Timeless Portraits and Dreams
“Without ever being preachy, Allen mixes her keenly felt sense of the spiritual, historical consciousness and original artistic voice into this ambitious, always thoughtful, often beautiful recording that ranges far and wide in theme and style…Allen makes the album’s 15 pieces a seamless suite that's spiritual, swinging and never sanctimonious.”~ Hartford Courant
“With a gorgeous glassy touch on the piano, and an excellent sense of tradition and future, Ms. Allen has put out a fresh and refreshing amalgam of modern jazz mixed with home grown gospel… The theme of heritage and spirituality tie the entire disc in perfectly. An entire bonus disc is used to give a dramatic reading of “Lift Every Voice.” Hopefully one day, all races will sing the song. A moving and rewarding release by the perennially underappreciated Ms. Allen.”
~ All About Jazz - LA
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