The second part of the series on US pianist and composer Geri Allen (1957-2017)
She belonged to the generation of jazz musicians in New York that gave new rhythmic impulses in the 1980s and 1990s, including through the informal M-Base Collective she was part of. After that, she became one of the figureheads of contemporary jazz.
In this episode, recordings from 1984 to ’86.
Sources
01.
Oliver Lake Quintet – Expandable Language
Black Saint BSR 0074 (lp, I)
02.
Frank Lowe – Decision in Paradise
Soul Note SN 1082 (lp, I)
03.
Geri Allen – Home Grown
Minor Music 8004 (CD, D)
04-05.
Steve Coleman Group – Motherland Pulse
JMT 852 001/834 401-2 (CD, D)
06.
Arthur Blythe – Da-Da
CBS 26888 (LP, GB)
07.
Sonya Robinson – Sonya
CBS Sony 32DP 738 (CD, J)
08-09.
Steve Coleman and Five Elements – On the Edge of Tomorrow
JMT 862005 (CD, D)