Steve Coleman Discography
1985 (age 29)
Steve Coleman Group
Steve Coleman, alto sax; Geri Allen, piano; Lonnie Plaxico, bass; Marvin "Smitty" Smith, drums #1-4,6-8; with special guests: Graham Haynes, trumpet #3,5; Mark Johnson, drums #5; Cassandra Wilson, vocal #5.
ERAS Studio, NYC, March, 1985
| 1. | Irate Blues | JMT Productions (G) JMT 850001 |
| 2. | Another Level | - |
| 3. | Cud Ba-Rith | - |
| 4. | Wights Waits For Weights | - |
| 5. | No Good Time Fairies | - |
| 6. | On This | - |
| 7. | The Glide Was In The Ride | - |
| 8. | Motherland Pulse | - |
* JMT Productions (G) JMT 850001 Steve Coleman Group - Motherland Pulse 1985
= JMT Productions (G) JMT 852001 - 1987
= Winter & Winter (G) 919 001-2 - 2001
1986 (age 30)
Steve Coleman And Five Elements
Graham Haynes, trumpet; Steve Coleman, alto sax, vocal, background vocal; Geri Allen, synthesizer; Kelvyn Bell, electric guitar #1-7,9-13, vocal #8; Kevin Bruce Harris, electric bass, background vocal; Mark Johnson, drums #1,2,4-11,13, percussion #3,12; Marvin "Smitty" Smith, percussion, background vocal #1,2,4-11,13, drums #3,12; Cassandra Wilson, vocal, background vocal.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, January, 1986
| 1. | Fire Revisited | JMT Productions (G) JMT 860005 |
| 2. | Fat Lay Back | - |
| 3. | I'm Going Home | - |
| 4. | It Is Time | - |
| 5. | (In Order To Perform) A More Perfect Union | - |
| 6. | Little One I'll Miss You | - |
| 7. | T-T-Tim | - |
| 8. | Metaphysical Phunktion | - |
| 9. | Nine To Five | - |
| 10. | Profile Man | JMT Productions (G) JMT 862005; Winter & Winter (G) 919 005-2 |
| 11. | Stone Bone (Can't Go Wrong) | JMT Productions (G) JMT 860005 |
| 12. | Almost There | - |
| 13. | Change The Guard | - |
* JMT Productions (G) JMT 860005, JMT 862005 Steve Coleman And Five Elements - On The Edge Of Tomorrow 1986
= Winter & Winter (G) 919 005-2 - 2001
Steve Coleman And Five Elements
Graham Haynes, trumpet; Robin Eubanks, trombone, background vocal; Steve Coleman, alto sax, vocal; Geri Allen, keyboards, piano; Kelvyn Bell, electric guitar; Kevin Bruce Harris, electric bass, background vocal; Mark Johnson, drums; D.K. Dyson, vocal #1,5,6,11,13; Cassandra Wilson, vocal #3,4,9; with Jimmy Cozier Jr., vocal #2; Malik Cozier, Kelana Jackson, Tameka Jackson, background vocal #2.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, November, 1986
| 1. | Desperate Move | JMT Productions (G) JMT 870010 |
| 2. | Stone Bone Jr. | - |
| 3. | Mad Monkey | - |
| 4. | Dream State | - |
| 5. | Tang Lung | - |
| 6. | Yo Ho | - |
| 7. | And They Partied... | - |
| 8. | In The Park | - |
| 9. | Just A Funky Old Song | - |
| 10. | Urilai Thrane | - |
| 11. | To Perpetuate The Funk | - |
| 12. | Koshine Koji | - |
| 13. | Tlydor's Bane | - |
| 14. | Park (Pt. II) | JMT Productions (G) JMT 872010; Winter & Winter (G) 919 010-2 |
| 15. | Fire Theme (Intro) | - |
* JMT Productions (G) JMT 870010, JMT 872010 Steve Coleman And Five Elements - World Expansion (By The M-Base Neophyte) 1987
= Winter & Winter (G) 919 010-2 Steve Coleman And Five Elements - World Expansion 2002
1987
Steve Coleman And Five Elements
Graham Haynes, trumpet; Robin Eubanks, trombone; Steve Coleman, alto sax; James Weidman, piano, keyboards; David Gilmore, guitar; Kevin Bruce Harris, electric bass; Marvin "Smitty" Smith, drums, percussion; Cassandra Wilson, lead vocal; with special guests: Greg Osby, alto sax #6; Branford Marsalis, tenor sax #1; Gary Thomas, tenor sax #5,6; Jimmy Cozier, baritone sax #6; Geri Allen, keyboards #1; Lonnie Plaxico, acoustic bass #3.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, December, 1987-January, 1988
