienenfeld, Robert Rockwell, Rich Perry, Steve Coleman, Dick Oatts, Charles Davis, Jim McNeely, Jesper Lundgaard

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Naturally, Mel Lewis And The Jazz Orchestra, 1979, Telarc

Tracks : Cherry Juice, Two As One, My Centennial, 61st And Rich'id, Easy Living, Que Pasa Bossa

Musicians : Mel Lewis, Earl Gardner, John Marshall, Larry Moses, Ron Tooley, Lollie Bienenfeld, Jim Daniels, John Mosca, Lee Robertson, Richard Perry, Bob Rockwell, Steve Coleman, Dick Oatts, Gary Brown, Jim McNeely, Bob Bowman

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Bob Brookmeyer: Composer & Arranger, Mel Lewis And The Jazz Orchestra, 1980, Gryphon

Tracks : Ding Dong Ding, First Love Song, Hello And Goodbye, Skylark, El Co, The Fan Club

Musicians : Mel Lewis, Bob Brookmeyer, Clark Terry, Earl Gardner, John Marshall, Larry Moses, Ron Tooley, Lolly Bienenfeld, Earl McIntyre, John Mosca, Lee Robertson, Steve Coleman, Bob Mintzer, Dick Oatts, Gary Pribeck, Richard Perry, Stephanie Fauber, Jim McNeely, Rufus Reid

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Live In Montreux, Mel Lewis And The Jazz Orchestra, 1981, MPS

Tracks : One Finger Snap, Dolphin Dance, Wiggle Waggle, Speak Like A Child, Eye Of The Hurricane

Musicians : Mel Lewis, Earl Gardner, Joe Mosello, John Marshall, Simo Salminen, John Mosca, Lee Robertson, Douglas Purviance, Earl McIntyre, Joe Lovano, Richard Perry, Dick Oatts, Steve Coleman, Gary Pribek, Stephanie Fauber, Jim McNeely, John Lockwood

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Spaces, Doug Hammond, 1982, Idibib

Tracks : Space and Things Suite: Lopin'/Water Moves/Spell Dance, To My Family, Cüd Ba-Rith, Snakepit Strut, Mini Ensemble, Rizz Biz, Uhren, Murdxas, Figit Time

Musicians : Doug Hammond, Steve Coleman, Byard Lancaster, Muneer Abdul Fataah, Kirk Lightsey

Released on CD in 1992 by DIW with different front cover

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Colours, Sam Rivers Winds of Manhattan, 1983, Black Saint 0064

Tracks : Lilacs, Colours, Spiral, Matrix, Revival, Blossoms

Musicians : Sam Rivers, Marvin Blackman, Talib Kibwe, Chris Roberts, Steve Coleman, Bobby Watson, Nat Dixon, Bill Cody, Eddie Alex, Jimmy Cozier, Patience Higgins

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Tangents, Chico Freeman, 1984, Elektra Musician 60361

Tracks : Tangents, Sir Tashi And The Yetti, Ballad For Hakima, Fifty Tenth Street, Computerized Indifference, Sangoma And Nelly, You Are The One, Spook And Fade

Musicians : Chico Freeman, Steve Coleman, John Purcell, Kenny Werner, Mark Thompson, Jay Hoggard, Cecil McBee, John Koenig, Billy Hart, James Bradley, Jr., Frederick Waits, Bobby McFerrin

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Talking To The Sun, Abbey Lincoln, 1984, Enja 4060

Tracks : You're My Thrill, Whistling Away The Dark, Talking To The Sun, You And I, The River, People On The Street, Prelude (A Wedding Song)

Musicians : Abbey Lincoln, Steve Coleman, James Weidman, Billy Johnson, Mark Johnson, Jerry Gonzalez, Arlene Knox, Bemshee Shirer, Naima Williams

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Jumpin' In, Dave Holland Quintet, 1984, ECM 1269

Tracks : Jumpin' In, First Snow, The Dragon And The Samurai, New-One, Sunrise, Shadow Dance, You I Love

Musicians : Dave Holland, Kenny Wheeler, Julian Priester, Steve Coleman, Steve Ellington

