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| Geri Allen at the Vanguard The Geri Allen Trio (Geri Allen, piano; Darryl Hall, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums;) and Carmen Lundy, vocalist and special guest, plays at The Village Vanguard from August 22 (Tuesday) through August 27 (Sunday), performing music from her new Telarc CD Timeless Portraits and Dreams (in stores August 22, 2006). Timeless Portraits and Dreams features: Geri Allen, piano; Ron Carter, bass; Jimmy Cobb, drums Wallace Roney, trumpet; Donald Walden, tenor saxophone Carmen Lundy, vocalist, George Shirley, operatic tenor Atlanta Jazz Chorus directed by Dwight Andrews. A mix of original compositions ("Our Lady, " Allen's sensitive portrait of Billie Holiday, and "In Real Time" written with her husband Wallace Roney), jazz standards (Charlie Parker's "Ah-leu-cha" and Lil Hardin Armstrong's "Just for a Thrill"), and spirituals ("Lift Every Voice and Sing", "Well Done", and Mary Lou Williams' "I Have a Dream"), Timeless Portraits and Dreams is Geri Allen's affirmation of the artistic, historical, and spiritual connections that have made Jazz the cultural force it is today. write your comments about the article :: © 2006 Jazz News :: home page |