Twylight
Studio album by
Geri Allen
ReleasedOctober 1989
Recorded1989
StudioSound Ideas Studios, NYC
GenreJazz
Length45:20
LabelMinor Music MM 1014
ProducerGeri Allen
Geri Allen chronology
Open on All Sides in the Middle
(1986)		 Twylight
(1989)		 In the Year of the Dragon
(1989)

Twylight is an album by pianist Geri Allen recorded in early 1989 and released on the German Minor Music label.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "This is a stunningly beautiful recording, marking a distinct progression for Allen, and her complete awareness of the world at large. It might take several listenings to get used to, but the ultimate reward of this high artistic achievement is limitless."[2]

Pianist and composer Ethan Iverson wrote "the compositional integrity is striking," and commented: "Twylight has a concentrated offering of Allen's odd meter vamps that feel old and fresh at the same time. Over those vamps, Allen plays pretty chords, bluesy melodies, or jagged shapes. Everyone does this today, but at the time it was rousing call to arms."[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Geri Allen

  1. "When Kabuya Dances" – 8:42
  2. "Shadow Series" – 6:06
  3. "Skin" – 1:43
  4. "A Place of Power" – 4:10
  5. "Twylight" – 1:11
  6. "Stop the World" – 4:06
  7. "Wood" – 2:36
  8. "Little Wind" – 4:22
  9. "Dream Time" – 3:44
  10. "Blue" – 4:11
  11. "Black Pools" – 4:29

Personnel

  • Geri Allen – piano, synthesizer
  • Jaribu Shahid – bass (tracks 1–4, 6–9 & 11)
  • Tani Tabbal – drums, djembe (tracks 1, 3, 6–9 & 11)
  • Sadiq Bey – congas, percussion (tracks 1, 4, 7, 8 & 11)
  • Eli Fountain – percussion (tracks 7, 8 & 11)
  • Clarice Taylor Bell – vocals (tracks 2 & 11)

References

  1. ↑ Geri Allen catalog, accessed 30 June 2014
  2. 1 2 Nastos, M. G., Allmusic Review accessed 30 June 2014
  3. ↑ Iverson, Ethan. "The Breakthrough of Geri Allen". EthanIverson.com. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
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