Motility (album)
Motility is an album by American jazz pianist and composer Steve Kuhn and his band Ecstasy recorded in 1977 and released on the ECM label.[2]
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| Released | April 1977[1] | |||
| Recorded | January 1977 Tonstduio Bauer, Ludwigsburg | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 44:31 | |||
| Label | ECM ECM 1094 | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 3 stars stating "This is one of Steve Kuhn's more unusual studio sessions, which was recorded for ECM in 1977. At times, the pianist seems less like a post-bop musician and more like someone dabbling in new-age music".[3]
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| Allmusic |   [3] |
Track listing
- All compositions by Steve Kuhn except as indicated.
- "The Rain Forest" - 6:13
- "Oceans in the Sky" - 5:07
- "Catherine" (Harvie Swartz) - 5:34
- "Bittersweet Passages" - 4:54
- "Deep Tango" - 7:27
- "Motility / The Child is Gone" - 7:21
- "A Danse for One" - 3:03
- "Places I've Never Been" (Swartz) - 4:52
Personnel
- Steve Kuhn - piano
- Steve Slagle - soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, flute
- Harvie Swartz - bass
- Michael Smith - drums
References
- "Motility". ECM.
- ECM discography accessed September 8, 2011
- Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed September 8, 2011
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