Open on All Sides in the Middle

Open on All Sides in the Middle is an album by pianist Geri Allen recorded in late 1986 and released on the German Minor Music label.[1]

Open on All Sides in the Middle
Studio album by
Geri Allen
Released1987
RecordedDecember 1986
Sound Suite Recording Studio, Detroit
GenreJazz
Length43:47
LabelMinor Music MM 1013
ProducerGeri Allen
Geri Allen chronology
Home Grown
(1985)		 Open on All Sides in the Middle
(1987)		 Twylight
(1989)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[3]

Allmusic awarded the album three stars, stating that "the material is comparatively lightweight for a Geri Allen recording, often only bordering on jazz...".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz described the album as an attempt to create "some new kind of song-based jazz", but labelled it "dire".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Geri Allen

  1. "Open on All Sides / The Glide Was in the Ride..." - 6:45
  2. "Forbidden Place" - 4:24
  3. "The Dancer" - 2:33
  4. "In the Middle" - 4:01
  5. "Ray" - 4:17
  6. "I Sang a Bright Green Tear for All of Us This Year..." - 12:46
  7. "Drummer's Song" - 2:24
  8. "In the Morning" - 5:03
  9. "The Dancer Part 2" 1:34

Personnel

References
  1. Geri Allen catalog, accessed June 30, 2014
  2. Yanow, S., Allmusic Review, accessed July 3, 2014.
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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