A Child Is Born (album)


A Child Is Born is an album of Christmas carols by pianist Geri Allen with vocalists recorded in 2011 and released on the Motéma label.

Reception

awarded the album 4 stars, stating, "this is a holiday collection for the more adventurous jazz piano fan, rather than for someone looking for a safe, warm, and fuzzy set of jazzed-up Christmas tunes". The Guardian review by John Fordham awarded the album 3 stars, noting, "Wherever you're coming from, this remains the work of a gifted improviser exploring timelessly haunting songs". PopMatters reviewer Josh Langhoff said, "Geri Allen’s mostly-solo, mostly-jazz-piano album A Child Is Born flows through traditional Christmas songs and hymns with much facility, some invention, and a couple of surprises"

Track listing

All compositions Traditional except where noted.
  1. "Angels We Have Heard On High" – 4:24
  2. "A Child Is Born" – 3:43
  3. "Imagining Gena at Sunrise" – 1:10
  4. "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" – 7:31
  5. "Journey to Bethlehem" – 1:12
  6. "We Three Kings" – 5:00
  7. "God Is With Us" – 2:16
  8. "Amazing Grace" – 2:43
  9. "Christmas Medley: Away in a Manger/What Child Is This?/Silent Night" – 4:32
  10. "Imagining Gena At Sunset" – 0:32
  11. "Let Us Break Bread Together" – 5:00
  12. "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear" – 6:24
  13. "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel" – 0:56

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