Timeless Portraits and Dreams
Timeless Portraits and Dreams | ||||
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Studio album by Geri Allen | ||||
Released | August 22, 2006 | |||
Recorded | March 16–17, 2006 | |||
Studio | Avatar Studio A, New York City | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 62:11 | |||
Label | Telarc CD-83645 | |||
Producer | Elaine Martone & Geri Allen | |||
Geri Allen chronology | ||||
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Timeless Portraits and Dreams is an album by pianist Geri Allen recorded in 2006 and released on the Telarc label.[1]
Reception
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Guardian | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [4] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "Geri Allen's musical interests prove to be quite diverse in Timeless Portraits and Dreams, delving into jazz, spirituals, sacred works and originals... While some jazz fans may prefer to hear Geri Allen in a strictly instrumental setting, they will miss out if they fail to investigate these stimulating sessions. Highly recommended".[2] The Guardian review by John Fordham awarded the album 4 stars, observing: "Everything else on the album is uplifting – in the most free and least doctrinal sense".[3] JazzTimes stated: "Allen’s unique, distinctive keyboard style shines brightly throughout this recording".[5] All About Jazz enthused: "Throughout Timeless Portraits and Dreams, Allen's piano and Carter's bass keep the listener engaged. Cobb's drum work is subtle but effective. Lundy, Walden, Roney, Shirley and the Atlanta Jazz Chorus supplement the trio with great results".[6] The Penguin Guide to Jazz acknowledged Allen's ambition, but commented that "the sheer grandness of some of these structures is their undoing".[4]
Track listing
All compositions by Geri Allen except as indicated
- "Oh, Freedom" (Traditional) – 1:52
- "Melchezedik" (Antoine Roney) – 7:06
- "Portraits and Dreams" – 2:24
- "Well Done" (Kenny Lattimore, Pat McClain) – 5:14
- "La Strada" (Nino Rota) – 4:20
- "I Have a Dream" (Mary Lou Williams) – 2:24
- "Nearly" (Ron Carter) – 4:27
- "In Real Time" (Allen, Wallace Roney) – 5:40
- "Embraceable You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:45
- "Ah-Leu-Cha" (Charlie Parker) – 4:48
- "Just for a Thrill" (Lil Hardin Armstrong) – 4:21
- "Our Lady (For Billie Holiday)" – 5:54
- "Timeless Portraits and Dreams" – 5:04
- "Portraits and Dreams (Reprise)" – 1:39
- "Lift Every Voice and Sing" (James Weldon Johnson, John Rosamond Johnson) – 3:52 Bonus CD single
Personnel
- Geri Allen – piano
- Ron Carter – bass (tracks 2–4, 6–12, 14 & 15)
- Jimmy Cobb – drums (tracks 2–4, 6–12, 14 & 15)
- Wallace Roney – trumpet (tracks 8 & 12)
- Donald Walden – tenor saxophone (track 6)
- Carmen Lundy – vocals (track 4 & 13)
- George Shirley – tenor (track 6 & 15)
- The Atlanta Jazz Chorus directed by Dwight Andrews (tracks 2, 4, 6, 13 & 15)
References
- ^ Geri Allen catalog, accessed June 30, 2014
- ^ a b Dryden, K., Allmusic Review accessed June 30, 2014
- ^ a b Fordham, J., The Guardian Review, October 20, 2006
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Perkins, T., JazzTimes Review, November 2006
- ^ Wilkins, W., All About Jazz Review, November 9, 2006
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- 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)
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- Otherside (1988)
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- At This Time (2008)
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- Feed the Fire (Betty Carter, 1993)
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- 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)
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