Life of a Song

Jack DeJohnette, Dave Holland, Geri Allen | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 24, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Telarc
• ASIN: B0002M5T7U
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #149,457 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. LWB's House (The Remix)

2. Mounts And Mountains

3. Lush Life

4. In Appreciation: A Celebration Song

5. The Experimental Movement

6. Holdin' Court

7. Dance Of The Infidels

8. Unconditional Love

9. The Life Of A Song

10. Black Bottom

11. Soul Eyes

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This will become a classic, May 15, 2005

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William A. Phillips (APO, AE United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Life of a Song (Audio CD)

Having listened to Geri Allen for decades, this is one of her finest works to date. Her technical abilities allow her to express, musically and artistically, what she is trying to communicate to the listener. The sonorities, colors and hues that she coaxes from her chord voicings are simply put, beautiful with a complex simplicity. She is the master chef at the piano, adding just the right spice at the right time on the classic Lush Life. This music is mature yet playful and exciting. While this CD is done in the traditional jazz trio format (piano, bass and drum), you will not miss the often "over produced" recordings which so many less talented artists have on the market today. Geri says it all in her own style and in her own unique way. She has employed the assistance of two of the finest musicians (Dave Holland and Jack DeJohnette) on this musical journey. This is an outstanding collection of music. I believe that it will produce compositions which will go on to become standards and classic jazz pieces that will be enjoyed for generations to come. This is a must have CD for any real collection.

Billy Phillips

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Playing, September 13, 2004

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James A. Smiley (Mechanicsburg, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Life of a Song (Audio CD)

This recording by Geri Allen is a fine example of her wonderful musicianship. With strong support from Jack DeJohnnette and Dave Holland, it really has a lot of interesting interplay with may twists and turns. I found it a bit more accessible than her last recording. I would recommend this to anyone who really enjoys great jazz piano playing!

10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous jazz, and very accessible..., September 8, 2005

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Big Chief (Laguna Niguel, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Life of a Song (Audio CD)

I love jazz piano trio; Jarret, Pilc, Moran, Mehldau, Kimbrough, Iyer, etc. I was late to discover Geri Allen, and man am I glad I found her. This is a wonderfull CD, original, inventive, nuanced, driving, beautifull. And, (oddly I've seen this writen as a criticism), this music is surpsingly accessible. I can play this CD for my family, whereas they run out of the room with some of the stuff I listen to. Beside her piano, the bass and drum playing is as good as it gets; there is some bass stuff here that makes me scream. This CD shines from beginning to end! As an extra plus, the recording sounds wonderfull too.

I'm sorry it took me so long to find her, but now I'm a huge fan. In fact, I bought a Charles Lloyd CD "Jumping the Creek" because Geri was playing on it, and I had to hear more of her. Well, what a huge treat that CD is, and because if her I discovered another new favorite!

This is a must have.