muzycy:
Steve Coleman: alto saxophone
Tim Albright: trombone
Jonathan Finlayson: trumpet
Marcus Gilmore: drums
Thomas Morgan: bass
Ramon Garcia Perez: percussion
Jen Shyu: vocals

2011 Rhapsody Jazz Critics Poll Record of the Year #22

“These forms are astutely integrated, confirming that Steve Coleman’s ultimate value to modern creative music lies as much in the considerable breadth as well as depth of the historical sources that he constantly channels.”
BBC Music

“What’s most impressive about Coleman is that he pursues music’s most esoteric complexities without sacrificing its outward allure. It’s as intriguing on the surface as in its depths.”
Washington City Paper

“A vivacious group effort brimming with intricate cross-hatched melodies, oblique harmonies and kaleidoscopic rhythms, The Mancy of Sound follows Harvesting Semblances and Affinities as the strongest albums of Coleman’s career, reinforcing his significance in the development of contemporary jazz.”
Point of Departure

“Of all the musicians who followed Coltrane, Ornette and the AACM, Coleman has done the most work and sustained the highest level of innovation and creativity of output and impact.”
Downbeat

“More than just a conceptualist, Coleman is also a fierce performer who delivers darting runs that are equally fluid, and incisive…There are points throughout the album where the array of instruments comes together in harmonious cacophony, like the alignment of planets.”
All About Jazz

“The Mancy of Sound is an immensely satisfying marriage of organization and what sounds like freedom; a strange, alluring amalgam of West African, Cuban and Brazilian music combined with the improvisatory nature of jazz.”
Jazz Times

“Steve is probably one of the most influential, if not the most influential, jazz musician of the last maybe 20 to 30 years…A lot of people get things out of his music that are totally different. Some people .......
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2011 Rhapsody Jazz Critics Poll Record of the Year #22

“These forms are astutely integrated, confirming that Steve Coleman’s ultimate value to modern creative music lies as much in the considerable breadth as well as depth of the historical sources that he constantly channels.”
BBC Music

“What’s most impressive about Coleman is that he pursues music’s most esoteric complexities without sacrificing its outward allure. It’s as intriguing on the surface as in its depths.”
Washington City Paper

“A vivacious group effort brimming with intricate cross-hatched melodies, oblique harmonies and kaleidoscopic rhythms, The Mancy of Sound follows Harvesting Semblances and Affinities as the strongest albums of Coleman’s career, reinforcing his significance in the development of contemporary jazz.”
Point of Departure

“Of all the musicians who followed Coltrane, Ornette and the AACM, Coleman has done the most work and sustained the highest level of innovation and creativity of output and impact.”
Downbeat

“More than just a conceptualist, Coleman is also a fierce performer who delivers darting runs that are equally fluid, and incisive…There are points throughout the album where the array of instruments comes together in harmonious cacophony, like the alignment of planets.”
All About Jazz

“The Mancy of Sound is an immensely satisfying marriage of organization and what sounds like freedom; a strange, alluring amalgam of West African, Cuban and Brazilian music combined with the improvisatory nature of jazz.”
Jazz Times

“Steve is probably one of the most influential, if not the most influential, jazz musician of the last maybe 20 to 30 years…A lot of people get things out of his music that are totally different. Some people .......
more