''Drop Kick'' is an album by saxophonist
Steve Coleman and his band Five Elements recorded in 1992 and released by
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Steve Coleman discography
accessed July 22, 2014
Reception
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review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "The music is quite original yet fairly accessible due to the rhythms. Recommended".[Yanow, S.]
Allmusic Review
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Track listing
''All compositions by Steve Coleman except as indicated''
# "Ramses" - 6:36
# "Drop Kick" - 4:52
# "Terra Nova" (David Gilmore) - 4:37
# "The Journeyman" - 5:13
# "Simbius Web" (Steve Coleman, Reggie Washington) - 4:42
# "Dread Drop" - 4:07
# "Tschanz" - 11:17
# "Contemplation" (Marvin "Smitty" Smith) - 5:07
# "Shift on the Fly" (Andy Milne) - 3:40
# "Bates Motel" - 8:12
# "Z Train" - 3:23
Personnel
* Steve Coleman - alto saxophone, piano, vocals
* James Weidman, Andy Milne - keyboards
*David Gilmore
David Gilmore (born 5 February 1964) is an American jazz guitarist.
Gilmore studied at New York University with Joe Lovano and Jim McNeely. In 1987 he began working professionally with the M-Base Collective and Ronald Shannon Jackson. In the ...
- guitar
* Reggie Washington - bass guitar
*Marvin "Smitty" Smith
Marvin "Smitty" Smith (born June 24, 1961) is an American jazz drummer and composer.
Marvin Smith was born in Waukegan, Illinois, where his father, Marvin Sr., was a drummer. "Smitty" was exposed to music at a young age, receiving formal musica ...
- drums
with
*Michael Wimberly - percussion (tracks 1, 4, 7 & 9)
*Don Byron
Donald Byron (born November 8, 1958) is an American composer and multi-instrumentalist. He primarily plays clarinet but has also played bass clarinet and saxophone in a variety of genres that includes free jazz and klezmer.
Biography
His mother w ...
- clarinet, bass clarinet (tracks 1 & 7)
*Lance Bryant - tenor saxophone (tracks 1 & 7)
*Cassandra Wilson
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- vocals (track 4)
*Meshell Ndegeocello
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(as Meshell Johnson) - bass (tracks 2, 6 & 11)
*Camille Gainer - drums (tracks 2, 6 & 11)
* Greg Osby - alto saxophone (tracks 6 & 11)
References
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1992 albums
Steve Coleman albums
Novus Records albums