Eyes in the Back of Your Head is an album by the pianist Geri Allen, recorded in late 1995 and early 1996 and released on the Blue Note label.[1]

Eyes in the Back of Your Head
Studio album by Geri Allen
Released	August 12, 1997
Recorded	December 14 & 15, 1995 and March 1, 1996 Clinton Recording Studios, NYC
Genre	Jazz
Length	54:51
Label	Blue Note CDP 8 38297
Producer	Geri Allen, Herb Jordan & Teo Macero
Geri Allen chronology
Twenty One (1994) Eyes in the Back of Your Head (1997) Some Aspects of Water (1997)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

AllMusic stated: "The music is mostly avant-garde, but purposeful and logical in its own fashion. Well worth several listens".[2] JazzTimes stated: "In conversation she's a thoroughly grounded woman, in music she brings that as well as a sense of storytelling and picture painting that never borders on the precious, and this recording is equal parts-pure Geri Allen, always rewarding".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Geri Allen except as indicated

1. "Mother Wit" - 3:05
2. "New Eyes Opening" - 5:37
3. "Vertical Flowing" (Geri Allen, Ornette Coleman) - 5:27
4. "M.O.P.E." - 6:11
5. "FMFMF (For My Family, for My Friends)" - 5:34
6. "Dark Eyes" (Geri Allen, Wallace Roney) - 4:20
7. "Little Waltz" (Ron Carter) - 6:11
8. "In the Back of Your Head" (Allen, Roney) - 5:52
9. "Windows to the Soul" - 5:11
10. "The Eyes Have It" (Allen, Ornette Coleman) - 7:23

Personnel

• Geri Allen - piano, synthesizer
• Wallace Roney - trumpet (tracks 4, 6, 8 & 9)
• Ornette Coleman - alto saxophone (tracks 3 & 10)
• Cyro Baptista - percussion (tracks 1, 4 & 6)

References