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Seeds of Time, David Holland Quintet, 1985, ECM 1292

Tracks : Uhren, Homecoming, Perspicuity, Celebration, World Protection Blues, Gridlock (Opus 8), Walk-a-way, The Good Doctor, Double Vision

Musicians : Dave Holland, Kenny Wheeler, Julian Priester, Steve Coleman, Marvin "Smitty" Smith

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Tentets, Franco Ambrosetti, 1985, Enja 4096

Tracks : Yes Or No, Rio Morena, Allegro Con Brio, Autumn Leaves, Ten And Eleven, Ode To A Princess

Musicians : Franco Ambrosetti, Lew Soloff, Michael Philip Mossman, Howard Johnson, Michael Brecker, Steve Coleman, Alex Brofsky, Tommy Flanagan, Dave Holland, Daniel Humair

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Oshumare, Billy Hart, 1985, Gramavision

Tracks : Duchess, Waiting Inside, Chance, Lorca, Cosmosis, IDGAF Suite, May Dance, Mad Monkey

Musicians : Billy Hart, Steve Coleman, Branford Marsalis, Mark Gray, Kenny Kirkland, Bill Frisell, Kevin Eubanks, Didier Lockwood, Dave Holland, Manolo Badrena

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Live at Sweet Basil Volume 1, David Murray Big Band, 1985, Black Saint 0085

Tracks : Lovers, Bechet's Bounce, Silence, Duet for Big Band

Musicians : David Murray, Olu Dara, Baikida Carroll, Craig Harris, Bob Stewart, Vincent Chancey, Steve Coleman, John Purcell, Rod Williams, Fred Hopkins, Billy Higgins

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Live At The Wollman Auditorium, Errol Parker Tentet, 1985, Sahara

Tracks : The Dancer, Lament, Chega De Saudade, Baobab, The Taste Of You, Three Blind Mice

Musicians : Errol Parker, Graham Haynes, Wallace Roney, Robin Eubanks, Bill Saxton, Steve Coleman, Doug Harris, Patience Higgins, Rory Stuart, Kevin Harris

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Point of View, Cassandra Wilson, 1986, JMT

Tracks : Square Roots, Blue In Green, Never, Desperate Move, Love And Hate, I Am Waiting, I Wished On The Moon, I Thought You Knew

Musicians : Cassandra Wilson, Grachan Moncur III, Steve Coleman, Jean-Paul Bourelly, Lonnie Plaxico, Mark Johnson

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Live at Sweet Basil Volume 2, David Murray Big Band, 1987, Black Saint 0095

Tracks : Dewey's Circle, Roses, David's Tune, Great Peace, Four Minute Marvin (For Marvin Gaye)

Musicians : David Murray, Olu Dara, Baikida Carroll, Craig Harris, Bob Stewart, Vincent Chancey, Steve Coleman, John Purcell, Rod Williams, Fred Hopkins, Billy Higgins

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The Razor's Edge, Dave Holland Quintet, 1987, ECM 1353

Tracks : Brother Ty, Vedana, The Razor's Edge, Blues For C.M., Vortex, 5 Four Six, Wights Waits For Weights, Figit Time

Musicians : Dave Holland, Kenny Wheeler, Steve Coleman, Marvin "Smitty" Smith

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Open On All Sides In The Middle, Geri Allen, 1987, Minor Music

Tracks : Open On All Sides / The Glide Was In The Ride, Forbidden Place, The Dancer, In The Middle, Ray, I Sang A Bright Green Tear For All Of Us This Year ..., Drummer's Song, In The Morning (For Milton Nascimento), The Dancer Pt. 2

Musicians : Geri Allen, Racy Biggs, Marcus Belgrave, Robin Eubanks, Steve Coleman, David McMurray, Jaribu Shahid, Tani Tabbal, Mino Cinelu, Shahita Nurallah

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Keeper Of The Drums, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, 1987, Concord

Tracks : Just Have Fun, Miss Ann, Love Will Find A Way, A Song Of Joy, The Creeper, Now I Know, Thinking Of You, A Simple Samba Song

Musicians : Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Wallace Roney, Robin Eubanks, Ralph Moore, Steve Coleman, Mulgrew Miller, Lonnie Plaxico

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Quintessence, Michele Rosewoman, 1987, Enja 5039

Tracks : For Now And Forever, Lyons, Univized, Vamp For Ochun, Where It Comes From, Springular And Springle, The-Thrill-Of-Real-Love, The Dream (#3)

Musicians : Michele Rosewoman, Greg Osby, Steve Coleman, Anthony Cox, Terri Lyne Carrington

Last track only on CD release.

