Black Science
Studio album by
Steve Coleman and Five Elements
Released1991
RecordedDecember 1990
Systems Two, Brooklyn NY
GenreJazz
LabelNovus
PD/PL 83119
ProducerSteve Coleman
Steve Coleman chronology
Rhythm People (The Resurrection of Creative Black Civilization)
(1990)		 Black Science
(1991)		 Phase Space
(1991)

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]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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]

Track listing

All compositions by Steve Coleman except as indicated

  1. "The X Format" - 6:45
  2. "Twister" - 7:48
  3. "Turbulence" - 6:22
  4. "Beyond All We Know" - 4:10
  5. "A Vial of Calm" - 7:06
  6. "Black Phonemics" (David Gilmore, Steve Coleman) - 4:01
  7. "Ghost Town" (Dave Mills, Steve Coleman) - 6:56
  8. "Magneto" (James Weidman) - 2:52
  9. "Cross-Fade" - 3:07
  10. "Black Phonemics (Reprise)" - 1:50

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Steve Coleman discography, accessed July 22, 2014
  2. ↑ Steve Coleman sessionography, accessed July 22, 2014
  3. 1 2 Yanow, S., AllMusic Review accessed July 22, 2014
  4. ↑ Point, Michael (27 June 1991). "Too much good music?". Onward. Austin American-Statesman. p. 15.
  5. ↑ Levesque, Roger (28 July 1991). "Jazz". Edmonton Journal. p. D4.
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