Como sideman ha formado parte de los grupos de Dave Holland y Doug Hammond, entre otros. Con su primera formación como solista, Steve Coleman and Five Elements, fundó el movimiento M-Base (acrónimo en inglés de "macro-basic array of structured extemporization" o "arreglo macro-básico de extemporización estructurada"). El M-Base se basa en la superposición de estructuras rítmicas de distinta métrica (medida rítmica) sobre las que cada instrumentista improvisa, e incorpora elementos de música folclórica africana y del funk. Coleman es responsable de numerosas teorías innovadoras sobre la integración de los ritmos del funk, el soul, la world music y el jazz._(wikipedia)
Steve Coleman And The Mystic Rhythm Society - The Sign And The Seal (1996)
Temas:
01. The Diurnal Lord (For Agayú)
02. The Seal (Elekotó For Agayú)
03. Passage Of The River (For Oshún)
04. Oyá Natureza
05. Secretos Del Abacuá
06. Saudade
07. The Metamorphosis Of Amalia
The Mystery Of Seven (The Guagancó In Progression)
08. Prologue
09. Guaguancó
10. Abacuá /Obatalá
11. Són
12. Abacuá /Obatalá
13. MontunoMontuno /Epilogue
Musicos:
Alto Saxophone, Mixed By, Written-By – Steve Coleman
Artwork – Rebus (7)
Bass – Anthony Tidd
Chorus – Francisco Zamora Chirino (Minini)* (tracks: 5, 8 to 14), Luis Cancino Morales (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 7 to 14), Maria Delores Perez Herrera (tracks: 1 to 3, 7 to 14), Sara Gobes Villamil (Mima)* (tracks: 1 to 3, 7)
Claves – Josh Jones (tracks: 1 to 3, 8 to 14)
Drums – Oliver Gene Lake*
Executive-Producer – Daniel Baumgarten
Lead Vocals – Francisco Zamora Chirino (Minini)* (tracks: 1 to 3, 7), Rosangela Silvestre (tracks: 4, 6), Sara Gobes Villamil (Mima)* (tracks: 8 to 14)
Mixed By – Joseph Marciano*
Percussion [Itótèlée] – Francisco Enrique Mesa Cespedes (tracks: 1 to 3), Luis Cancino Morales(tracks: 6, 8 to 14)
Percussion [Kata] – Pedro Aballi Torriente (Regalao)* (tracks: 1, 2), Ramses Zamora Molina (tracks: 7, 8 to 14)
Percussion [Okonkoló] – Reynaldo Gobes Villamil (Naldo)* (tracks: 1 to 3, 8 to 14)
Percussion [Quinto] – Pedro Aballi Torriente (Regalao)* (tracks: 8 to 14), Ramses Zamora Molina(tracks: 1, 2)
Percussion [Set (Solo)] – Roberto Vizcaino Guillot* (tracks: 5, 7)
Percussion [Tumbadoras] – Ramon Garcia Perez (Sandy)* (tracks: 8 to 14)
Performer [Ìyá] – Francisco Enrique Mesa Cespedes (tracks: 8 to 14), Ramon Garcia Perez (Sandy)* (tracks: 1 to 3, 6)
Photography By – Eve-Marie Breglia
Piano – Andy Milne (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 7, 8 to 14)
Producer – Steve Coleman
Rap – Kokayi (tracks: 2, 4, 7 to 14)
Recorded By – Alain Cluzeau, Jerzy Belc (tracks: Jerzy Bell)
Tenor Saxophone – Ravi Coltrane (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 7, 8 to 14)
Trumpet – Ralph Alessi (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 7, 8 to 14)
Written-By – Francisco Zamora Chirino (Minini)* (tracks: 1 to 3, 5, 7 to 14), Rosangela Silvestre(tracks: 4, 6)
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