Timeless Portraits and Dreams
NEW YORK (BlackNews. com)-Pianist Geri Allen's 2004 Telarc debut, "The Life of a Song," garnered well-deserved praise from all corners. The New York Times called it "her best in years," while JazzTimes called her compositions "fresh" and "distinctive." ICE compared her playing to that of Bill Evans and Herbie Hancock, but suggested that her original compositions "were inspired by deeper, more personal connections."
These deep and personal connections are at the core of Geri Allen and her music. "Timeless Portraits and Dreams," her new Telarc release set for retail on Aug. 22, is far more than just another installment in her 20-year body of work. An amalgam of original compositions, jazz standards and spirituals, the album is Allen's acknowledgment and affirmation of the artistic, historical and even spiritual connections that have made jazz the powerful cultural force that it has become over the past century.
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