| 1. | Destination | PANGAEA (E) 461159 1 |
| 2. | Cinema Saga | - |
| 3. | Soul Melange | - |
| 4. | Circle C | - |
| 5. | Proteus | - |
| 6. | Passage | - |
| 7. | First Sunrise | - |
| 8. | Ur-Beat | - |
| 9. | Dark To Light | - |
| 10. | Profile Man | - |
| 11. | Proteus Revamp | - |
* PANGAEA (E) 461159 1, (US) PAN-42150 Steve Coleman And Five Elements - Sine Die 1988
= PANGAEA (E) PEA 461159 2, (US) PAND-42150 -
1990
Steve Coleman And Five Elements
Steve Coleman, alto sax, vocal; James Weidman, piano, keyboards; David Gilmore, guitar, guitar synthesizer; Reggie Washington, electric bass #1,3,4,6-10; Marvin "Smitty" Smith, drums, percussion; with special guests: Robin Eubanks, trombone #2,4,6,7,10; Dave Holland, acoustic bass #2,5-7; Cassandra Wilson, vocal #10.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, February, 1990
| 1. | Rhythm People | Novus 3092-1-N |
| 2. | Blues Shifting | - |
| 3. | No Conscience | - |
| 4. | Neutral Zone | - |
| 5. | Ain't Goin' Out Like That | - |
| 6. | Step'n | - |
| 7. | Dangerous | - |
| 8. | Ice Movies | - |
| 9. | The Posse | - |
| 10. | Armageddon (Cold-Blood-Ed) | - |
* Novus 3092-1-N, 3092-2-N Steve Coleman And Five Elements - Rhythm People (The Resurrection Of Creative Black Civilization) 1990
Steve Coleman And Five Elements
Steve Coleman, alto sax; James Weidman, piano, keyboards; David Gilmore, guitar, guitar synthesizer; Reggie Washington, electric bass; Marvin "Smitty" Smith, drums, percussion; with special guests: Dave Holland, acoustic bass #2,4,5; Cassandra Wilson, vocal #1,4,5; Najma Akhtar, vocal #7; Dave Mills, voice #7.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, December, 1990
| 1. | The X Format | Novus 3119-1-N |
| 2. | Twister | - |
| 3. | Turbulence | - |
| 4. | Beyond All We Know | - |
| 5. | A Vial Of Calm | - |
| 6. | Black Phonemics | - |
| 7. | Ghost Town | - |
| 8. | Magneto | - |
| 9. | Cross-Fade | - |
| 10. | Black Phonemics (Reprise) | - |
* Novus 3119-1-N, 3119-2-N Steve Coleman And Five Elements - Black Science 1991
1991
Steve Coleman - Dave Holland Duo
Steve Coleman, alto sax; Dave Holland, acoustic bass.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, January, 1991
| Ah-Leu-Cha | DIW (J) DIW-865 | |
| Dream Of The Elders | - | |
| Syzygy | - | |
| Straight Ahead | - | |
| In Brief | - | |
| Prescience | - | |
| Cud Ba-Rith | - | |
| Little Girl I'll Miss You | - | |
| See Saw | - |
* DIW (J) DIW-865 Steve Coleman And Dave Holland - Phase Space 1992
Steve Coleman Octet
Kenny Wheeler, trumpet, flugelhorn; Steve Coleman, alto sax; Von Freeman, tenor sax; Tommy Flanagan, piano; Kevin Eubanks, guitar; Dave Holland, bass; Ed Blackwell, drums; Marvin "Smitty" Smith, drums, percussion.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, April 29, 1991
| Slipped Again | Novus 01241 63125-2 | |
| Left Of Center | - | |
| Sweet Dawn | - | |
| Pass It On | - | |
| Vet Blues | - | |
| Zec | - | |
| Afterthoughts | - |
* Novus 01241 63125-2 Steve Coleman - Rhythm In Mind 1992
1992
Steve Coleman And Five Elements
Steve Coleman, alto sax #1,3-11, alto sax, piano #2; Andy Milne, piano, keyboards; James Weidman, piano, keyboards #1,3,7,9,10; David Gilmore, guitar, guitar synthesizer; Reggie Washington, electric bass #1,3,5,7-11; Marvin "Smitty" Smith, drums, percussion #1,3,5,7-10, percussion #4,11; with special guests: Don Byron, clarinet, bass clarinet #1,7; Greg Osby, alto sax #6,11; Lance Bryant, tenor sax #1,7; Meshell Johnson, bass #2,6,11; Camille Gainer, drums #2,6,11; Michael Wimberley, percussion #1,4,7,9; Cassandra Wilson, vocal #4.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, January, 1992
