Open on All Sides in the Middle
1987 studio album by Geri Allen
Open on All Sides in the Middle Released December 1987 Recorded December 1986 Studio Sound Suite Recording Studio, Detroit Genre Jazz Length 43 :47 Label Minor Music MM 1013 Producer Geri Allen
Open on All Sides in the Middle Geri Allen recorded in late 1986 and released on the German Minor Music label.[ 1]
Reception
Allmusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated: "the material is comparatively lightweight for a Geri Allen recording, often only bordering on jazz".[ 2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz [ 3]
Track listing
All compositions by Geri Allen
"Open on All Sides / The Glide Was in the Ride..." - 6:45
"Forbidden Place" - 4:24
"The Dancer" - 2:33
"In the Middle" - 4:01
"Ray" - 4:17
"I Sang a Bright Green Tear for All of Us This Year..." - 12:46
"Drummer's Song" - 2:24
"In the Morning" - 5:03
"The Dancer Part 2" 1:34
Personnel
References
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted.
Albums as leader With Oliver Lake With others
Movies Franco Ambrosetti , 1986)Movies Too The Collective Cecil Brooks III , 1989)Duet in Detroit Roy Brooks , 1989)Droppin' Things Betty Carter , 1990)Feed the Fire Sound Museum: Hidden Man Ornette Coleman , 1996)Sound Museum: Three Women Motherland Pulse Steve Coleman , 1985)Flute Talk Buddy Collette , 1988)Etudes Charlie Haden , 1987)The Montreal Tapes: with Geri Allen and Paul Motian The Montreal Tapes: Liberation Music Orchestra Reflections in Change Craig Handy , 1999)Lift Every Voice Charles Lloyd , 2002)Jumping the Creek Decision in Paradise Monk in Motian Paul Motian , 1988)Mindgames Greg Osby , 1988)Living on the Edge Dewey Redman , 1989)Crunchin' Wallace Roney , 1993)Munchin' Bemsha Swing Woody Shaw , 1986)By Any Means Necessary Gary Thomas , 1989)
