''The Kold Kage'' is the fifth album by saxophonist
Gary Thomas recorded in 1991 and released on the
JMT label.
[Shimada, T.]
JMT label discography
accessed September 26, 2014
Reception
The
AllMusic
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review by Thom Jurek states, "Far from academic, this is fire-breathing music, one that forces not only confrontation but, from any open-minded music listener, a reexamination of the jazz terrain as a once, present, and future music."
[Jurek, T.]
Allmusic Review
accessed November 17, 2014
Track listing
''All compositions by Gary Thomas except as indicated''
# "Threshold" - 6:59
# "Gate of Faces" - 6:57
# "Intellect" (Gary Thomas, Joe Wesson) - 7:09
# "Infernal Machine" (Thomas, Wesson) - 6:58
# "The Divide" - 7:25
# "Peace of the Korridor" - 6:51
# "First Strike" (Thomas, Wesson) - 7:18
# "Beyond the Fall of Night" (Anthony Perkins) - 1:53
# "The Kold Kage" (Thomas, Wesson) - 7:11
# "Kulture Bandits (To Be Continued)" (Joe Lee, Gary Thomas) - 1:30
Personnel
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Gary "GTX" Thomas - tenor saxophone, flute, synthesizer, rap vocals
*Joe "BMW" Wesson - rap vocals (tracks 3, 4 & 7)
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Kevin Eubanks
Kevin Tyrone Eubanks (born November 15, 1957) is an American jazz and fusion guitarist and composer. He was the leader of The Tonight Show Band with host Jay Leno from 1995 to 2010. He also led the Primetime Band on the short lived ''The Jay Le ...
(tracks 1, 3 & 6) - guitar
*
Paul Bollenback (tracks 2 & 5) - guitar, guitar synthesizer
*
Michael Cain
Michael Cain (born April 2, 1966) is a pianist and composer.
Biography
Cain attended several universities starting with the University of North Texas. Although initially a jazz major, he found that classical music was occupying more of his ...
(tracks 1 & 6), Tim Murphy (tracks 8 & 9) - piano, synthesizer
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Mulgrew Miller
Mulgrew Miller (August 13, 1955 – May 29, 2013) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator. As a child he played in churches and was influenced on piano by Ramsey Lewis and then Oscar Peterson. Aspects of their styles remained i ...
- piano (tracks 2 & 7)
* Anthony Perkins - synthesizer (tracks 8 & 10)
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Anthony Cox - bass
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Dennis Chambers
Dennis Milton Chambers (born May 9, 1959) is an American drummer. He was inducted into the ''Modern Drummer'' Hall of Fame in 2001.
Early life
Chambers was born on May 9, 1959. He began drumming at the age of four years, and was gigging in Bal ...
- drums
*Steve Moss - percussion
References
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1991 albums
Gary Thomas (musician) albums
JMT Records albums
Winter & Winter Records albums