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Album · 1997

Filed under Eclectic Fusion
By STEVE COLEMAN

Tracklist

Genesis
1-1 Steve Coleman And The Council Of Balance – Day One 9:03
1-2 Steve Coleman And The Council Of Balance – Day Two 10:17
1-3 Steve Coleman And The Council Of Balance – Day Three 5:36
1-4 Steve Coleman And The Council Of Balance – Day Four 8:33
1-5 Steve Coleman And The Council Of Balance – Day Five 7:13
1-6 Steve Coleman And The Council Of Balance – Day Six 9:59
1-7 Steve Coleman And The Council Of Balance – Day Seven 13:48
1-8 Steve Coleman And The Council Of Balance – Awareness 3:51
The Opening Of The Way
2-1 Steve Coleman And Five Elements – Law Of Balance 6:50
2-2 Steve Coleman And Five Elements – Pi 6:48
2-3 Steve Coleman And Five Elements – First Cause 4:31
2-4 Steve Coleman And Five Elements – Wheel Of Nature 6:13
2-5 Steve Coleman And Five Elements – Rite Of Passage 7:04
2-6 Steve Coleman And Five Elements – Regeneration 11:43
2-7 Steve Coleman And Five Elements – Organic Movement 2:55
2-8 Steve Coleman And Five Elements – The Law 7:21
2-9 Steve Coleman And Five Elements – Fortitude And Chaos 4:46
2-10 Steve Coleman And Five Elements – Seti I 5:14
2-11 Steve Coleman And Five Elements – Polar Shift 7:24
2-12 Steve Coleman And Five Elements – Third Dynasty 4:37

Line-up/Musicians

Piano – Vijay Iyer (track 1-7)
Alto Saxophone – Greg Osby (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8), Steve Coleman
Bass – Kenny Davis (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8), Regg Washington
Cello – Nioka Workman (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
Choreography [Dance] – Rosangela Silvestre (tracks: 2-1 to 2-12)
Claves [Clave] – Barbaro Ramos Aldazabar (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
Drums – Gene Lake (tracks: 1-6, 1-8), Sean Rickman (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5, 1-7, 2-1 to 2-12)
Electric Bass – David Dyson (tracks: 2-1 to 2-12)
Guitar – David Gilmore
Percussion – Josh Jones (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8), Miguel "Anga" Diaz Zayas , Luis Cancino Morales (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8), Ramón García Pérez (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
Piano – Andy Milne (tracks: 1-1 to 1-6, 1-8, 2-1 to 2-12)
Tenor Saxophone – Aaron Stewart (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8), Greg Tardy (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8), Yosvany Terry Cabrera (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – Ravi Coltrane (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
Trombone – André Atkins (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8), George Lewis (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8), Jamal Haynes (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8), Josh Roseman (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8), Tim Albright (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
Trumpet – Nabate Isles (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8), Ralph Alessi (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8), Shane Endsley (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
Viola – Judith Insell (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)
Violin – Elektra Kurtis-Stewart (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8), Marlene Rice (tracks: 1-1 to 1-8)

About this release

BMG France/RCA Victor ‎– 74321529342 (France)

CD1: Recorded at Systems Two Recording Studio, Brooklyn, NY on April 24-27, 1997 and June 9,10 & 18, 1997. CD2: Recorded at Systems Two Recording Studio, Brooklyn, NY on March 7-10, 1997.
Additional recording at Studio Acousti in Paris, France on November 18, 1996.