Motherland Pulse Explained

Motherland Pulse
Type:	Album
Artist:	Steve Coleman Group
Cover:	Motherland Pulse.jpg
Released:	1985
Recorded:	March 1985 Eras Studio, New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	40:41
Label:	JMT JMT 850001
Producer:	Stefan F. Winter
Chronology:	Steve Coleman
Next Title:	On the Edge of Tomorrow
Next Year:	1986

Motherland Pulse is the debut album by saxophonist Steve Coleman recorded in 1985 and released on JMT Records.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote, "The funky yet creative music has less crowded ensembles than Coleman's upcoming records would, and serves as a fine showcase for the talented and strikingly original altoist who contributed six of the eight numbers".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Steve Coleman except as indicated

1. "Irate Blues" (Jean-Paul Bourelly) - 4:23
2. "Another Level" - 5:46
3. "Cüd Ba-Rith" - 5:02
4. "Wights Waits for Weights" - 5:13
5. "No Good Time Fairies" - 5:48
6. "On This" - 5:11
7. "The Glide Was in the Ride" (Geri Allen) - 4:02
8. "Motherland Pulse" - 5:10

Personnel

• Steve Coleman – alto saxophone
• Geri Allen – piano
• Lonnie Plaxico – bass
• Mark Johnson (track 5), Marvin "Smitty" Smith (tracks 1–4; 6–8) – drums
• Graham Haynes – trumpet (tracks 3 and 5)
• Cassandra Wilson – vocals (track 5)

Notes and References

1. http://www.m-base.com/motherland_pulse.html Steve Coleman discography
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/steve-coleman/catalog/#jmt-productions-jmt-850001 Steve Coleman sessionography
3. Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed September 23, 2014