Jun 12, 2024
In memory of Geri Allen (June 12, 1957 – June 27, 2017)
Geri Allen Trio – Twenty One
Twenty One is an album by pianist Geri Allen with bassist Ron Carter and drummer Tony Williams recorded in 1994 and released on the Blue Note label. The title of the album refers to the commitment Allen made at age 21 to continue and extend the tradition of the jazz masters.
Writer Gary Giddins called the album “a display of strength” and “a mature work by a performer… who was repositioning herself as a jazz centrist.” He commented: “This is a trio fearsomely alive… The triumph of Twenty One is in the certainty with which Allen’s individuality asserts itself in a setting that might have neutralized her.” .
