| Open on All Sides in the Middle | ||||
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| Released | December 1987 | |||
| Recorded | December 1986 | |||
| Studio | Sound Suite, Detroit | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:47 | |||
| Label | Minor Music MM 1013 | |||
| Producer | Geri Allen | |||
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Open on All Sides in the Middle is an album by pianist Geri Allen, recorded in late 1986 and released on the German Minor Music label. [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [3] |
AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow stated that "the material is comparatively lightweight for a Geri Allen recording, often only bordering on jazz". [2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz described the album as an attempt to create "some new kind of song-based jazz", but labelled it "dire". [3]
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