Jazz on 3 picks the best of the month's releases and presents the last in the series of Blue Note landmarks as the label celebrates its 60th anniversary. Recorded at the London Jazz Festival, tonight's concert comes from one of today's finest pianist/composers.
Geri Allen performs in her trio - with Ralphe Armstrong on bass and Ralph Penland on drums. Allen has played with many of the contemporary-jazz greats, including Ornette Coleman , Betty Carter , Tony Williams ,
Dave Holland and Ron Carter. She has her own distinctive voice, presenting an amalgam of her African-American heritage, encompassing bebop and hard bop, R 'n' B, free jazz and African and Latin rhythms.
Producers Lyn Champion and Steve Shepherd