Motility (Steve Kuhn album)

Motility
Studio album by Steve Kuhn
Released	1977
Recorded	January 1977
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:30
Label	ECM
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Steve Kuhn chronology
Trance (1974) Motility (1977) Non-Fiction (1978)

Motility is an album by American jazz pianist and composer Steve Kuhn and his band Ecstasy recorded in 1977 and released on the ECM label.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 3 stars stating "This is one of Steve Kuhn's more unusual studio sessions, which was recorded for ECM in 1977. At times, the pianist seems less like a post-bop musician and more like someone dabbling in new age music".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Steve Kuhn except as indicated

1. "The Rain Forest" - 6:15
2. "Oceans in the Sky" - 5:07
3. "Catherine" (Harvie Swartz) - 5:32
4. "Bittersweet Passages" - 4:55
5. "Deep Tango" - 7:28
6. "Motility / The Child is Gone" - 7:21
7. "A Danse for One" - 3:00
8. "Places I've Never Been" (Swartz) - 4:52

• Recorded at Tonstudio Bauer in Ludwigsburg, Germany in January 1977

Personnel

• Steve Kuhn - piano
• Steve Slagle - soprano saxophone, alto saxophone, flute
• Harvie Swartz - bass
• Michael Smith - drums

References

1. ^ ECM discography accessed September 8, 2011
2. ^ ^{a b} Dryden, K. Allmusic Review accessed September 8, 2011