The Nurturer

The Nurturer is an album by pianist Geri Allen recorded in 1990 and released on the Blue Note label.^[1]

The Nurturer
Studio album by Geri Allen
Released	February 1991
Recorded	January 5–6, 1990
Studio	Sound On Sound Studio, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	52:56
Label	Blue Note CDP 7 95139 2
Producer	Geri Allen
Geri Allen chronology
Segments (1989) The Nurturer (1991) Live at the Village Vanguard (1990)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[3]
Downbeat	[4]

AllMusic's Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars, calling it "A fine example of Geri Allen's advanced music (which holds on to tradition without merely recreating the past)".^[2]

The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings wrote: "With The Nurturer, Allen develops her interest in structures, the shape and resonance of compositions, as opposed to straightforward soloing on themes. The arrangements are watertight and quite ambitious... Strongly recommended."^[3]

Josef Woodard, writing for Downbeat, gave The Nurturer 4 stars.^[4] Woodard wrote, "Allen's own solos typically manage an adept balancing act: eloquence and self-examination. The combination is a rare one, and the mark of an artist tethered to her own sense of rhyme and reason—and no one else's".^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Geri Allen except as indicated

1. "Night's Shadow" (Eli Fountain) - 8:26
2. "No. 3" (Lawrence Williams) - 8:17
3. "It's Good To Be Home Again" (Williams) - 4:32
4. "Batista's Groove" (Marcus Belgrave) - 5:24
5. "Night of Power (For My Daughter Laila)" - 2:19
6. "Our Gang" (Robert Hurst) - 5:38
7. "Silence and Song/The Nurturer" - 9:51
8. "Le Goo Wop" - 1:48
9. "Lullaby of Isfahn" (Kenny Garrett) - 6:41

Personnel

• Geri Allen - piano
• Marcus Belgrave - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Kenny Garrett - alto saxophone
• Robert Hurst - bass
• Jeff "Tain" Watts - drums
• Eli Fountain - percussion