On the Edge of Tomorrow

by Steve Coleman and Five Elements

On the Edge of Tomorrow cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1986
  • Label: JMT
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 46:52
  • Community rating: 3.54/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The pioneering saxophonist further develops his complex M-Base concept, merging highly sophisticated jazz improvisation with the heavy, polyrhythmic grooves of urban funk. The album demonstrates an incredibly tight ensemble interplay, pushing the boundaries of contemporary creative music.

Genres

Descriptors: Fusion, saxophone, funky, rhythmic, percussive, fusion

Tracklist

  1. Fire Revisited (4:48)
  2. Fat Lay Back (2:12)
  3. I'm Going Home (2:59)
  4. It Is Time (2:08)
  5. Metaphysikal Phunktion (4:48)
  6. (In Order To Form) A More Perfect Union (6:57)
  7. Little One I'll Miss You (4:36)
  8. T - T - Tim (1:54)
  9. Nine To Five (1:41)
  10. Stone Bone (Can't Go Wrong) (6:41)
  11. Almost There (2:07)
  12. Change The Guard (6:01)

Credits

  • Kevin Bruce Harris - arranged by, electric bass, backing vocals, written-by
  • Mark Johnson - drums, percussion, drums (drum set) percussion
  • Marvin "Smitty" Smith - drums, percussion, backing vocals
  • Kelvyn Bell - electric guitar, vocals, written-by, vocal
  • Geri Allen - synthesizer
  • Graham Haynes - trumpet, written-by
  • Cassandra Wilson - vocals, backing vocals, vocal
  • Donna Russell - written-by

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