The Printmakers

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The Printmakers
File:The Printmakers - albumcover.jpg
Studio album by
Released1985
RecordedFebruary 8–9, 1984
StudioTonstudio Zuckerfabrik, Stuttgart, West Germany
GenreJazz
Length41:03
LabelMinor Music MM 001
ProducerStephan Meyner
Geri Allen chronology
The Printmakers
(1985)
Home Grown
(1985)

The Printmakers is the first album by the pianist Geri Allen.[1][2] It was recorded in February 1984 in Germany and released on the German Minor Music label.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star half.svg[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svgFile:Star empty.svg[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star full.svgFile:Star empty.svg[6]

AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars, stating: "This session will prove to be an ear-opening experience for those familiar with Geri Allen's more mainstream work."[4] NPR called the album "a tight, imaginative trio session."[2] The New York Times wrote that Allen's "ballads demonstrate a rich, coloristic sense of harmony, and she can hurtle through atonal passages with steel-fingered momentum."[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Geri Allen

  1. "A Celebration of All Life" - 6:20
  2. "Eric" - 5:29
  3. "Running as Fast as You Can...TGTH" - 3:10
  4. "M's Heart" - 4:52
  5. "Printmakers" - 8:05
  6. "Andrew" - 4:24
  7. "When Kabuya Dances" - 6:48
  8. "D and V" - 1:55

Personnel

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Pareles, Jon (August 28, 1985). "The Pop Life; R.e.m., the Rock Band, Thrives on Ambiguity" – via NYTimes.com.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Geri Allen, Pianist, Composer And Educator, Dies At 60". NPR.org.
  3. Geri Allen catalog, accessed July 3, 2014
  4. 4.0 4.1 Dryden, K., Allmusic review. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
  5. Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 122.
  6. The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (Ninth ed.). 2008. p. 21.