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Eyes in the Back of Your Head

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Released
  
August 12, 1997

Length
  
54:51

Genre
  
Jazz

Label
  
Blue Note CDP 8 38297

Recorded
  
December 14 & 15, 1995 and March 1, 1996 Clinton Recording Studios, NYC

Producer
  
Geri Allen, Herb Jordan & Teo Macero

Eyes in the Back of Your Head is an album by pianist Geri Allen recorded in late 1995 and early 1996 and released on the Blue Note label.

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Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "The music is mostly avant-garde, but purposeful and logical in its own fashion. Well worth several listens". JazzTimes stated "In conversation she's a thoroughly grounded woman, in music she brings that as well as a sense of storytelling and picture painting that never borders on the precious, and this recording is equal parts-pure Geri Allen, always rewarding".

Track listing

All compositions by Geri Allen except as indicated

  1. "Mother Wit" - 3:05
  2. "New Eyes Opening" - 5:37
  3. "Vertical Flowing" (Geri Allen, Ornette Coleman) - 5:27
  4. "M.O.P.E." - 6:11
  5. "FMFMF (For My Family, for My Friends)" - 5:34
  6. "Dark Eyes" (Geri Allen, Wallace Roney) - 4:20
  7. "Little Waltz" (Ron Carter) - 6:11
  8. "In the Back of Your Head" (Allen, Roney) - 5:52
  9. "Windows to the Soul" - 5:11
  10. "The Eyes Have It" (Allen, Ornette Coleman) - 7:23

Personnel

  • Geri Allen - piano, synthesizer
  • Wallace Roney - trumpet (tracks 4, 6, 8 & 9)
  • Ornette Coleman - alto saxophone (tracks 3 & 10)
  • Cyro Baptista - percussion (tracks 1, 4 & 6)

    • References

    Eyes in the Back of Your Head Wikipedia
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