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Days Aweigh, Cassandra Wilson, 1987, JMT 870 012

Tracks : Electromagnolia, Let's Face The Music, Days Aweigh, Subatomic Blues, Apricots On Their Wings, If You Only Know How, You Belong To You, Some Other Time, Black And Yellow

Musicians : Cassandra Wilson, Olu Dara, Graham Haynes, Steve Coleman, Rod Williams, Jean-Paul Bourelly, Kevin Bruce Harris, Kenneth Davis, Mark Johnson

Reissued by Winter & Winter in 2002.

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Different Perspectives, Robin Eubanks, 1988, JMT

Tracks : Midtown, The Night Before, Taicho, You Don't Know What Love Is, Overjoyed, Walkin', Different Perspectives

Musicians : Robin Eubanks, Michael Mossman, Slide Hampton, Clifton Anderson, Douglas Purviance, Steve Coleman, James Weidman, Kevin Eubanks, Rael Wesley Grant, Peter Washington, Terri Lyne Carrington, Jeff "Tain" Watts

Reissued by Winter & Winter in 2002.

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Back to the Beautiful, Stanley Cowell, 1989, Concord

Tracks : Theme For Ernie, Wail, It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing), But Beautiful, Sylvia's Place, Come Sunday, Carnegie Six, St. Croix, Prayer For Peace, A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

Musicians : Stanley Cowell, Steve Coleman, Santi W. Debriano, Joe Chambers

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The Road Less Traveled, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, 1989, Concord

Tracks : The Neighborhood, I'll Love You Always, Wish You Where Here With Me Part 1, Wish You Where Here With Me Part 2, Salsa Blue, Gothic 17, Concerto In B.G., The Road Less Traveled

Musicians : Marvin 'Smitty' Smith, Wallace Roney, Robin Eubanks, Steve Coleman, Ralph Moore, James Williams, Robert Hurst, Kenyatte Abdur-Rahman

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Rodan, Sato Michihiro, 1989, hat ART CD 6015

Tracks : SM/BF/FF, SM/T/MM, SM/NC/CM, SM/SC, SM/TOH BAN DJAN, SM/NC/CM, SM/T/MM, SM/SB/ES, SM/NC/CM, SM/TC, SM/SEMANTICS, SM/ES, SM/BF/FF, SM/ES/SB, SM/MD/BF/FF, SM/T, SM/BF/FF, SM/SB, SM/NC/CM, SM/SC/JB, SM/FF, SM/MD/GH/BF, SM/BF/FF

Musicians : Sato Michihiro, Steve Coleman, Ned Rothenberg, Bill Frisell, Fred Frith, Elliott Sharp, Tom Cora, Luli Shioi, Mark Dresser, Ikue Mori, Samm Bennett, Joey Baron, Gerry Hemingway, Tenko, Nicolas Collins, Christian Marclay, Toh Ban Djan, Semantics

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Code Red, Cindy Blackman, 1989, Muse 5365

Tracks : Code Red, Anxiety, Next Time Forever, Something for Art, 'Round Midnight, Circles, Face in the Dark, Green

Musicians : Cindy Blackman, Steve Coleman, Wallace Roney, Kenny Barron, Lonnie Plaxico

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Triplicate, Dave Holland Trio, 1989, ECM 1373

Tracks : Games, Quiet Fire, Take The Coltrane, Rivers Run, Four Winds, Triple Dance, Blue, African Lullaby, Segment

Musicians : Dave Holland, Steve Coleman, Jack DeJohnette

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Extensions, David Holland Quartet, 1990, ECM 1410

