The Montreal Tapes

Charlie Haden, Geri Allen | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 27, 1998)
• Original Release Date: January 27, 1998
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Polygram/Verve
• ASIN: B0000047ES
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #193,617 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Blues In Motian

2. Fiasco

3. First Song

4. Dolphy's Dance

5. For John Malachi

6. In The Year Of The Dragon

Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars a typical charlie haden trio: great music, January 6, 2000

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p dizzle "p dizzle" (augusta, georgia, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Montreal Tapes (Audio CD)

this collection finds mr. haden working in a trio partnered with two excellent musicians. geri allen is pianist known for working on the edge between mainstream and avant garde. paul motian has worked with great pianists, including a significant stint with bill evans. mr. haden's resume is legendary. here, these three great talents get together on an eclectic but hardly hodge-podge set. "blues in motian" opens things with a groove. ms. allen plays and skips along with it, sounding at times monkish, but also purely as herself, never losing the swing. "fiasco" is a free jazz burst. ms. allen shows she's not afriad to play out, and mr.haden responds to her solo with some terrific free bass, exploring a collage of sounds with both bow and fingers. mr. motian adds his own thoughts in a great end to the piece."dolphy's dance" is a fitting tribute to the late reedman, and reminds us that mr. dolphy could also inspire great beauty as well as pushing limits, a very nice ballad. these are just some highlights. throughout the trio is tight and tuned into one another providing great interplay without ever seeming like a battle of egoes. in short, it's what we've come to expect from any group mr. haden is a part of. highly recommended.