Please drop by to say hello

Would you be so nice to say hello because it is too lonesome here.

(“I just dropped by to say hello” is the title of a song which Johnny Hartman sang. – My English is bad and so this title came to my mind to verbalize what I want to say)

Manfred

Joined : 13 Apr 2006 Posts : 2 Localisation : Paris, France

Hi everyone,

I'm chaamba from Paris, jazzfan. I still have to discover a lot of wonders in the Steve Coleman discography, and will be glad to have your recommendations. I look forward to the future discussions on this forum, and will be trying to add my two cents of euro in this humble english of mine. Smile

Joined : 08 Apr 2006 Posts : 24

Hy Everybody,

I'm Jibril from Paris. I would like to thanks a lot M. Dimiti Louis for this site and this so beautifull work about M. Coleman ' music. For me it's like to have acces to the Chan Parker private tapes ! M. Coleman is the Great Master oh our time ! Very Happy

For Chambaa, you can download the "live à la Vilette" with AfroCuba de Matanzas (03/07/97). The music is incredible and Sean Rickman is really maniac...I don't know very well the actual combo of M. Coleman but the duo Tidd/Rickman was powerfull.

Joined : 13 Apr 2006 Posts : 2 Localisation : Paris, France

Thanks to the one and only Jibril from paris for bringing me here, and for the recommendation about the Afro Cuban de Matanzas in concert (I have the Sign & The Seal cd), I'll let you know what I think.

Hi! Great initiative, Dimitri. I'm listening to the Middelheim concert at the moment, great stuff. Though I like people like Gene Lake, ultimately I'm probably more of a fan of someone like Nasheet Waits, who plays more jazzily and loosely (don't get me wrong, Lake is amazing). I look forward to checking out the other concerts.
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Joined : 03 Apr 2006 Posts : 276 Localisation : Paris

Hi Folks,

Nice to see some people around here Very Happy

This is the very beginning of this forum so it may take a little while to have everyday new post but eventually we will make it.

Im very glad to see that you have found some great music here but as I always say, It's not my fault Laughing

Thanks goes to Steve Coleman for giving me the chance to build this site in 2002.

I made him a proposition because by then I was personnaly collecting his music thru my personnal recordings made with DAT recorder and thru internet sharing groups on the other hand, and I thought he deserves some organised archives.
After a few months I had the chance to come by his house and that was it !

Im now working with him as a tour manager and I must thank him for giving me a chance back in 2003.

Dont forget to check and buy the official CD's
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Hi Jibril!

I also think: Steve Coleman’s music is at the highest stage next to the music of Charlie Parker, John Coltrane etc..

Sean Rickman:
I searched for a video where Rickman’s playing is viewable well and I found:
19/10/02 Teatro Verdi, Padova, Italy. Video available in the FTP
- on Congas: Ramon Garcia Perez (member of AfroCuba de Matanzas)!

Over and over I have enjoyed to watch all these great musicians on the DVD “Elements Of One” (AfroCuba de Matanzas, Miguel Anga, Sean Rickman, the musicians from Senegal – great!)

Hi Mwanji!

>> Nasheet Waits plays more jazzily and loosely than Oliver Lake <<

I think: The more stable and heavy character of Lake’s drumming makes a nice contrast to Steve Coleman’s very agile and versatile playing.

Furthermore: The complex rhythmical structures of Steve Coleman’s music often seem to be created a bit different than in more traditional Jazz: Several different rhythms interfere with each other! It seems to be a bit more like crossing patterns in African music even though the Jazz tradition also is present. – For example: “Octagonal Dance Abstract” (CD: Alternate Dimension Series I, take 5). Free download from Steve Coleman’s homepage!

Since I have got a preference for those rhythms the older Jazz rhythms mostly don’t sound challenging enough in my ears.

hi

my name is marcelo and i live in sweden. i'm a musician and i love steve colemans music. that's why we are here isn't it?

Joined : 03 Apr 2006 Posts : 276 Localisation : Paris

Charles from Maryland, USA. Great to be here and share some thoughts on SC.

Joined : 03 Apr 2006 Posts : 276 Localisation : Paris

Charles,

Thanks for coming by this forum.
Is it THE Charles I made some trade a while ago ?

Welcome anyway,

Dim.
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Joined : 03 Apr 2006 Posts : 276 Localisation : Paris

Thanks for coming Charles,

I do remember hunting you down the internet cause I saw some list, it was a couple of years ago and I did enjoy the trade Charles.
So you are a part of this site and forum Laughing

Dim.
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Hi folks!

I'm (A.K.A.) BassLobster from Gothenburg city, Sweden. Bassplayer and fulltime musician/teacher...

Nice effort this site... santa

Hi BassLobster!

I think Dimitri didn’t notice your offer of concert recordings in the “Request”-Forum till now. You know he is on tour now. But I guess we all are interested in that what you offered. Please have patience.

Welcome! Smile

Manfred