Tracks : Nemesis, Processional, Black Hole, The Oracle, 101 Degrees Fahrenheit (Slow Meltdown), Color Of Mind

Musicians : Dave Holland, Steve Coleman, Kevin Eubanks, Marvin "Smitty" Smith

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Plaxico, Lonnie Plaxico, 1990, Muse 5389

Tracks : Monotheism, Midnight Silence Summertime Romance, If Only You Knew, For You, Chin Lang Your Love Is Like A Dream Come True, Shades, Love's Hoiliday

Musicians : Lonnie Plaxico, Graham Haynes, Robin Eubanks, Greg Osby, Steve Coleman, Alva Nelson, Geri Allen, James Weidman, Adam Falcon, Gene Jackson, Terri Plaxico

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Jumpworld, Cassandra Wilson, 1990, JMT 834 434

Tracks : Woman On The Edge, Domination Switch, Phase Jump, Lies, Grand System Masters, Jump World, Love Phases Dimensions, Whirlwind Soldier, Warm Spot, Dancing In Dream Time, Rock This Calling

Musicians : Cassandra Wilson, Graham Haynes, Robin Eubanks, Greg Osby, Steve Coleman, Gary Thomas, Rod Williams, David Gilmore, Lonnie Plaxico, Kevin Bruce Harris, Mark Johnson, James Moore

Reissued by Winter & Winter in 2003.

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The Orchestra, Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Big Band, 1990, West Wind

Tracks : The Second Race, Willow Weep For Me, ABC Blues, Sixty First And Richard

Musicians : Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, Irvin Stokes, Larry Moses, Ron Tooley, Simo Salminen, Doug Purviance, John Mosca, Lee Robertson, Lilly Bienenfeld, Robert Rockwell, Rich Perry, Steve Coleman, Dick Oatts, Charles Davis, Jim McNeely, Jesper Lundgaard

Recorded in Berlin in October 1978.

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Body And Soul, Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Big Band, 1990, West Wind

Tracks : Body And Soul, Don't Get Sassy, A Child Is Born, Fingers, The Intimacy Of The Blues

Musicians : Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, Irvin Stokes, Larry Moses, Ron Tooley, Simo Salminen, Doug Purviance, John Mosca, Lee Robertson, Lilly Bienenfeld, Robert Rockwell, Rich Perry, Steve Coleman, Dick Oatts, Charles Davis, Jim McNeely, Jesper Lundgaard

Recorded in Berlin in October 1978. All tracks were subsequently included on the double CD In Europe in 2007.

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A Lover's Question, James Baldwin, David Linx, Pierre Van Dormael, 1990, Les Disques Du Crépuscule

Tracks : Becoming Streams, A Lover's Question: Part I, A Lover's Question: Part II, Precious Lord, The Art Of Love, Inventory: On Being 52: Part I/Part II/Part III

Musicians : James Baldwin, David Linx, Pierre Van Dormael, Jimmy Owens, Youseff Yancy, Slide Hampton, Byard Lancaster, Pierre Vaiana, Steve Coleman (on Inventory: On Being 52), Bob Stewart, Diederik Wissels, Michel Hatzigeorgiou, Chris Joris, Toots Thielmans, Deborah Brown, Viktor Lazlo, Téjan Karefa-Smart

Uncertain if this is the first release. Subsequently released on a number of labels.

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Man-Talk For Moderns Vol. X, Greg Osby, 1991, Blue Note

Tracks : Cad'lack Back, For Here To Go, Man-Talk, Like So..., On A Mission, Lo-Fi, Balaka, Black Moon (For Geri), Carolla, 2th (Twooth)

Musicians : Greg Osby, Edward Simon, Michael Cain, David Gilmore, Chan Johnson, James Genus, Lonnie Plaxico, Billy Kilson, Steve Moss / Guests: Steve Coleman, Gary Thomas, Hochmad Ali Akkbar

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Perspicuity, Doug Hammond Trio, 1991, L+R

Tracks : Papilagi, Lush Life 1, For Durrah, Figit Time, Heart Of Quiet Resignation, Perspicuity 1, Whisperings Of Uschi, Spies, Perspicuity 2, Cherokee, Lush Life 2

