''On the Edge of Tomorrow'' is the second album by saxophonist

Steve Coleman Steve Coleman (born September 20, 1956) is an American saxophonist, composer, bandleader and music theorist. In 2014, he was named a MacArthur Fellow. Early life Steve Coleman was born and grew up in South Side, Chicago. He started playing ...

recorded in 1986 and released on the JMT label.Steve Coleman sessionography
accessed September 23, 2014

Reception

The

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review by

Scott Yanow Scott Yanow (born 1954) is an American jazz reviewer, historian, and author. Life and career Yanow was born in New York City and grew up near Los Angeles. Beginning in 1974, Yanow was a regular reviewer of many jazz styles and was the jazz e ...

states, "Steve Coleman's second recording as a leader introduces his

M-Base The term "M-Base" is used in several ways. In the 1980s, a loose collective of young African American musicians including Steve Coleman, Graham Haynes, Cassandra Wilson, Geri Allen, Robin Eubanks, and Greg Osby emerged in Brooklyn with a ne ...

music in its prime. Essentially creative and avant-garde funk, the performances feature dense but coherent ensembles and crowded grooves... Not for everyone's taste, this frequently exciting set hints at a future that has not yet come".Yanow, S.
Allmusic Review
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Track listing

''All compositions by Steve Coleman except as indicated'' # "Fire Revisited" - 4:48 # "Fat Lay Back" - 2:12 # "I'm Going Home" (Kevin Bruce Harris) - 2:58 # "It Is Time" (Donna Russell, Graham Haynes) - 2:06 # "(In Order to Perform) A More Perfect Union" - 6:56 # "Little One I'll Miss You" (

Abbey Lincoln Anna Marie Wooldridge (August 6, 1930 – August 14, 2010), known professionally as Abbey Lincoln, was an American jazz vocalist and songwriter. She was a civil rights activist beginning in the 1960s. Lincoln made a career out of delivering dee ...

Bunky Green Vernice "Bunky" Green Jr (April 23, 1933 – March 1, 2025) was an American jazz alto saxophonist and educator. Life and career Green was raised in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where he played the alto saxophone, mainly at a local club called "The Br ...

) - 4:33 # "T-T-Tim" - 1:54 # "Metaphysical Phunktion" (Kelvyn Bell) - 4:49 # "Nine to Five" - 1:40 # "Profile Man" - 2:54 Bonus track on CD # "Stone Bone (Can't Go Wrong)" - 6:41 # "Almost There" (Harris) - 2:06 # "Change the Guard" - 6:01

Personnel

- alto saxophone, vocals, backing vocals *

Graham Haynes Graham Haynes (born September 16, 1960 in Brooklyn, New York) is an American cornetist, trumpeter and composer. The son of jazz drummer Roy Haynes, Graham is known for his work in nu jazz, fusing jazz with elements of hip hop and electronic music. ...

- trumpet *

Geri Allen Geri Antoinette Allen (June 12, 1957 – June 27, 2017) was an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator. She taught at the University of Michigan and the University of Pittsburgh. Early life and education Allen was born in Pontiac, Michigan ...

- synthesizer *

Kelvyn Bell Kelvyn Bell (born June 19, 1956, St. Louis) is an American guitarist and vocalist who plays in jazz and funk idioms. Bell studied guitar under Oliver Lake and, through Lake, became a member of the Black Artists Group, meeting musicians such as Ha ...

- electric guitar, vocals *Kevin Bruce Harris - electric bass, backing vocals *Mark Johnson - drums, percussion *

Marvin "Smitty" Smith Marvin "Smitty" Smith (born June 24, 1961) is an American jazz drummer and composer. Marvin Smith was born in Waukegan, Illinois, where his father, Marvin Sr., was a drummer. "Smitty" was exposed to music at a young age, receiving formal musical ...

- percussion, backing vocals, drums *

Cassandra Wilson Cassandra Wilson (born December 4, 1955) is an American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi. She is one of the most successful female jazz singers and has been described by critic Gary Giddins as "a singer blessed wit ...

- vocals, backing vocals

References

{{Authority control 1986 albums Steve Coleman albums JMT Records albums Winter & Winter Records albums