World Expansion (subtitled (By the M-Base Neophyte)) is the third album by saxophonist Steve Coleman recorded in 1986 and released on the JMT label.[1][2]
| World Expansion | ||||
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| Studio album by Steve Coleman and Five Elements | ||||
| Released | 1987 | |||
| Recorded | November 1986 Systems Two, Brooklyn, N.Y. | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 51:21 | |||
| Label | JMT JMT 870010 | |||
| Producer | Stefan F. Winter | |||
| Steve Coleman chronology | ||||
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Reception edit
The AllMusic review by Michael Erlewine states, "Not his jazziest release, but a lot of good clean funk".[3]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Track listing edit
All compositions by Steve Coleman except as indicated
- "Desperate Move" - 6:18
- "Stone Bone Jr." (Coleman, Jimmy Cozier) - 1:13
- "Mad Monkey" - 3:36
- "Dream State" (Coleman, Geri Allen) - 6:36
- "Tang Lung" - 2:49
- "Yo-Ho" (Kelvyn Bell) - 4:05
- "And They Partied..." (Allen) - 4:17
- "In the Park" - 2:09
- "Just a Funky Old Song" (Graham Haynes) - 2:26
- "Urilai Thrane" - 1:52
- "To Perpetuate the Funk" (Kevin Bruce Harris) - 7:02
- "Koshine Koji" - 1:43
- "Tlydor's Bane" - 4:17
- "Park (Pt. II)" - 0:57 Bonus track on CD
- "Fire Theme (Intro)" - 1:56 Bonus track on CD
Personnel edit
- Steve Coleman - alto saxophone, vocals
- Graham Haynes - trumpet
- Robin Eubanks - trombone, backing vocals
- Geri Allen - keyboards, piano
- Kelvyn Bell - electric guitar
- Kevin Bruce Harris - electric bass, backing vocals
- Mark Johnson - drums
- D. K. Dyson (tracks 1, 5, 6, 11 & 13) Cassandra Wilson (tracks 3, 4 & 9), Jimmy Cozier (track 2) - vocals
- Malik Cozier, Kelana Jackson, Tameka Jackson - backing vocals (track 2)
References edit
- ^ Steve Coleman discography, accessed September 23, 2014
- ^ Steve Coleman sessionography, accessed September 23, 2014
- ^ a b Erlewine, M., Allmusic Review accessed September 23, 2014
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 277. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.