| 1. | Ramses | Novus 01241 63144-2 |
| 2. | Drop Kick | - |
| 3. | Terra Nova | - |
| 4. | The Journeyman | - |
| 5. | Simbius Web | - |
| 6. | Dead Drop | - |
| 7. | Tschanz | - |
| 8. | Contemplation | - |
| 9. | Shift On The Fly | - |
| 10. | Bates Motel | - |
| 11. | Z Train | - |
* Novus 01241 63144-2 Steve Coleman And Five Elements - Drop Kick 1992
1993
Steve Coleman And Five Elements
Steve Coleman, alto sax #1,3-11, alto sax, piano #2; Andy Milne, piano, keyboards #1,3-9,11; David Gilmore, guitar, guitar synthesizer #1-7,9-11; Reggie Washington, electric bass #1-7,9; Oliver Gene Lake Jr., drums, percussion; with special guests: Roy Hargrove, trumpet #10; Josh Roseman, trombone #10; Kenny Davis, acoustic bass #8,10; Matthew Garrison, electric bass #10; Junior "Gabu" Wedderburn, percussion #8,10.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, May 6, 7 and 23, 1993
| 1. | The Tao Of Mad Phat | Novus 01241 63160-2 |
| 2. | Alt-Shift-Return | - |
| 3. | Collective Meditations I (Suite): Changing Of The Guard | - |
| 4. | Collective Meditations I (Suite): Guards On The Train | - |
| 5. | Collective Meditations I (Suite): Relax Your Guard | - |
| 6. | Collective Meditations I (Suite): All The Guards There Are | - |
| 7. | Collective Meditations I (Suite): Enter The Rhythm (People) | - |
| 8. | Incantation | - |
| 9. | Laid Back Schematics | - |
| 10. | Polymad Nomads | - |
| 11. | Little Girl On Fire (From Little Girl I'll Miss You And Fire Revisited) | - |
* Novus 01241 63160-2 Steve Coleman And Five Elements - The Tao Of Mad Phat <Fringe Zones> 1993
1994
Steve Coleman And Metrics
Ralph Alessi, trumpet; Steve Coleman, alto sax; Ravi Coltrane, tenor sax; Andy Milne, piano; Reggie Washington, electric bass; Gene Lake, drums; Michael Wimberly, percussion; with Najma Akhtar, vocal #5; Sub Zero, rap; Utasi, rap #1,3-6; Kokayi, Shahliek, rap #2-6; Black Thought, rap #5.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, May-June, 1994
| 1. | Be Bop | Novus 01241 63180-2 |
| 2. | I Am Who I Am | - |
| 3. | Science | - |
| 4. | Get Open | - |
| 5. | Slow Burn | - |
| 6. | Left To Right | - |
* Novus 01241 63180-2 Steve Coleman And Metrics - A Tale Of 3 Cities, The EP 1995
Steve Coleman And Five Elements
Steve Coleman, alto sax; Andy Milne, piano, keyboards; Reggie Washington, electric bass #1-4,6-10; Gene Lake, drums, percussion; with special guests: Ravi Coltrane, tenor sax #1,3,5; Craig Handy, tenor sax #8; Matthew Garrison, electric bass #5; Kwe Yao Agyapan, bongos, congas, djembe, djun-djun #1,5; Ronnie Roc, bongos, talking drum #5; Michael Wimberly, djembe, cowbell #1,5; Jalal Sharriff, djun-djun #5.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, June 14-17, 1994
| 1. | Flint | Novus 01241 63181-2 |
| 2. | Verifiable Pedagogy (From Pedagogy And Confirmation) | - |
| 3. | Dogon | - |
| 4. | Multiplicity Of Approaches (The African Way Of Knowing) | - |
| 5. | The Khu (Divine Will) | - |
| 6. | Pad Thai | - |
| 7. | Jeannine's Sizzling (From Fire Revisited And Jeannine I Dream Of Lilac Time) | - |
| 8. | Patterns Of Force | - |
| 9. | The Mantra (Intonation Of Power) | - |
| 10. | Salt Peanuts | - |
* Novus 01241 63181-2 Steve Coleman And Five Elements - Def Trance Beat (Modalities Of Rhythm) 1995
1995
Steve Coleman And The Mystic Rhythm Society
Ralph Alessi, trumpet; Steve Coleman, alto sax; Andy Milne, piano, keyboards; Reggie Washington, bass; Gene Lake, drums; with Vijay Iyer, keyboards; Miya Masaoka, koto; Josh Jones, percussion; Ramesh Shotham, India percussion; Laila, dance; Yassir Chadly, vocal, percussion; Kokayi, rap.
