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The Nurturer

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Released
  
1991

Artist
  
Geri Allen

Producer
  
Geri Allen

Genre
  
Jazz

Length
  
52:56

Release date
  
1991

Label
  
Blue Note Records

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Recorded
  
January 5 & 6, 1990 Sound On Sound Studio, NYC

The Nurturer (1990)
  
Live at the Village Vanguard (1990)

Similar
  
Geri Allen albums, Jazz albums

The Nurturer is an album by pianist Geri Allen recorded in 1990 and released on the Blue Note label.

Contents

Reception

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars calling it "A fine example of Geri Allen's advanced music (which holds on to tradition without merely recreating the past)".

Track listing

All compositions by Geri Allen except as indicated

  1. "Night's Shadow" (Eli Fountain) - 8:26
  2. "No. 3" (Lawrence Williams) - 8:17
  3. "It's Good To Be Home Again" (Williams) - 4:32
  4. "Batista's Groove" (Marcus Belgrave) - 5:24
  5. "Night of Power (For My Daughter Laila)" - 2:19
  6. "Our Gang" (Robert Hurst) - 5:38
  7. "Silence and Song/The Nurturer" - 9:51
  8. "Le Goo Wop" - 1:48
  9. "Lullaby of Isfahn" (Kenny Garrett) - 6:41

Personnel

  • Geri Allen - piano
  • Marcus Belgrave - trumpet, flugelhorn
  • Kenny Garrett - alto saxophone
  • Robert Hurst - bass
  • Jeff "Tain" Watts - drums
  • Eli Fountain - percussion

    • Songs

    1Night's Shadow8:26
    2No 38:17
    3It's Good to Be Home Again4:32

    References

    The Nurturer Wikipedia
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