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]

Motility
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1977[1]
RecordedJanuary 1977
Tonstduio Bauer, Ludwigsburg
GenreJazz
Length44:31
LabelECM
ECM 1094
ProducerManfred Eicher
Steve Kuhn chronology
Trance
(1975)
Motility
(1977)
Non-Fiction
(1978)

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Steve Kuhn except as indicated.
  1. "The Rain Forest" - 6:13
  2. "Oceans in the Sky" - 5:07
  3. "Catherine" (Harvie Swartz) - 5:34
  4. "Bittersweet Passages" - 4:54
  5. "Deep Tango" - 7:27
  6. "Motility / The Child is Gone" - 7:21
  7. "A Danse for One" - 3:03
  8. "Places I've Never Been" (Swartz) - 4:52

Personnel

References

  1. "Motility". ECM.
  2. ECM discography accessed September 8, 2011
  3. Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed September 8, 2011
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