Hot Brass Club, Paris, France, March 24 and 25, 1995
| Mystic Dub | BMG (G) 74321 31692 2 | |
| Finger Of God | - | |
| The Initiate | - | |
| Madras | - | |
| Song Of The Beginnings | - | |
| Numerology | - | |
| Transits | - |
* BMG (G) 74321 31692 2 Steve Coleman And The Mystic Rhythm Society - Myths, Modes And Means: Recorded Live At The Hot Brass 24-29 March 1995 1995
= BMG (G) 74321 31691 2 Steve Coleman's Music Live In Paris - Recorded Live At The Hot Brass 24-29 March 1995 1995
Steve Coleman And Five Elements
Steve Coleman, alto sax; Andy Milne, piano, keyboards; Reggie Washington, bass; Gene Lake, drums; special guest: David Murray, tenor sax #2,7; with Sub Zero, rap #2,7; Black Indian, Koyaki, rap #7.
Hot Brass Club, Paris, France, March 24 and 29, 1995
| 1. | Multiplicity Of Approaches (The African Way Of Knowing) | BMG (G) 74321 31693 2 |
| 2. | Country Bama | - |
| 3. | The Streets | - |
| 4. | Round Midnight | - |
| 5. | Drop Kick Live | - |
| 6. | The Gypsy | - |
| 7. | I'm Burnin Up (Fire Theme) | - |
* BMG (G) 74321 31693 2 Steve Coleman And Five Elements - Curves Of Life: Recorded Live At The Hot Brass 24-29 March 1995 1995
= BMG (G) 74321 31691 2 Steve Coleman's Music Live In Paris - Recorded Live At The Hot Brass 24-29 March 1995 1995
Steve Coleman And Metrics
Ralph Alessi, trumpet; Steve Coleman, alto sax; Andy Milne, piano, keyboards; Reggie Washington, bass; Gene Lake, drums; Josh Jones, percussion; Laila, dance; with Black Indian, Kokayi, Sub Zero, rap.
Hot Brass Club, Paris, France, March 26 and 28, 1995
| Freestyle | BMG (G) 74321 31690 2 | |
| Fast Lane | - | |
| Slow Lane | - | |
| S-Ludes | - | |
| Black Genghis | - | |
| Chaos (Tech Jump) | - | |
| Hyped | - | |
| Laxed & Warped | - | |
| Night Breed | - |
* BMG (G) 74321 31690 2 Steve Coleman And Metrics - The Way Of The Cipher: Recorded Live At The Hot Brass 24-29 March 1995 1995
= BMG (G) 74321 31691 2 Steve Coleman's Music Live In Paris - Recorded Live At The Hot Brass 24-29 March 1995 1995
1996 (age 40)
Steve Coleman And The Mystic Rhythm Society In Collaboration With AfroCuba De Matanzas
Ralph Alessi, trumpet; Steve Coleman, alto sax; Ravi Coltrane, tenor sax; Andy Milne, piano; Anthony Tidd, bass; Oliver Gene Lake, drums; Josh Jones, claves; with AfroCuba De Matanzas: Vocals: Francisco Zamora Chirino (Minini), lead vocal, leader; + Chorus: Maria Delores Perez Herrera, Sara Gobes Villamil (Mima), Luis Cancino Morales, chorus; + Percussions: Francisco Enrique Mesa Cespedes, itotelee; Ramon Garcia Perez (Sandy), iya; Pedro Aballi Torriente (Regalao), kata; Reynaldo Gobes Villamil (Naldo), okonkolo; Ramses Zamora Molina, quinto.
Estudio Egrem, Havana, Cuba, February 21-23, 1996;
additional recording: Studio Acousti, Paris, France, March 20, 1996
| The Diurnal Lord (For Agayu) | BMG France (F) 74321407272 |
add Kokayi, rap.
| The Seal (Elekoto For Agayu) | - |
Ralph Alessi, trumpet; Steve Coleman, alto sax; Yosvany Terry Cabrera, Ravi Coltrane, tenor sax; Andy Milne, piano; Anthony Tidd, bass; Oliver Gene Lake, drums; Josh Jones, claves; with AfroCuba De Matanzas: Vocals: Francisco Zamora Chirino (Minini), lead vocal, leader; + Chorus: Maria Delores Perez Herrera, Sara Gobes Villamil (Mima), Luis Cancino Morales, chorus; + Percussions: Francisco Enrique Mesa Cespedes, itotelee; Ramon Garcia Perez (Sandy), iya; Reynaldo Gobes Villamil (Naldo), okonkolo.
| Passage Of The River (For Oshun) | - |
Steve Coleman, alto sax; Anthony Tidd, bass; Oliver Gene Lake, drums; Marivaldo Dos Santos, djembe; Rosangela Silvestre, lead vocal; Kokayi, rap; with AfroCuba De Matanzas: Percussions: Ramon Garcia Perez (Sandy), congas; Luis Cancino Morales, claves.
