Steve Coleman and Five Elements - Curves of Life

Ultima entrega del saxofonista Steve Coleman en el Hot Brass Club parisino, esta vez junto a su agrupación fetiche: los Five Elements, tocando sonidos urbanos estilizados, hipnóticos.
Contiene una buenísima versión de 'Round Midnight, el clásico de Thelonious Monk, à la M-Base; y un dúo de Steve Coleman y el pianista Andy Milne en The Gypsy (William Reid), interpretada de un modo más tradicional.
A las magníficas actuaciones del citado Andy Milne, el bajista Reggie Washington, y el formidable baterista Gene Lake; se agrega la estelar presencia del soberbio saxofonista David Murray en Country Bama y I'm Burning Up; y el aporte de los raperos Black Indian, Sub Zero y Kokayi en I'm Burnin' Up.****1/2

1.Multiplicity Of Approaches (The African Way Of Knowing) 15:34

2.Country Bama 19:12

3.The Streets 09:01

4.'Round Midnight 07:06

5.Drop Kick Live 09:40

6.The Gypsy 03:46

7.I'm Burnin' Up (Fire Theme) 13:40

The musicians who participated in these

recordings are Five Elements members

Steve Coleman (alto saxophone),

Andy Milne (piano/keyboards),

Reggie Washington (bass), and Gene Lake

(drums). The special guest for this project is

David Murray (tenor saxophone)

on "Country Bama" and "I'm Burning Up".

Sitting in on "I'm Burning Up" are lyricists

Black Indian, Sub Zero and Kokayi.

Recorded Live at the Hot Brass Club in Paris,

France, March 29, 1995.

All songs written by Steve Coleman

except "'Round Midnight"

written by T. Monk, Hanighen and C. Williams

and "The Gypsy" written by William Reid.

BMG 74321-31693-2 (1995)