Some Aspects of Water

Some Aspects of Water
Some Aspects of Water
Live album by Geri Allen
Released	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

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[]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed July 1, 2014
^ Jump up to: ^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

[1] Geri Allen catalog, accessed July 1, 2014

[Allmusic-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed July 1, 2014

[Penguin9-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 22. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[4] Bennett, B., JazzTimes Review, May 1998

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted.
Albums as leader 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)
With Oliver Lake	Expandable Language (1984) Otherside (1988) Talkin' Stick (1997) At This Time (2008)
With others	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)