Musicians : Doug Hammond, Steve Coleman, Muneer Abdul Fataah

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A Touch Of Class, Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Big Band, 1992, West Wind

Tracks : Quietude, Samba Con Get Chu, Cecelia Is Love, I Love You, And I Love You So, That's Freedom

Musicians : Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, Irvin Stokes, Larry Moses, Ron Tooley, Simo Salminen, Doug Purviance, John Mosca, Lee Robertson, Lilly Bienenfeld, Robert Rockwell, Rich Perry, Steve Coleman, Dick Oatts, Charles Davis, Jim McNeely, Jesper Lundgaard

Recorded in Warsaw in November 1978. Some of the tracks were originally released on the album One More Time! in Poland in 1978. All tracks were subsequently included on the double CD In Europe in 2007.

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Body And Soul, Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Big Band, 1993, West Wind

Tracks : The Second Race, Willow Weep For Me, ABC Blues, Sixty First And Richard, Body And Soul, Don't Get Sassy, A Child Is Born, Fingers, The Intimacy Of The Blues

Musicians : Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, Irvin Stokes, Larry Moses, Ron Tooley, Simo Salminen, Doug Purviance, John Mosca, Lee Robertson, Lilly Bienenfeld, Robert Rockwell, Rich Perry, Steve Coleman, Dick Oatts, Charles Davis, Jim McNeely, Jesper Lundgaard

Recorded in Berlin in October 1978. All tracks were originally released on the West Wind albums Body And Soul and The Orchestra in 1990.

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Do You Want More?!!!??!, The Roots, 1994, Geffen

Tracks : Intro/There's Something Goin' On, Proceed, Distortion to Static, Mellow My Man, I Remain Calm, Datskat, Lazy Afternoon, ? vs. Rahzel, Do You Want More?!!!??!, What Goes On, Pt. 7, Essaywhuman?!!!??!, Swept Away, You Ain't Fly, Silent Treatment, The Lesson Pt. 1, The Unlocking

Musicians : Steve Coleman plays on some of the tracks of this album

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Memorophilia, Vijay Iyer, 1995, Asian Improv Records

Tracks : Relativist's Waltz, Stars Over Mars, Spellbound And Sacrosanct, Cowrie Shells And The Shimmering Sea, March & Epilogue, Peripatetics, Algebra, Off The Top, Memorophilia, Segment For Sentiment #2

Musicians : Vijay Iyer, George Lewis, Francis Wong, Steve Coleman (tracks 1 & 7), Kash Killion, Liberty Ellman, Jeff Bilmes, Jeff Brock, Brad Hargreaves, Elliot Humberto Kavee

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Illadelph Halflife, The Roots, 1996, DGC / Geffen

Tracks : Intro, Respond/React, Section, Panic!!!!!!!, It Just Don't Stop, Episodes, Push Up Ya Lighter, What They Do, ? Vs. Scratch (The Token DJ Cut), Concerto Of The Desperado, Clones, Universe At War, No Alibi, Dave Vs. Us, No Great Pretender, The Hypnotic, Ital (The Universal Side), One Shine, The Adventures In Wonderland, Outro

Musicians : Steve Coleman plays on one track of this album

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Soul Eyes, Mal Waldron, 1997, BMG (Belgium)

Tracks : Judy, Soul Eyes, Fire Waltz, Spaces, Straight Ahead, From Darkness Into Light, God Bless The Child, Dee's Dilemma, The Git Go, No More Tears

Musicians : Mal Waldron, Joe Henderson (track 9), Steve Coleman (tracks 1 & 2), Reggie Workman, Andrew Cyrille, Abbey Lincoln, Jeanne Lee

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Forward to Get Back, Andy Milne, 1997, D'Note Classics

Tracks : Housework, Copit, Betwixt and Between, Hemispheres, Time Resolution, Teefah, Boobitty, New Blood Drive, Waiting On-Line, Unconscious Knowing, Summons to the Dance

Musicians : Andy Milne, Ralph Alessi, Steve Coleman, Reggie Washington, Matthew Garrison, Mark Prince