| Oya Natureza | - |
Ralph Alessi, trumpet; Steve Coleman, alto sax; Ravi Coltrane, tenor sax; Andy Milne, piano; Anthony Tidd, bass; Oliver Gene Lake, drums; Josh Jones, ekon/erikunde; with AfroCuba De Matanzas: Vocals: Francisco Enrique Mesa Cespedes, lead vocal; + Chorus: Ramses Zamora Molina, Luis Cancino Morales, Reynaldo Gobes Villamil (Naldo), Pedro Aballi Torriente (Regalao), Ramon Garcia Perez (Sandy), chorus; Francisco Zamora Chirino (Minini), chorus, leader; + Percussions: Ramon Garcia Perez (Sandy), banco enchimilla; Reynaldo Gobes Villamil (Naldo), binkome; Pedro Aballi Torriente (Regalao), kotchierima; Luis Cancino Morales, obiapa; Ramses Zamora Molina, obon palito; Roberto Vizcaino Guillot, percussion set solo.
| Secretos Del Abacua | - |
Steve Coleman, alto sax; Anthony Tidd, bass; Oliver Gene Lake, drums; Marivaldo Dos Santos, okonkolo; Rosangela Silvestre, lead vocal; with AfroCuba De Matanzas: Percussions: Luis Cancino Morales, itotelee; Ramon Garcia Perez (Sandy), iya.
| Saudade | - |
Ralph Alessi, trumpet; Steve Coleman, alto sax; Ravi Coltrane, tenor sax; Andy Milne, piano; Anthony Tidd, bass; Oliver Gene Lake, drums; Josh Jones, 2nd claves; Kokayi, rap; with AfroCuba De Matanzas: Vocals: Francisco Zamora Chirino (Minini), lead vocal, leader; + Chorus: Maria Delores Perez Herrera, Sara Gobes Villamil (Mima), Luis Cancino Morales, chorus; + Percussions: Pedro Aballi Torriente (Regalao), golpe congas; Reynaldo Gobes Villamil (Naldo), llamador congas; Francisco Enrique Mesa Cespedes, 1st claves; Ramon Garcia Perez (Sandy), cajon; Ramses Zamora Molina, kata; Roberto Vizcaino Guillot, percussion set solo.
| The Metamorphosis Of Amalia | - |
Ralph Alessi, trumpet; Steve Coleman, alto sax; Ravi Coltrane, tenor sax; Andy Milne, piano; Anthony Tidd, bass; Oliver Gene Lake, drums; Josh Jones, claves; Kokayi, rap; with AfroCuba De Matanzas: Vocals: Sara Gobes Villamil (Mima), lead vocal; + Chorus: Maria Delores Perez Herrera, Luis Cancino Morales, chorus; Francisco Zamora Chirino (Minini), chorus, leader; + Percussions: Luis Cancino Morales, itotelee; Francisco Enrique Mesa Cespedes, iya; Ramses Zamora Molina, kata; Reynaldo Gobes Villamil (Naldo), okonkolo; Pedro Aballi Torriente (Regalao), quinto; Ramon Garcia Perez (Sandy), tumbadoras.
