Grand River Crossings

Grand River Crossings
Studio album by Geri Allen
Released September 10, 2013
Recorded August 23 & 24, 2012
Klavierhaus, NYC
Genre Jazz
Length 60:06
Label Motéma MTM-128
Producer Geri Allen & Kunle Mwanga
Geri Allen chronology
A Child is Born
(2011)
Grand River Crossings
(2013)

Grand River Crossings (subtitled Motown & Motor City Inspirations) is an album of songs associated with or inspired by Detroit and Motown by pianist Geri Allen recorded in 2012 and released on the Motéma label in 2013.[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
The Guardian[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Of her 19 offerings, Grand River Crossings is certainly her most personal. It's also among her very best".[2] The Guardian review by John Fordham awarded the album 3 stars noting "There's a tentativeness to some of this music, but Allen's mix of intelligence, spontaneity and precision nonetheless put her in a very special league".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Geri Allen except as indicated

  1. "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'" (Michael Jackson) - 2:21
  2. "Tears of a Clown" (Stevie Wonder, Hank Cosby, Smokey Robinson) - 5:31
  3. "That Girl" (Stevie Wonder) - 6:05
  4. "Grand River Crossings I" - 0:48
  5. "The Smart Set" (Roy Brooks) - 2:54
  6. "Let It Be" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 3:58
  7. "Space Odyssey" (Marcus Belgrave) - 5:36
  8. "In Appreciation" - 1:04
  9. "Baby I Need Your Loving" (Eddie Holland, Lamont Dozier, Brian Holland) - 4:29
  10. "Itching in My Heart" (Holland, Dozier, Holland) - 1:56
  11. "Stoned Love" (Kenny Thomas, Frank Wilson) - 3:40
  12. "Grand River Crossings II" - 0:52
  13. "Inner City Blues" (Marvin Gaye, James Nyx Jr.) - 4:26
  14. "Save the Children" (Al Cleveland, Renaldo Benson, Marvin Gaye) - 7:15
  15. "Nancy Joe" (Gerald Wilson) - 3:39

Personnel


References

  1. Motéma Music catalog, accessed June 30, 2014
  2. 1 2 Jurek, T., Allmusic Review accessed June 30, 2014
  3. 1 2 Fordham, J., The Guardian Review, September 20, 2013
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