The Printmakers is the first album by the pianist Geri Allen.

[1][2] It was recorded in February 1984 in Germany and released on the German Minor Music label.

[3] AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars, stating: "This session will prove to be an ear-opening experience for those familiar with Geri Allen's more mainstream work.

"[4] NPR called the album "a tight, imaginative trio session.

"[2] The New York Times wrote that Allen's "ballads demonstrate a rich, coloristic sense of harmony, and she can hurtle through atonal passages with steel-fingered momentum.