The embodiment of what a modern-day jazz pianist should be, Geri Allen was one of the most respected and versatile improvisers of her generation. Well-versed in the acoustic jazz tradition, her influences spoke to her broad-minded aesthetic, touching not only on post-bop, but world music, funk, pop, rock, and free jazz. Emerging from the fertile Detroit jazz scene of the '70s, she built upon her early lessons with legendary trumpeter Marcus Belgrave and pianist Kenny Barron. Her own albums, beginning with 1984's Printmakers alongside bassist Anthony Cox and drummer Andrew Cyri...