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Released
  
1987

Open on All Sides in the Middle (1987)
  
Twylight (1989)

Release date
  
1987

Label
  
Minor Music Records

Length
  
43:47

Artist
  
Geri Allen

Producer
  
Geri Allen

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
December 1986 Sound Suite Recording Studio, Detroit

Similar
  
Geri Allen albums, Jazz albums

Open on all sides in the middle


Open on All Sides in the Middle is an album by pianist Geri Allen recorded in late 1986 and released on the German Minor Music label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 3 stars stating "the material is comparatively lightweight for a Geri Allen recording, often only bordering on jazz...".

Track listing

All compositions by Geri Allen

  1. "Open on All Sides / The Glide Was in the Ride..." - 6:45
  2. "Forbidden Place" - 4:24
  3. "The Dancer" - 2:33
  4. "In the Middle" - 4:01
  5. "Ray" - 4:17
  6. "I Sang a Bright Green Tear for All of Us This Year..." - 12:46
  7. "Drummer's Song" - 2:24
  8. "In the Morning" - 5:03
  9. "The Dancer Part 2" 1:34

Personnel

  • Geri Allen - piano, keyboards, backing vocals
  • Racy Biggs - trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Robin Eubanks - trombone
  • David McMurray - soprano saxophone, flute
  • Steve Coleman - alto saxophone
  • Jaribu Shahid - bass
  • Tani Tabbal - drums
  • Shahita Nurallah - lead vocals
  • Marcus Belgrave - flugelhorn (track 8)
  • Mino Cinelu - cymbals, bells, congas, timbales, electronic drums, udu
  • Lloyd Storey - tap dance

    • Songs

    1Open On All Sides6:49
    2Forbidden Place4:27
    3The Dancer2:37

    References

    Open on All Sides in the Middle Wikipedia
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