''World Expansion'' (subtitled ''(By the M-Base Neophyte)'') is the third 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 Michael Erlewine states, "Not his jazziest release, but a lot of good clean funk".Erlewine, M.
Allmusic Review
accessed September 23, 2014

Track listing

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

Personnel

- alto saxophone, 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 *

Robin Eubanks Robin Eubanks (born October 25, 1955) is an American jazz and jazz fusion slide trombonist, the brother of guitarist Kevin Eubanks and trumpeter Duane Eubanks. Younger brother Shane Eubanks, twin to Duane Eubanks, is a DJ. His uncles are jazz p ...

- trombone, backing vocals *

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 ...

- keyboards, piano *

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 *Kevin Bruce Harris - electric bass, backing vocals *Mark Johnson - drums *D. K. Dyson (tracks 1, 5, 6, 11 & 13)

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 ...

(tracks 3, 4 & 9),

Jimmy Cozier Jimmy Cozier (born February 6, 1977) is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer and songwriter. He is best known for his 2001 single "She's All I Got", and for being one of the inaugural artists signed to Clive Davis' J Records label. Biography ...

(track 2) - vocals *Malik Cozier, Kelana Jackson, Tameka Jackson - backing vocals (track 2)

References

{{Authority control 1987 albums Steve Coleman albums JMT Records albums Winter & Winter Records albums