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World Expansion

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World Expansion
Studio album by
Steve Coleman and Five Elements
Released1987
RecordedNovember 1986
Systems Two, Brooklyn, N.Y.
GenreJazz
Length51:21
LabelJMT
JMT 870010
ProducerStefan F. Winter
Steve Coleman chronology
On the Edge of Tomorrow
(1986)
World Expansion
(1987)
Sine Die
(1987)

World Expansion (subtitled (By the M-Base Neophyte)) is the third album by saxophonist Steve Coleman recorded in 1986 and released on the JMT label.[1][2]

Reception

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The AllMusic review by Michael Erlewine states, "Not his jazziest release, but a lot of good clean funk".[3]

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

Track listing

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All compositions by Steve Coleman except as indicated

  1. "Desperate Move" - 6:18
  2. "Stone Bone Jr." (Coleman, Jimmy Cozier) - 1:13
  3. "Mad Monkey" - 3:36
  4. "Dream State" (Coleman, Geri Allen) - 6:36
  5. "Tang Lung" - 2:49
  6. "Yo-Ho" (Kelvyn Bell) - 4:05
  7. "And They Partied..." (Allen) - 4:17
  8. "In the Park" - 2:09
  9. "Just a Funky Old Song" (Graham Haynes) - 2:26
  10. "Urilai Thrane" - 1:52
  11. "To Perpetuate the Funk" (Kevin Bruce Harris) - 7:02
  12. "Koshine Koji" - 1:43
  13. "Tlydor's Bane" - 4:17
  14. "Park (Pt. II)" - 0:57 Bonus track on CD
  15. "Fire Theme (Intro)" - 1:56 Bonus track on CD

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Steve Coleman discography, accessed September 23, 2014
  2. ^ Steve Coleman sessionography, accessed September 23, 2014
  3. ^ a b Erlewine, M., 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.