Some Aspects of Water

Some Aspects of Water
Live album by Geri Allen
Released	1997
Recorded	March 15 & 17, 1996 Tønder Kulturhus, Tønder and SAS Falconer Center, Copenhagen
Genre	Jazz
Length	54:18
Label	Storyville STCD 4212
Producer	Ib Skovgaard
Geri Allen chronology
Eyes in the Back of Your Head (1996) Some Aspects of Water (1996) The Gathering (1998)

Some Aspects of Water is a live album by pianist Geri Allen recorded in 1994 in Denmark at concerts celebrating her winning the 1996 Jazzpar Prize and released on the Storyville label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Throughout the date, Geri Allen shows why she is one of post-bop's top stars. Highly recommended".^[2]JazzTimes stated "As an example both of Allen's sense of longer form and of larger ensembles, it is interesting-but frankly, it's wholeness and beauty transcend such considerations".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Geri Allen except as indicated

1. "Feed the Fire" - 10:53
2. "A Beautiful Friendship" (Donald Kahn, Stanley Styne) - 9:34
3. "Old Folks" (Dedette Lee Hill, Willard Robison) - 9:30
4. "Smooth Attitudes" (Jens Winther) - 8:02
5. "Some Aspects of Water" - 18:51
6. "Skin" - 9:43

Personnel

• Geri Allen - piano
• Palle Danielsson - bass
• Lenny White - drums
• Johnny Coles - flugelhorn (tracks 3-5)
• Henrik Bolberg Pedersen - trumpet, flugelhorn (tracks 4 & 5)
• Kjeld Ipsen - trombone (tracks 4 & 5)
• Axel Windfeld - tuba (tracks 4 & 5)
• Michael Hove - alto saxophone, flute, clarinet (tracks 4 & 5)
• Uffe Markussen - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, flute (tracks 4 & 5)

References

1. Geri Allen catalog, accessed July 1, 2014
2. Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed July 1, 2014
3. Bennett, B., JazzTimes Review, May 1998