Word: allene
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Allen was the pianist on a live date recorded with vocalist Betty Carter that was released on Verve this summer. The album, Feed the Fire, is titled after a Geri Allen composition--a rare sign of tribute from Dame Carter, who is widely known as one of the toughest and most critical taskmasters in jazz. Carter's tyrannical ways were amply demonstrated in her own appearance at the Regattabar last year, when she lambasted her bass player on stage for not getting the changes right. Unlike the poor bassist, Allen was not cowed by Carter's aggressiveness. The level...
...triumphant year for jazz pianist Geri Allen. With her presence on two critically acclaimed albums, Allen showed the world that she can play in the company of jazz's most musically intimidating performers and still emerge with her brilliance untarnished...
...Allen's performance last week at the Regattabar in Cambridge gave tangible proof that her reputation is well deserved. With bassist Ron Carter and drummer Lenny White, Allen offered listeners five searingly original improvisations on both her own compositions and jazz standards. Allen's performance in Cambridge lived up to the expectations raised by her recent stunning recorded work...
...Allen also recorded a trio album for Blue Note last year, Twenty one. On this album, Allen is heard accompanied by--and sometimes struggling with--the deafening racket of grand masters Ron Carter and Tony Williams on bass and drums, respectively. For some reason, the producer of Twenty One, Teo Macero (who produced all of the great Miles Davis and Thelonious Monk albums on Columbia) ,chose to have an incredibly bass-heavy mix, which, coupled with Williams's tooth-rattling cymbal crashes, threatens to drown out the subtleties of Allen's phrasing and unique harmonic conception. It is to Allen...
...inspired by columnist Cohen and Governor Allen, I come forward in a spirit of public service and self-loathing to admit my own sad story. I was a Minesweeper addict...