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On the Edge of Tomorrow

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Released
  
1986

Genre
  
Jazz

Label
  
JMT JMT 860005

Recorded
  
January 1986

Length
  
50:28

Studio
  
Systems Two, Brooklyn, N.Y.

On the Edge of Tomorrow is the second album by saxophonist Steve Coleman recorded in 1986 and released on the JMT label.

Contents

Reception

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states, "Steve Coleman's second recording as a leader introduces his M-Base music in its prime. Essentially creative and avant-garde funk, the performances feature dense but coherent ensembles and crowded grooves... Not for everyone's taste, this frequently exciting set hints at a future that has not yet come".

Track listing

All compositions by Steve Coleman except as indicated

  1. "Fire Revisited" - 4:48
  2. "Fat Lay Back" - 2:12
  3. "I'm Going Home" (Kevin Bruce Harris) - 2:58
  4. "It Is Time" (Donna Russell, Graham Haynes) - 2:06
  5. "(In Order to Perform) A More Perfect Union" - 6:56
  6. "Little One I'll Miss You" (Abbey Lincoln, Bunky Green) - 4:33
  7. "T-T-Tim" - 1:54
  8. "Metaphysical Phunktion" (Kelvyn Bell) - 4:49
  9. "Nine to Five" - 1:40
  10. "Profile Man" - 2:54 Bonus track on CD
  11. "Stone Bone (Can't Go Wrong)" - 6:41
  12. "Almost There" (Harris) - 2:06
  13. "Change the Guard" - 6:01

Personnel

  • Steve Coleman - alto saxophone, vocals, backing vocals
  • Graham Haynes - trumpet
  • Geri Allen - synthesizer
  • Kelvyn Bell - electric guitar, vocals
  • Kevin Bruce Harris - electric bass, backing vocals
  • Mark Johnson - drums, percussion
  • Marvin "Smitty" Smith - percussion, backing vocals, drums
  • Cassandra Wilson - vocals, backing vocals

    • References

    On the Edge of Tomorrow Wikipedia
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