| The Mystery Of Seven (The Guaganco In Progression): Prologue | - | |
| The Mystery Of Seven (The Guaganco In Progression): Guaganco | - | |
| The Mystery Of Seven (The Guaganco In Progression): Abacua / Obatala | - | |
| The Mystery Of Seven (The Guaganco In Progression): Son | - | |
| The Mystery Of Seven (The Guaganco In Progression): Abacua / Obatala | - | |
| The Mystery Of Seven (The Guaganco In Progression): Montuno | - | |
| The Mystery Of Seven (The Guaganco In Progression): Epilogue | - |
* BMG France (F) 74321407272 Steve Coleman And The Mystic Rhythm Society In Collaboration With AfroCuba De Matanzas - The Sign And The Seal 1996
1997
Steve Coleman And Five Elements
Steve Coleman, alto sax; Andy Milne, piano; David Gilmore, guitar; Regg Washington, acoustic bass; David Dyson, electric bass; Sean Rickman, drums; Miguel "Anga" Diaz Zayas, percussion; Rosangela Silvestre, dance.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, March 7-10, 1997;
additional recording: Studio Acousti, Paris, France, November 18, 1996
| Law Of Balance | BMG France (F) 74321529342 | |
| Pi | - | |
| First Cause | - | |
| Wheel Of Nature | - | |
| Rite Of Passage | - | |
| Regeneration | - | |
| Organic Movement | - | |
| The Law | - | |
| Fortitude And Chaos | - | |
| Seti I | - | |
| Polar Shift | - | |
| Third Dynasty | - |
* BMG France (F) 74321529342 Steve Coleman - Genesis & The Opening Of The Way 1997
Steve Coleman And The Council Of Balance
Ralph Alessi, Shane Endsley, Nabate Isles, trumpet; Tim Albright, Andre Atkins, Jamal Haynes, George Lewis, Josh Roseman, trombone; Steve Coleman, Greg Osby, alto sax; Yosvany Terry Cabrera, Aaron Stewart, Greg Tardy, tenor sax; Ravi Coltrane, tenor, soprano sax; Elektra Kurtis-Stewart, Marlene Rice, violin; Judith Insell, viola; Nioka Workman, cello; Andy Milne, piano #1-6,8; Vijay Iyer, keyboards #7; David Gilmore, guitar; Kenny Davis, Regg Washington, bass; Sean Rickman, drums #1-5,7; Gene Lake, drums #6,8; Miguel "Anga" Diaz Zayas, congas; Barbaro Ramos Aldazabar, claves; Josh Jones, okonkolo; Luis Cancino Morales, itotelee, congas; Ramon Garcia Perez, iya, congas.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, April 24-27, and June 9, 10, 18, 1997
| 1. | Day One | BMG France (F) 74321529342 |
| 2. | Day Two | - |
| 3. | Day Three | - |
| 4. | Day Four | - |
| 5. | Day Five | - |
| 6. | Day Six | - |
| 7. | Day Seven | - |
| 8. | Awareness | - |
* BMG France (F) 74321529342 Steve Coleman - Genesis & The Opening Of The Way 1997
1998
Steve Coleman And Five Elements
Steve Coleman, alto sax; Anthony Tidd, electric bass #1,5-7; Sean Rickman, drums #1-3,5-7; Miguel "Anga" Diaz, percussion #1-3,5-7; Rosangela Silvestre, vocal #5; with special guests: Ralph Alessi, trumpet #1,3,7; Shane Endsley, trumpet #2,5,6; Tim Albright, trombone #1-4,7; Craig Handy, tenor sax #1; Ravi Coltrane, tenor sax #2-5; Todd Reynolds, violin #1,2,5-7; Mary Rowell, violin #1,2,7; Sara Parkins, violin #5,6; David Gold, viola #1,2,5-7; Dorothy Lawson, cello #1,2,5-7; Stefon Harris, vibes #3; Vijay Iyer, piano #5,6; Robert Mitchell, piano #7; Jason Moran, piano #1,3, keyboards #7; Regg Washington, acoustic bass #1,2,6,7, electric bass #3; Karen McVoy, soprano vocal #2,6; Jeanne Ricks, alto vocal #2,6; Eugene Palmore, tenor vocal #2,6; Erik Charlston, baritone vocal #2,5,6.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, April 6-11, 1998
| 1. | Precession | BGM 74321 64123 2 |
| 2. | Maat | - |
| 3. | The Twelve Powers | - |
| 4. | The Gate | - |
| 5. | Seth | - |
| 6. | Ausar (Reincarnation) | - |
| 7. | Heru (Redemption) | - |
* BGM 74321 64123 2 Steve Coleman And Five Elements - The Sonic Language Of Myth 1999
1999
Steve Coleman And Five Elements
Ralph Alessi, Shane Endsley, trumpet; Steve Coleman, alto sax, claves, Chinese gong, vocal; Gary Thomas, tenor sax; Vijay Iyer, piano; David Gilmore, guitar; Anthony Tidd, bass; Sean Rickman, drums; Gregoire Maret, harmonica; Thomas Goodwin, philosophy; Min Xiao-Fen, pipa; Cassandra Wilson, Sophia Wong, vocal; Imani Winds: Jeff Scott, French horn; Valerie Coleman, flute, piccolo; Toyin Spellman, oboe; Monica Ellis, bassoon; Mariam Adam, clarinet.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, February 21-24, April 25, and June 22, 1999
| Reciprocity | BMG France (F) 74321742192 | |
| Embryo | - | |
| The 42 Assessors | - | |
| Urban | - | |
| Instantaneous | - | |
| Obscurity | - | |
| Cud Ba-Rith Redraft | - | |
| Polarity And Equilibrium In A Fluid | - | |
| Treading Water | - |
* BMG France (F) 74321742192 Steve Coleman And Five Elements - The Ascension To Light 2001
2001
Steve Coleman And Five Elements
Ambrose Akinmusire, Jonathan Finlayson, trumpet; Steve Coleman, alto sax, vocal; Andy Milne, piano, keyboards; Anthony Tidd, bass; Sean Rickman, drums; Jesus Diaz, percussion, vocal; with guest: Geoffroy De Masure, trombone.
