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| 1. | Ah-Leu-Cha
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| 2. | Dream of the Elders
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| 3. | Syzygy
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| 4. | Straight Ahead
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| 5. | In Brief
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| 6. | Prescience
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| 7. | Cud Ba-Rith
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| 8. | Little Girl, I'll Miss You
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| 9. | See Saw
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Jazz / Post-Bop, M-Base, Free Funk, Jazz Instrument, Saxophone Jazz
Dave Holland Producer, Mixing, Bass (Acoustic)
Joseph Marciano Engineer
Kazunori Sugiyama Project Coordinator
Louis Coleman Assistant Producer
Michael Brecker Composer
Steve Coleman Producer, Sax (Alto), Mixing
Toni L. Taylor Cover Art
jazz duets are tough and demanding, especially for bassists since they require maximum soloing and support skills without any safety net. Charlie Haden has done the most with the duo form among active jazz bassists, but Dave Holland is also particularly adept at tackling them, especially when working with a foil like the slippery, darting alto saxophonist Steve Coleman. Coleman spent several years as part of Holland's late-'80s quintet, so each player here is plenty familiar with the other's moves. There's not very much unaccompanied soloing on Phase Space in a repertoire blending Charlie Parker ("Ah-Leu-Cha"), Mal Waldron and Bunky Green ("Little Girl, I'll Miss You"), four Coleman originals, and two pieces by Holland. The Bird opener sets a snappy pace, but Holland's "Dream of the Elders" opens up spaces and "Syzygy" continues in the sparer vein with stop-time bass slaps setting off some spiky alto lines. Coleman works much more off the melodic cues in Holland's foundation than the rhythmic ones he explores with his Five Elements group, and Waldron's "Straight Ahead" provides the disc's ballad flavor. Given some of the passages in "Little Girl, I'll Miss You," Coleman sounds like he might have been listening to a lot of Eric Dolphy at this stage in his life (specifically "Sketches of Melba"). That Dolphy feel also pervades "Prescience," where it melds with Holland's very bluesy walking to forge one of Phase Space's most emotionally affecting tracks. "Prescience" is effective for its very simplicity, and equally simple is the feeling you have at the end of Phase Space. Namely, that Steve Coleman and Dave Holland have taken you down a path of five- to eight-minute pieces, exploring all the side roads but never losing track of the final destination. No grandstanding, no coasting -- just two masterful musicians playing together and taking the listener along for the ride. ~ Don Snowden, All Music Guide
Steve Coleman
Active Decades: '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Sep 20, 1956 in Chicago, IL
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Free Funk, Jazz Instrument, M-Base, Post-Bop, Saxophone Jazz
M-Base founder, composer, and alto saxophonist Steve Coleman hails from Chicago. His earliest years were spent playing in R&B and funk bands in emulation of his first hero, Maceo Parker. Coleman had heard all the greats in his hometown and changed his focus from R&B to jazz precipitating his move to New York. He gigged with the Thad Jones-Mel Lewis big band, followed by Sam Rivers' All-Star Orchestra and, eventually, Cecil Taylor's big-band project. He began working with other leaders as well: David Murray, Abbey Lincoln, Michael Brecker. But Coleman was restless; he began listening to other music, particularly that of West Africa (he later traveled to Ghana to study). His music evolved and he continued to play side gigs, honing his sound and compositions -- he has a totally original alto tone -- by playing in the street. Coleman's first band, the Five Elements, would be formed of street cats, including Graham Haynes. The band came up with the M-Base concept in 1985 ("macro-basic array of spontaneous extemporization") and signed with the European JMT label. Others in the M-Base crew include Gary Thomas, Geri Allen, Greg Osby, Robin Eubanks, and Cassandra Wilson. Coleman developed complex musical theories about integrating the rhythms of funk, soul, world music, and jazz. He eventually signed with BMG and started three other bands, Mystic Rhythm Society, Metrics, and Council of Balance. He was also a member of Dave Holland's quartet for a time and has continued to play and record with his three groups as well as other artists, both M-Base and not. In addition to issuing over 20 records under his own name, he is a sought-after producer. Steve Coleman is a renaissance man for the left wing of jazz.
---Thom Jurek, All Music Guide |
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