Def Trance Beat

Steve Coleman | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 14, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Novus
• ASIN: B00000058A
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #267,971 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Flint

2. Verifiable Pedagogy

3. Dogon

4. Multiplicity Of Approaches

5. The Khu

6. Pad Thai

7. Jeannine's Sizzling

8. Patterns Of Force

9. The Mantra

10. Salt Peanuts

Customer Reviews

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Progressive Jazz Unit with deep roots, July 6, 2000

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This is certainly one of the best jazz records I've heard in the past 10 years. This band just smokes through these rhythmically complex, odd metered songs with an incredible energy while remaining tempered with melody, nuance and soul. They never turn into a soullessly technical machine like so many bands intent on showing off their chops. Coleman is the most innovative and technically awesome saxophone player working in jazz today but he is also one of the best composers. And it goes without saying that he refuses to make the neo-traditinalist records everybody else is churning out.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Progressive Jazz Unit with deep roots, July 6, 2000

By A Customer

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This review is from: Def Trance Beat (Audio CD)

This is certainly one of the best jazz records I've heard in the past 10 years. This band just smokes through these rhythmically complex, odd metered songs with an incredible energy while remaining tempered with melody, nuance and soul. They never turn into a soullessly technical machine like so many bands intent on showing off their chops. Coleman is the most innovative and technically awesome saxophone player working in jazz today but he is also one of the best composers. And it goes without saying that he refuses to make the neo-traditinalist records everybody else is churning out.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Exciting odd time funk grooves in an improvisational format., March 29, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Def Trance Beat (Audio CD)

This CD is an excellent introduction to Steve Coleman's musical brew. If you enjoy heavily percussive jazz with fun drumming; then this CD is for you. Gene Lake is outstanding as well as Steve, Reggie and everyone else. I recommend all of Steve's albums especially if you are a drummer, percussionist, or a contemporary progressive Jazz fan. Two Sticks Up!