Le Jam Club, Montpellier, France, July 12 and 13, 2001
| Wheel Of Nature | Label Bleu (F) LBLC 6643/44 | |
| Beyond All We Know | - | |
| 9 To 5 | - | |
| Change The Guard | - | |
| Ah-Leu-Cha | - | |
| Law Of Balance / Figit Time | - |
same session.
| Resistance Is Futile (Limitation) | - | |
| Hits / Straight, No Chaser | - | |
| Easy Living | - | |
| Urban | - | |
| Flint | - | |
| Pad Thai | - | |
| Straight Ahead | - | |
| Reflex | - |
* Label Bleu (F) LBLC 6643/44 Steve Coleman And Five Elements - Resistance Is Futile 2001
2002
Steve Coleman And Five Elements
Jonathan Finlayson, trumpet; Steve Coleman, alto sax; Regg Washington, acoustic bass; James Genus, acoustic bass #1,4,5,7,8; Anthony Tidd, electric bass #2,3,6; Gene Lake, drums #1,4,5,7,8; Sean Rickman, drums #2,3,6; Yosvany Terry, claves; Pedro Martinez, percussion.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, March 13 and 14, 2002
| 1. | Common Law | M-Base Concepts 001 |
| 2. | Cycle Of Absolute Dominants | - |
| 3. | Ascending Numeration | - |
| 4. | Reflection Upon Two Worlds | - |
| 5. | Octagonal Dance Abstract | - |
| 6. | Ascending Numeration (alternate take) | - |
| 7. | Common Law (alternate take 1) | - |
| 8. | Common Law (alternate take 2) | - |
* M-Base Concepts 001 Steve Coleman And Five Elements - Alternate Dimension Series I 2002
Steve Coleman And Five Elements
Jonathan Finlayson, trumpet; Malik Mezzadri, flute, vocal; Steve Coleman, alto sax; Reggie Washington, acoustic bass; Anthony Tidd, electric bass; Sean Rickman, drums.
Studio GH Evans, Amiens, France, March 31, and April 1, 2002
| 64 Path Bindings | Label Bleu (F) LBLC 6653 | |
| Mist And Counterpoise | - | |
| Call For Transformation | - | |
| The Movement In Self | - | |
| Dizzy Atmosphere | - | |
| Eight Base Probing | - | |
| Dizzy Atmosphere (alternate take) | - | |
| Fire Revisited | - |
* Label Bleu (F) LBLC 6653 Steve Coleman And Five Elements - On The Rising Of The 64 Paths 2003
2003
Steve Coleman And Five Elements
Ralph Alessi, Jonathan Finlayson, trumpet; Dana Leong, trombone, cello; Steve Coleman, alto sax, claves; Ravi Coltrane, tenor sax; Gregoire Maret, harmonica; Mat Maneri, viola; Craig Taborn, piano, keyboards; Drew Gress, acoustic bass; Anthony Tidd, bass; Dafnis Prieto, drums; Yosvany Terry, shekere; Ramon Garcia Perez, percussion; Lorin Benedict, Judith Berkson, Theo Bleckmann, Kyoko Kitamura, Jen Shyu, vocal; Kokayi, vocal, MC.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, May 27-30, 2003
| Ten Steppin' (Door To The Sixty) | Label Bleu (F) LBLC 6673 | |
| 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 | - |
* Label Bleu (F) LBLC 6673 Steve Coleman And Five Elements - Lucidarium 2004
2004
Steve Coleman And Five Elements
Jonathan Finlayson, trumpet; Tim Albright, trombone; Malik Mezzadri, flute; Steve Coleman, alto sax; Jason Moran, piano; Nelson Veras, guitar; Sarah Murcia, Eric Revis, Anthony Tidd, Reggie Washington, bass; Marcus Gilmore, Jeff Watts, drums; Felipe Alexsandro, Nei Sacramento, Luciano Silva, percussion; Jen Shyu, vocal.
