The Kold Kage
1991 studio album by Gary Thomas
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The Kold Kage is the fifth album by saxophonist Gary Thomas recorded in 1991 and released on the JMT label.[1]
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| Released | 1991 | |||
| Recorded | March 26 to June 2, 1991 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 59:38 | |||
| Label | JMT JMT 849 141 | |||
| Producer | Stefan F. Winter | |||
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Reception
The AllMusic 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."[2]
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| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
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
- Gary "GTX" Thomas - tenor saxophone, flute, synthesizer, rap vocals
- Joe "BMW" Wesson - rap vocals (tracks 3, 4 & 7)
- Kevin Eubanks (tracks 1, 3 & 6) - guitar
- Paul Bollenback (tracks 2 & 5) - guitar, guitar synthesizer
- Michael Cain (tracks 1 & 6), Tim Murphy (tracks 8 & 9) - piano, synthesizer
- Mulgrew Miller - piano (tracks 2 & 7)
- Anthony Perkins - synthesizer (tracks 8 & 10)
- Anthony Cox - bass
- Dennis Chambers - drums
- Steve Moss - percussion