| Maroons | ||||
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| Released | October 1992 | |||
| Recorded | February 11–14, 1992 | |||
| Studio | Sound On Sound Studio, NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 71:59 | |||
| Label | Blue Note CDP 7 99493 2 8 | |||
| Producer | Geri Allen | |||
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Maroons is an album by pianist Geri Allen recorded in 1992 and released on the Blue Note label. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars, stating, "This excellent recording is easily recommended to her fans and potential new devotees". [2]
In an article for Jazz Times, Michael J. West praised "Number Four," writing that Allen "anticipates Belgrave's every melodic and rhythmic move—at times sticking-and-moving, a la Earl Hines with Armstrong. She picks up his pathways on her solo... but turns them in her own direction, as if his improvised figures were the written material on which she was improvising. It's a remarkable achievement, one deserving of close attention within her catalogue." [3]
All compositions by Geri Allen except as indicated
Geri Antoinette Allen was an American jazz pianist, composer, and educator. In addition to her career as a performer and bandleader, Allen was also an associate professor of music at the University of Pittsburgh and the director of the university's Jazz Studies program.
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