A fine example of Geri Allen's advanced music (which holds on to tradition without merely recreating the past), this album matches the talented pianist with veteran trumpeter Marcus Belgrave, altoist Kenny Garrett, bassist Robert Hurst, drummer Jeff Watts and percussionist Eli Fountain on group originals and two obscurities. Everyone is in fine form, and the Belgrave-Garrett combination works quite well. Where some jazz discs can be predictable (two swingers, two ballads, one blues, etc.), NURTURER is alive with variety--free blow-outs, subtle and vibrant New Orleans rhythms, and earnest hard bop are the contexts for inspired, envelope-pushing solos.
Genre - Jazz
Styles - Free Improvisation, Post Bop, Piano Jazz
Time - 53:10
Format - mp3@320 Kbps
Size - 121 mb
Tracks
01. Night's Shadow
02. No. 3
03. It's Good to Be Home Again
04. Batista's Groove
05. Night of Power (for My Daughter Laila)
06. Our Gang
07. Silence and Song, The Nurturer
08. Le Goo Wop
09. Lullaby of Isfahn
Credits
Geri Allen (piano)
Marcus Belgrave (flugelhorn, trumpet)
Eli Fountain (percussion)
Kenny Garrett (alto sax)
Robert Hurst (bass)
Jeff Watts (drums)
Label
Blue Note, 1990
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