Some Aspects of Water
1997 live album by Geri Allen
Some Aspects of Water | ||||
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Live album by Geri Allen | ||||
Released | July 1997 | |||
Recorded | March 15 & 17, 1996 | |||
Venue | Tønder Kulturhus, Tønder and SAS Falkoner Center, Copenhagen | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 54:18 | |||
Label | Storyville STCD 4212 | |||
Producer | Ib Skovgaard | |||
Geri Allen chronology | ||||
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Some Aspects of Water is a live album by pianist Geri Allen recorded in 1996 in Denmark at concerts celebrating her award of the 1996 Jazzpar Prize and released on the Storyville label.[1]
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars, stating, "Throughout the date, Geri Allen shows why she is one of post-bop's top stars. Highly recommended".[2] JazzTimes stated "As an example both of Allen's sense of longer form and of larger ensembles, it is interesting-but frankly, its wholeness and beauty transcend such considerations".[4] The Penguin Guide to Jazz criticized Allen's hesitant playing of standards, and thought some of her own pieces were patchy.[3]
Track listing
All compositions by Geri Allen except where noted.
- "Feed the Fire" - 10:53
- "A Beautiful Friendship" (Donald Kahn, Stanley Styne) - 9:34
- "Old Folks" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison) - 9:30
- "Smooth Attitudes" (Jens Winther) - 8:02
- "Some Aspects of Water" - 18:51
- "Skin" - 9:43
Personnel
- Geri Allen - piano
- Palle Danielsson - bass
- Lenny White - drums
- Johnny Coles - flugelhorn (tracks 3-5)
- Henrik Bolberg Pedersen - trumpet, flugelhorn (tracks 4 & 5)
- Kjeld Ipsen - trombone (tracks 4 & 5)
- Axel Windfeld - tuba (tracks 4 & 5)
- Michael Hove - alto saxophone, flute, clarinet (tracks 4 & 5)
- Uffe Markussen - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, flute (tracks 4 & 5)
References
- ^ Geri Allen catalog, accessed July 1, 2014
- ^ a b Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed July 1, 2014
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Bennett, B., JazzTimes Review, May 1998
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted.
or co-leader
- The Printmakers (1984)
- Home Grown (1985)
- Open on All Sides in the Middle (1986)
- In the Year of the Dragon (1989)
- Segments (1989)
- Twylight (1989)
- Live at the Village Vanguard (1990)
- The Nurturer (1990)
- Maroons (1992)
- Twenty One (1994)
- Eyes in the Back of Your Head (1995–96)
- Some Aspects of Water (1996)
- The Gathering (1998)
- The Life of a Song (2004)
- Timeless Portraits and Dreams (2006)
- Flying Toward the Sound (2008)
- Geri Allen & Timeline Live (2009)
- A Child Is Born (2011)
- Grand River Crossings (2012)
- A Lovesome Thing (2012)
- Expandable Language (1984)
- Otherside (1988)
- Talkin' Stick (1997)
- At This Time (2008)
- Movies (Franco Ambrosetti, 1986)
- Movies Too (Franco Ambrosetti, 1988)
- The Collective (Cecil Brooks III, 1989)
- Duet in Detroit (Roy Brooks, 1989)
- Droppin' Things (Betty Carter, 1990)
- Feed the Fire (Betty Carter, 1993)
- Sound Museum: Hidden Man (Ornette Coleman, 1996)
- Sound Museum: Three Women (Ornette Coleman, 1996)
- Motherland Pulse (Steve Coleman, 1985)
- Flute Talk (Buddy Collette, 1988)
- Etudes (Charlie Haden, 1987)
- The Montreal Tapes: with Geri Allen and Paul Motian (Charlie Haden, 1989)
- The Montreal Tapes: Liberation Music Orchestra (Charlie Haden, 1989)
- Reflections in Change (Craig Handy, 1999)
- Lift Every Voice (Charles Lloyd, 2002)
- Jumping the Creek (Charles Lloyd, 2004)
- Decision in Paradise (Frank Lowe, 1984)
- Monk in Motian (Paul Motian, 1988)
- Mindgames (Greg Osby, 1988)
- Living on the Edge (Dewey Redman, 1989)
- Crunchin' (Wallace Roney, 1993)
- Munchin' (Wallace Roney, 1993)
- Bemsha Swing (Woody Shaw, 1986)
- By Any Means Necessary (Gary Thomas, 1989)