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Who Used To Dance, Abbey Lincoln, 1997, Verve

Tracks : Love Has Gone Away, Who Used To Dance, Love Lament, Mr Tambourine Man, When Autumn Sings, Love What You Doin', Street Of Dream, I Sing A Song, The River

Musicians : Abbey Lincoln, Graham Haynes, Julien Lourau, Frank Morgan, Justin Robinson, Oliver Lake, Riley T. Bandy III, Steve Coleman (tracks 1, 6 & 7), Marc Cary, Rodney Kendrick, John Ormond, Michael Bowie, Alvester Garnett, Turu Alexander, Aaron Walker, Arthur Green, Bazzi Bartholomew Gray

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Moving Pictures, Ravi Coltrane, 1998, BMG

Tracks : Interlude - Thursday, Narcine, Tones For Jobe Kain, In Three For Thee, Peace, Search For Peace, Mixed Media, High Windows, Inner Urge, When You Dream, Outerlude - Still Thursday

Musicians : Ravi Coltrane, Ralph Alessi, Steve Coleman, Michael Cain, Lonnie Plaxico, Jeff "Tain" Watts, Clyde Wedderburn, Jeremiah McFarlane, Junior Gabu Wedderburn

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Inspiration, Sam Rivers' Rivbea All-Star Orchestra, 1999, BMG France

Tracks : Vines, Nebula, Beatrice, Inspiration, Solace, Whirlwind, Rejuvenation

Musicians : Sam Rivers, Baikida Carroll, James Zollar, Ralph Alessi, Ravi Best, Art Baron, Joseph Bowie, Ray Anderson, Chico Freeman, Gary Thomas, Greg Osby, Steve Coleman, Hamiet Bluiett, Joseph Daley, Bob Stewart, Doug Mathews, Anthony Cole

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Culmination, Sam Rivers' Rivbea All-Star Orchestra, 1999, BMG France

Tracks : Spectrum, Bubbles, Revelation, Culmination, Ripples, Neptune, Riffin'

Musicians : Sam Rivers, Baikida Carroll, James Zollar, Ralph Alessi, Ravi Best, Art Baron, Joseph Bowie, Ray Anderson, Chico Freeman, Gary Thomas, Greg Osby, Steve Coleman, Hamiet Bluiett, Joseph Daley, Bob Stewart, Doug Mathews, Anthony Cole

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Traveling Miles, Cassandra Wilson, 1999, Blue Note

Tracks : Run the Voodoo Down, Traveling Miles, Right Here Right Now, Time After Time, When The Sun Goes Down, Seven Steps, Someday My Prince Will Come, Never Broken, Resurrection Blues, Sky & Sea (Blue in Green), Piper, Voodoo Reprise

Musicians : Cassandra Wilson, Olu Dara, Steve Coleman, Eric Lewis, Stefon Harris, Jeffrey Haynes, Kevin Breit, Pat Metheny, Marvin Sewell, Doug Wamble, Regina Carter, Dave Holland, Lonnie Plaxico, Marcus Baylor, Perry Wilson, Mino Cinelu, Vincent Henry, Angelique Kidjo

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Child of Troubled Times, Anthony Tidd's Quite Sane, 2002, CoolHunter Music

Tracks : The Mac, A Judas Type, Stop, Once As Queens, Promised Land, Never Know, Child Of Troubled Times, The Intangible Dream, Short Stories, But Why?

Musicians : Anthony Tidd, Miguel Zenon, Steve Coleman, Aaron Stewart, Dennis Baptiste, Robert Mitchell, Eric Appapoulay, Sean Rickman, Eska Mutungwazi, Marcina Arnold, Mpho Skeef, Fade, Sebela

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Hard Groove, The RH Factor, 2003, Verve

Tracks : Hardgroove, Common Free Style, I'll Stay, Interlude, Pastor "T", Poetry, The Joint, Forget Regret, Out Of Town, Liquid Streets, Kwah/Home, How I Know, Juicy, The Stroke

Musicians : Steve Coleman plays on the track Out Of Town

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00-237 / XP-1, Magic Malik Orchestra, 2003, Label Bleu

