On the Edge of Tomorrow
Studio album by
Steve Coleman and Five Elements
Released1986
RecordedJanuary 1986
StudioSystems Two, Brooklyn, N.Y.
GenreJazz
Length50:28
LabelJMT
JMT 860005
ProducerStefan F. Winter
Steve Coleman chronology
Motherland Pulse
(1985) 		On the Edge of Tomorrow
(1986) 		World Expansion
(1987)

On the Edge of Tomorrow is the second album by saxophonist Steve Coleman recorded in 1986 and released on the JMT label.[1][2]

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".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [4]

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

References

  1. ^ Steve Coleman discography, accessed September 23, 2014
  2. ^ Steve Coleman sessionography, accessed September 23, 2014
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed September 23, 2014
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 277. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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