Black Science | ||||
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Studio album by
Steve Coleman and Five Elements | ||||
Released | 1991 | |||
Recorded | December 1990 Systems Two, Brooklyn NY | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label |
Novus PD/PL 83119 | |||
Producer | Steve Coleman | |||
Steve Coleman chronology | ||||
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Black Science is an album by saxophonist Steve Coleman and his band Five Elements, recorded in 1990 and released on the Novus label. [1] [2]
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [3] |
The Austin American-Statesman wrote that "strong modern street music sensibilities infuse contemporary funk to create a sort of hip-hop jazz." [4] The Edmonton Journal determined that "the off-kilter drumming of Marvin 'Smitty' Smith and darting lines of Reggie Washington's electric bass set up a complicated maze for the snaking, urgent, unceasing curiosity of Coleman's alto sax." [5]
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Altoist Steve Coleman's CD is recommended as a good example of his music. The improvisations are dynamic, unpredictable, and quite original... Coleman, who wrote all but one of the originals, is the dominant force behind this often-disturbing but generally stimulating music". [3]
All compositions by Steve Coleman except as indicated