Eyes in the Back of Your Head
Eyes in the Back of Your Head | ||||
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Released | August 12, 1997 | |||
Recorded | December 14 & 15, 1995 and March 1, 1996 Clinton Recording Studios, NYC | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 54:51 | |||
Label | Blue Note CDP 8 38297 | |||
Producer | Geri Allen, Herb Jordan & Teo Macero | |||
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Eyes in the Back of Your Head is an album by pianist Geri Allen recorded in late 1995 and early 1996 and released on the Blue Note label.[1]
Reception[]
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Source | Rating |
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Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars, stating, "The music is mostly avant-garde, but purposeful and logical in its own fashion. Well worth several listens".[2] JazzTimes stated "In conversation she's a thoroughly grounded woman, in music she brings that as well as a sense of storytelling and picture painting that never borders on the precious, and this recording is equal parts-pure Geri Allen, always rewarding".[3]
Track listing[]
All compositions by Geri Allen except as indicated
- "Mother Wit" - 3:05
- "New Eyes Opening" - 5:37
- "Vertical Flowing" (Geri Allen, Ornette Coleman) - 5:27
- "M.O.P.E." - 6:11
- "FMFMF (For My Family, for My Friends)" - 5:34
- "Dark Eyes" (Geri Allen, Wallace Roney) - 4:20
- "Little Waltz" (Ron Carter) - 6:11
- "In the Back of Your Head" (Allen, Roney) - 5:52
- "Windows to the Soul" - 5:11
- "The Eyes Have It" (Allen, Ornette Coleman) - 7:23
Personnel[]
- 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)
References[]
- ^ Geri Allen catalog, accessed July 1, 2014
- ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed July 1, 2014
- ^ Jenkins, W., JazzTimes Review, October 1997
Categories:
- 1997 albums
- Geri Allen albums
- Blue Note Records albums
- Albums produced by Teo Macero
- Instrumental albums