The Printmakers

The Printmakers
The Printmakers
Studio album by Geri Allen
Released	1985
Recorded	February 8–9, 1984
Studio	Tonstudio Zuckerfabrik, Stuttgart, West Germany
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:03
Label	Minor Music MM 001
Producer	Stephan Meyner
Geri Allen chronology

The Printmakers is the first album by the pianist Geri Allen.^[1]^[2] It was recorded in February 1984 in Germany and released on the German Minor Music label.^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[5]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[6]

AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars, stating: "This session will prove to be an ear-opening experience for those familiar with Geri Allen's more mainstream work."^[4] NPR called the album "a tight, imaginative trio session."^[2] The New York Times wrote that Allen's "ballads demonstrate a rich, coloristic sense of harmony, and she can hurtle through atonal passages with steel-fingered momentum."^[1]

Track listing

All compositions by Geri Allen

"A Celebration of All Life" - 6:20
"Eric" - 5:29
"Running as Fast as You Can...TGTH" - 3:10
"M's Heart" - 4:52
"Printmakers" - 8:05
"Andrew" - 4:24
"When Kabuya Dances" - 6:48
"D and V" - 1:55

Personnel

Geri Allen - piano
Anthony Cox - double bass
Andrew Cyrille - drums, mouth percussion, timpani

References

^ ^a ^b Pareles, Jon (August 28, 1985). "The Pop Life; R.e.m., the Rock Band, Thrives on Ambiguity" – via NYTimes.com.
^ ^a ^b "Geri Allen, Pianist, Composer And Educator, Dies At 60". NPR.org.
^ Geri Allen catalog, accessed July 3, 2014
^ ^a ^b Dryden, K., Allmusic review. Retrieved July 3, 2014.
^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 122.
^ The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (Ninth ed.). 2008. p. 21.

[auto1-1] Pareles, Jon (August 28, 1985). "The Pop Life; R.e.m., the Rock Band, Thrives on Ambiguity" – via NYTimes.com.

[auto-2] "Geri Allen, Pianist, Composer And Educator, Dies At 60". NPR.org.

[3] Geri Allen catalog, accessed July 3, 2014

[Allmusic-4] Dryden, K., Allmusic review. Retrieved July 3, 2014.

[CL-5] Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 1. MUZE. p. 122.

[6] The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (Ninth ed.). 2008. p. 21.

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v t e Geri Allen
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, except where noted.
Albums as leader or co-leader	The Printmakers (1984) Home Grown (1985) Open on All Sides in the Middle (1986) In the Year of the Dragon (1989) Segments (1989) Twylight (1989) Live at the Village Vanguard (1990) The Nurturer (1990) Maroons (1992) Twenty One (1994) Eyes in the Back of Your Head (1995–96) Some Aspects of Water (1996) The Gathering (1998) The Life of a Song (2004) Timeless Portraits and Dreams (2006) Flying Toward the Sound (2008) Geri Allen & Timeline Live (2009) A Child Is Born (2011) Grand River Crossings (2012) A Lovesome Thing (2012)
With Oliver Lake	Expandable Language (1984) Otherside (1988) Talkin' Stick (1997) At This Time (2008)
With others	Movies (Franco Ambrosetti, 1986) Movies Too (Franco Ambrosetti, 1988) The Collective (Cecil Brooks III, 1989) Duet in Detroit (Roy Brooks, 1989) Droppin' Things (Betty Carter, 1990) Feed the Fire (Betty Carter, 1993) Sound Museum: Hidden Man (Ornette Coleman, 1996) Sound Museum: Three Women (Ornette Coleman, 1996) Motherland Pulse (Steve Coleman, 1985) Flute Talk (Buddy Collette, 1988) Etudes (Charlie Haden, 1987) The Montreal Tapes: with Geri Allen and Paul Motian (Charlie Haden, 1989) The Montreal Tapes: Liberation Music Orchestra (Charlie Haden, 1989) Reflections in Change (Craig Handy, 1999) Lift Every Voice (Charles Lloyd, 2002) Jumping the Creek (Charles Lloyd, 2004) Decision in Paradise (Frank Lowe, 1984) Monk in Motian (Paul Motian, 1988) Mindgames (Greg Osby, 1988) Living on the Edge (Dewey Redman, 1989) Crunchin' (Wallace Roney, 1993) Munchin' (Wallace Roney, 1993) Bemsha Swing (Woody Shaw, 1986) By Any Means Necessary (Gary Thomas, 1989)