Groove Studio, Salvador, Brazil, June 24, 25, 2004, and January 21, 22, 2005;
Stoneway Studios, Brooklyn, NY, April 11, and May 12, 2004;
Tidd Studios, Philadelphia, PA, August 3, 2004;
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, May 18 and 31, 2005
| Ritual - Solo (Aether) | Label Bleu (F) LBLC 6692/93 | |
| Tehu Seven | - | |
| Tetragrams / Astrology I | - | |
| Circle Weaving Thirteen | - | |
| Ritual - Duo (Water) | - | |
| Gregorian | - | |
| Unction | - | |
| Triad Mutations II | - | |
| Ritual - Trio (Air) | - | |
| Li Bai / Astrology II | - |
same session.
| Triad Mutations I | - | |
| Ritual - Trio (Earth) | - | |
| Tehu Six | - | |
| Glyphs In Motion | - | |
| Triad Mutations III | - | |
| Ritual - Septet (Fire) | - | |
| Numerology | - | |
| Trigrams / Astrology III | - | |
| Circle Weaving Eleven | - |
same session.
| Conversations | - | |
| Sous-Titres | - | |
| Discographie | - | |
| Credits | - |
same session.
| Little Willie Leaps | - | |
| Sous-Titres | - | |
| Liens Internet | - | |
| Credits | - |
* Label Bleu (F) LBLC 6692/93 Steve Coleman And Five Elements - Weaving Symbolics 2006
2006 (age 50)
Steve Coleman And Five Elements
Jonathan Finlayson, trumpet; Tim Albright, trombone; Steve Coleman, alto sax; Thomas Morgan, bass; Tyshawn Sorey, drums; Jen Shyu, vocal; with Marcus Gilmore, drums #5; Ramon Garcia Perez, percussion #5.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, October 19, 2006, and February 23, 2007
| 1. | Attila 02 (Dawning Ritual) | Pi Recordings PI33 |
| 2. | Beba | - |
| 3. | Clouds | - |
| 4. | 060706-2319 (Middle Of Water) | - |
| 5. | Flos Ut Rosa Floruit | - |
| 6. | Attila 04 (Closing Ritual) | - |
| 7. | Vernal Equinox 040320-0149 (Initiation) | - |
* Pi Recordings PI33 Steve Coleman And Five Elements - Harvesting Semblances And Affinities 2010
2007
Steve Coleman And Five Elements
Jonathan Finlayson, trumpet; Tim Albright, trombone; Steve Coleman, alto sax; Thomas Morgan, bass; Marcus Gilmore, Tyshawn Sorey, drums; Ramon Garcia Perez, percussion; Jen Shyu, vocal.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, February 23, and July 25, 2007
| Jan 18 | Pi Recordings PI38 | |
| Formation 1 | - | |
| Odu Ifa Suite: Fire-Ogbe | - | |
| Odu Ifa Suite: Earth-Idi | - | |
| Odu Ifa Suite: Air-Iwori | - | |
| Odu Ifa Suite: Water-Oyeku | - | |
| Formation 2 | - | |
| Noctiluca (Jan 11) | - |
* Pi Recordings PI38 Steve Coleman And Five Elements - The Mancy Of Sound 2011
Steve Coleman Solo
Steve Coleman, alto sax; Patricia Magalhaes, poems #8,16.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, March 28, and April 10, 2007
| 1. | Ascending Numeration: Reformed | Tzadik TZ 7621 |
| 2. | Shift | - |
| 3. | Possession Of Images | - |
| 4. | Negative Secondary | - |
| 5. | The Witness | - |
| 6. | Invisible Paths | - |
| 7. | Fundamental Disturbance I | - |
| 8. | Fecundation: 070118 | - |
| 9. | Embodiment | - |
| 10. | Facing West | - |
| 11. | Clouds | - |
| 12. | Back At The Crib | - |
| 13. | Cardinal-Fixed-Mutable | - |
| 14. | Fundamental Disturbance II | - |
| 15. | Individualization | - |
| 16. | Fecundation: 070118 (Another View) | - |
* Tzadik TZ 7621 Steve Coleman - Invisible Paths - First Scattering 2007
2012
Steve Coleman And Five Elements
Jonathan Finlayson, trumpet; Steve Coleman, alto sax; Miles Okazaki, guitar #2,6,8,10,11; Anthony Tidd, bass; Sean Rickman, drums.
Systems Two, Brooklyn, NY, May 8 and 9, 2012;
Dolan Music Recording Studio, NYC, September 29 and 30, 2012
| 1. | Sinews | Pi Recordings PI47 |
| 2. | Medulla-Vagus | - |
| 3. | Chemical Intuition | - |
| 4. | Cerebrum Crossover | - |
| 5. | Limbic Cry | - |
| 6. | Cardiovascular | - |
| 7. | Respiratory Flow | - |
| 8. | Irregular Heartbeats | - |
| 9. | Cerebellum Lean | - |
| 10. | Lymph Swag (Dance Of The Leukocytes) | - |
| 11. | Adrenal, Got Ghost | - |
| 12. | Assim-Elim | - |
| 13. | Hormone Trig | - |
| 14. | Snap-Sis | - |
* Pi Recordings PI47 Steve Coleman And Five Elements - Functional Arrhythmias 2013