Tracks : CD 1 (00-237): Passage A Vide, Le Miles, Vienne, 00-237, La Boite, So Nice, Alti-plan, Duo 237, Nigeria, Estelle, Hidden / CD 2 (XP-1): XP'1, XP'2, XP'3, XP'4, XP'5, XP'6, XP'7, XP'7bis, XP'8, XP'9, XP'10, ZED

Musicians : Malik Mezzadri, Denis Guivarc'h, Steve Coleman (on So Nice and XP 10), Or Solomon, Mohamed Rifi-Saïdi, Sarah Murcia, Maxime Zampieri

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Souls Within the Veil, Craig Harris, 2006, Aquastra Music

Tracks : The Veil, The Color Line, The Strange Land Of Shadows, Second Sight, TestiMoan Tro 1, Bone Of The Bone & Flesh Of The Flesh, Double Consciousness, The Talented Tenth, Seldom A Word, TestiMoan Tro 2, More Ancient Than Words, TestiMoan Tro 3, City Of A Hundred Hills, A Tale Twice Told

Musicians : Craig Harris, Hugh Ragin, Graham Haynes, Oliver Lake, Steve Coleman, Don Byron, Hamiet Bluiett, Cecil McBee, Billy Hart, Kahil El'Zabar

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West Side Stories, Lonnie Plaxico, 2006, Plaxmusic

Tracks : West Side Stories, Climb Every Mountain, I Want It To Be, Robin' Dance, One Less Bell to Answer, Funkadelic, I Want To Know What Love Is, Longer, Duke It Out, Speaking in Tongues, Your Live Speaks to Me

Musicians include : Lonnie Plaxico, Alex Norris, Gary Thomas, Ravi Coltrane, Steve Coleman, George Colligan, Kenny Grohowski, Cassandra Wilson, Carla Cook, David Lee Jones

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In Europe, Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Orchestra, 2007, ITM Archives

Tracks : Samba Con Get Chu, Quietude, Cecilia Is Love, I Love You, And I Love You So, That's Freedom, The Second Race, Willow Weep For Me, Sixty First And Richard, Body And Soul, Don't Get Sassy, Child Is Born, Fingers, Intimacy Of The Blues

Musicians : Thad Jones, Mel Lewis, Irvin Stokes, Larry Moses, Ron Tooley, Simo Salminen, Doug Purviance, John Mosca, Lee Robertson, Lilly Bienenfeld, Robert Rockwell, Rich Perry, Steve Coleman, Dick Oatts, Charles Davis, Jim McNeely, Jesper Lundgaard

Recorded in Berlin and Warsaw in in October/November 1978. Some of the tracks were originally released on the album One More Time! in Poland in 1978. All tracks were released on West Wind albums in 1990/1992.

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Live from Zelt-Musik-Festival, Freiburg 1986 (DVD), Dave Holland Quintet, 2009, Arthaus Musik

Tracks : New One, Vortex, World Protection Blues, Homecoming, Wight Waits For Weights

Musicians : Dave Holland, Kenny Wheeler, Robin Eubanks, Steve Coleman, Marvin "Smitty" Smith

Recorded in Berlin and Warsaw in in October/November 1978. Some of the tracks were originally released on the album One More Time! in Poland in 1978. All tracks were released on West Wind albums in 1990/1992.

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Back To The Sunset, Dafnis Prieto Big Band, 2018, Dafnison Music

Tracks : Una Vez Más, The Sooner The Better, Out Of The Bone, Back To The Sunset, Danzonish Potpourri, Song For Chico, Prelude Para Rosa, Two For One, The Triumphant Journey

Musicians : Dafnis Prieto, Alex Sipiagin, Josh Deutsch, Mike Rodríguez, Nathan Eklund, Alan Ferber, Jacob Garchik, Tim Albright, Jeff Nelson, Joel Frahm, Peter Apfelbaum, Román Filiú, Michael Thomas, Chris Cheek, Manuel Valera, Ricky Rodríguez, Roberto Quintero / plus guests: Brian Lynch (track 1), Henry Threadgill (track 4), Steve Coleman (track 6)

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Last updated December 2015