Trance (Steve Kuhn album)

Trance
Studio album by Steve Kuhn
Released	1975
Recorded	November 11–12, 1974 (1974-11-11 – 1974-11-12)
Studio	Generation Sound New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	38:23
Label	ECM 1052 ST
Producer	Manfred Eicher
Steve Kuhn chronology
Ecstasy (1975) Trance (1975) Motility (1977)

Trance is an album by American jazz pianist and composer Steve Kuhn recorded over two days in November 1974 and released on ECM the following year. The quartet features rhythm section Steve Swallow and Jack DeJohnette with percussionist Sue Evans.

Reception

The AllMusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "This is jazz that touches on fusion, modal, and the new spirit of the music as ECM came into the 1970s as a player. There is restlessness and calm, tempestuousness and serenity, conflict and resolution, and—above all—creativity and vision."

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steve Kuhn

Side I

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Trance"	5:54
2.	"A Change of Face"	4:56
3.	"Squirt"	3:00
4.	"The Sandhouse"	3:45
Total length:		17:35

Side II

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Something Everywhere"	7:47
2.	"Silver"	2:54
3.	"The Young Blade"	6:15
4.	"Life's Backward Glance"	3:08
Total length:		20:04 37:39

Personnel

• Steve Kuhn – piano, electric piano, voice
• Steve Swallow – electric bass
• Jack DeJohnette – drums
• Sue Evans – timpani, tambourine, maracas, conga, percussion