| Motility | ||||
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| Studio album by Steve Kuhn & Ecstasy | ||||
| Released | April 1977[1] | |||
| Recorded | January 1977 | |||
| Studio | Tonstudio Bauer Ludwigsburg, W. Germany | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 44:31 | |||
| Label | ECM 1094 ST | |||
| Producer | Manfred Eicher | |||
| Steve Kuhn chronology | ||||
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Motility is an album by Steve Kuhn and Ecstasy recorded in January 1977 and released on ECM three months later in April. The quartet features saxophonist Steve Slagle and rhythm section Harvie Swartz and Michael Smith.[2]
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
The AllMusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 3 stars stating "This is one of Steve Kuhn's more unusual studio sessions.... At times, the pianist seems less like a post-bop musician and more like someone dabbling in new-age music."[3]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Steve Kuhn except as noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Rain Forest" | 6:13 | |
| 2. | "Oceans in the Sky" | 5:07 | |
| 3. | "Catherine" | Harvie Swartz | 5:34 |
| 4. | "Bittersweet Passages" | 4:54 | |
| Total length: | 21:48 | ||
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Deep Tango" | 7:27 | |
| 2. | "Motility / The Child is Gone" | 7:21 | |
| 3. | "A Danse for One" | 3:03 | |
| 4. | "Places I've Never Been" | Swartz | 4:52 |
| Total length: | 22:43 44:31 | ||
Personnel
Ecstasy
References
- ↑ "Motility". ECM.
- ↑ ECM discography accessed September 8, 2011
- 1 2 Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed September 8, 2011
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