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  1. The X Format
  2. Twister
  3. Turbulence
  4. Beyond All We Know
  5. A Vial of Calm
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  1. The X Format
  2. Twister
  3. Turbulence
  4. Beyond All We Know
  5. A Vial of Calm
  6. Black Phonemics
  7. Ghost Town
  8. Magneto
  9. Cross Fade
  10. Black Phonemics (Reprise)
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The mixture of complex funk rhythms and inside/outside soloing performed by the "M-Base" stylists, although similar to Ornette Coleman's free funk, is quite different from any other earlier idiom. Altoist Steve Coleman's CD is recommended as a good example of his music. The improvisations are dynamic, unpredictable, and quite original and the ensemble (which includes pianist James Weidman, guitarist David Gilmore, and three guest vocals by Cassandra Wilson) is tight. Coleman, who wrote all but one of the originals, is the ...

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