En este número especial de La Montaña Rusa, queremos celebrar y disfrutar de la trayectoria y el brillante trabajo de la gran Geri Allen que lamentablemente, nos dejó la semana pasada. Como siempre solemos hacer en este tipo de especiales, repasamos cronológicamente, algunas de sus grabaciones más interesantes. Gracias eternas por la música, Miss Allen!
PLAYLIST LMR#448
ESPECIAL GERI ALLEN
CHARLIE HADEN, PAUL MOTIAN & GERI ALLEN
Etudes
1987
Charlie Haden – bass
Geri Allen – piano
Paul Motian – percussion
01. Sandino – 04:48
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STEVE COLEMAN GROUP
Motherland Pulse
1985
Steve Coleman – alto saxophone
Geri Allen – piano
Lonnie Plaxico – bass
Mark Johnson (track 5), Marvin «Smitty» Smith (tracks 1-4 & 6-8) – drums
Graham Haynes – trumpet (tracks 3 & 5)
Cassandra Wilson – vocals (track 5)
02. Wights-waits For weights – 05:13
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STEVE COLEMAN AND FIVE ELEMENTS
On The Edge Of Tomorrow
1986
Steve Coleman – alto saxophone, vocals, backing vocals
Graham Haynes – trumpet
Geri Allen – synthesizer
Kelvyn Bell – electric guitar, vocals
Kevin Bruce Harris – electric bass, backing vocals
Mark Johnson – drums, percussion
Marvin «Smitty» Smith – percussion, backing vocals, drums
Cassandra Wilson – vocals, backing vocals
03. Metaphysical_phunktion 04:53
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CHARLIE HADEN, PAUL MOTIAN & GERI ALLEN
Etudes
1987
Charlie Haden – bass
Geri Allen – piano
Paul Motian – percussion
04. Lonely Woman – 09:55
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CHARLIE HADEN, PAUL MOTIAN & GERI ALLEN
In The Year of The Dragon
1989
Charlie Haden – bass
Geri Allen – piano
Paul Motian – percussion
05. Last Call – 05:13
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CHARLIE HADEN, PAUL MOTIAN & GERI ALLEN
Segments
1989
Charlie Haden – bass
Geri Allen – piano
Paul Motian – percussion
06. You’ll Never Know – 05:01
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CHARLIE HADEN, PAUL MOTIAN & GERI ALLEN
The Montreal Tapes
1989
Charlie Haden – bass
Geri Allen – piano
Paul Motian – percussion
07. First Song – 09:20
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GERI ALLEN TRIO
Twenty One
1994
Geri Allen – piano
Ron Carter – bass
Tony Williams – drums
08. In The Morning (For Sister Leola) – 06:10
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GERI ALLEN
Eyes… In The Back Of Your Head
1997
Geri Allen – piano, synthesizer
Wallace Roney – trumpet (tracks 4, 6, 8 & 9)
Ornette Coleman – alto saxophone (tracks 3 & 10)
Cyro Baptista – percussion (tracks 1, 4 & 6)
09. Little Waltz – 06:14
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GERI ALLEN
Some Aspects of Water
1997
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)
10. Feed The Fire – 11:21
11. Smooth Attitudes – 08:20
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GERI ALLEN
The Life of a Song
2004
Geri Allen – piano
Dave Holland – bass
Jack DeJohnette – drums
Marcus Belgrave – flugelhorn (track 11)
Dwight Andrews – saxophone (track 11)
Clifton Anderson – trombone (track 11)
12. Mounts And Mountains – 08:08
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GERI ALLEN
Flying Toward The Sound
2010
Geri Allen – piano
13. Flying Toward The Sound – 06:07
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GERI ALLEN TRIO
The Village Vanguard, New York City, NY (npr Music)
2011
Geri Allen, piano
Kenny Davis, bass
Jeff «Tain» Watts, drums
14. Tears Of A Clown 05:45
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DAVID MURRAY, GERI ALLEN & TERRI LYNNE CARRINGTON
Perfection
2016
Double Bass [Acoustic Bass], Featuring, Guest – Charnett Moffett (tracks: 6)
Drums – Terri Lyne Carrington
Piano – Geri Allen
Tenor Saxophone, Bass Clarinet – David Murray
Trombone, Featuring, Guest – Craig Harris (3) (tracks: 6)
Trumpet, Featuring, Guest – Wallace Roney, Jr.* (tracks: 6)
15. Geri-Rigged – 06:11
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