In the Year of the Dragon | |
Type: | Album |
Artist: | Geri Allen, Charlie Haden & Paul Motian |
Cover: | In the Year of the Dragon.jpg |
Released: | 1989 |
Recorded: | March 1989 |
Studio: | Sound Ideas Studios, NYC |
Genre: | Avant-garde jazz, post-bop, progressive jazz |
Length: | 43:53 |
Label: | JMT 834 428-2 |
Producer: | Stefan Winter |
Chronology: | Geri Allen |
Prev Title: | Twylight |
Prev Year: | 1989 |
Next Title: | Segments |
Next Year: | 1989 |
In the Year of the Dragon is an album by pianist Geri Allen, bassist Charlie Haden and drummer Paul Motian recorded in 1989 and released on the German JMT label.[1]
AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "Fully realized, diverse, and balanced, this piano-bass-drums trio recording is one of the very best of its late-'80s era, loaded with great musicianship, surprises, and an accurate representation of these genius musicians' personalities and individualism blended into a complete whole. In the Year of the Dragon is highly recommended to all who appreciate superb musicianship coming together".[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz awarded it 3 stars, calling it "one of the best of the trio sets".[3]
All compositions by Geri Allen except as indicated