- Curves of Life (Live in Paris) · 1995
- The Tao of Mad Phat: Fringe Zones (Live) · 1993
- Curves of Life (Live in Paris) · 1995
- Black Science · 1991
- Curves of Life (Live in Paris) · 1995
- Drop Kick · 1992
- Happy Blue Years · 2008
- Rhythm People (The Resurrection of Creative Black Civilization) · 1990
- Rhythm People (The Resurrection of Creative Black Civilization) · 1990
- The Tao of Mad Phat: Fringe Zones (Live) · 1993
- Black Science · 1991
- The Tao of Mad Phat: Fringe Zones (Live) · 1993
- The Tao of Mad Phat: Fringe Zones (Live) · 1993
Essential Albums
About Steve Coleman & Five Elements
Growing up in Chicago's south side, surrounded by funk, rock, soul and blues music, Steve Coleman learned violin in school, but abandoned it for the alto saxophone at the age of 15. He moved to New York in 1978 to join the Mel Lewis-Thad Jones Big Band, later playing in the Cecil Taylor Orchestra and Sam Rivers’ Winds Of Manhattan group. Active and articulate, Coleman and kindred spirits - including singer Cassandra Wilson - formed M-Base, a self-help organization for black musicians, seeking to integrate all forms of black music into a new ecumenical style. He recorded prolifically during the '90s and '00s with his various ensembles, which include Renegade Way (with Greg Osby, and Joe Lovano), the Mystic Rhythm Society, the Metrics, and the big band Council Of Balance.
- ORIGIN
- Chicago, IL, United States
- FORMED
- 1986
- GENRE
- Jazz