Twenty One (Geri Allen album)

Twenty One is an album by pianist Geri Allen with bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams recorded in 1994 and released on the Blue Note label.[1]

Twenty One
Studio album by
Released1994
RecordedMarch 23 & 24, 1994
Manhattan Center Studios, NYC
GenreJazz
Length54:18
LabelBlue Note CDP 8 30028
ProducerHerb Jordan & Teo Macero
Geri Allen chronology
Maroons
(1992)
Twenty One
(1994)
Eyes in the Back of Your Head
(1996)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 3½ stars, stating, " Allen's style is fairly original, with hints of Herbie Nichols, and her chancetaking but logical solos are generally quite stimulating".[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Geri Allen except as indicated

  1. "RTG" - 2:46
  2. "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 4:36
  3. "Drummer's Song" - 3:52
  4. "Introspection/Thelonious" (Thelonious Monk) - 4:36
  5. "A Beautiful Friendship" (Donald Kahn, Stanley Styne) - 3:23
  6. "In the Morning" - 6:10
  7. "Tea for Two" (Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans) - 3:18
  8. "Lullaby of the Leaves" (Bernice Petkere, Joe Young) - 5:15
  9. "Feed the Fire" - 6:17
  10. "Old Folks" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison) - 6:18
  11. "A Place of Power" - 3:16
  12. "In the Middle" - 4:25

Personnel

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References

  1. Geri Allen catalog, accessed July 1, 2014
  2. Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed July 1, 2014
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