The Kold Kage is the fifth album by saxophonist Gary Thomas recorded in 1991 and released on the JMT label.[1]

The Kold Kage
Studio album by
Released1991
RecordedMarch 26 to June 2, 1991
GenreJazz
Length59:38
LabelJMT
JMT 849 141
ProducerStefan F. Winter
Gary Thomas chronology
While the Gate Is Open
(1990)
The Kold Kage
(1991)
Till We Have Faces
(1992)

Reception

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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]

Professional ratings
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SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Gary Thomas except as indicated

  1. "Threshold" - 6:59
  2. "Gate of Faces" - 6:57
  3. "Intellect" (Gary Thomas, Joe Wesson) - 7:09
  4. "Infernal Machine" (Thomas, Wesson) - 6:58
  5. "The Divide" - 7:25
  6. "Peace of the Korridor" - 6:51
  7. "First Strike" (Thomas, Wesson) - 7:18
  8. "Beyond the Fall of Night" (Anthony Perkins) - 1:53
  9. "The Kold Kage" (Thomas, Wesson) - 7:11
  10. "Kulture Bandits (To Be Continued)" (Joe Lee, Gary Thomas) - 1:30

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Shimada, T., JMT label discography, accessed September 26, 2014
  2. ^ a b Jurek, T., Allmusic Review accessed November 17, 2014
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1396. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.