Painted Rhythms: The Compleat Ran Blake, Volume 2
Painted Rhythms: The Compleat Ran Blake, Volume 2 | |
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Recorded | December 1985 |
Venue | Houghton Chapel, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts; North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly, Massachusetts |
Genre | Jazz |
Label | GM |
Producer | Gunther Schuller |
Painted Rhythms: The Compleat Ran Blake, Volume 2 is a solo piano album by Ran Blake. It was recorded in 1985 and released by GM Recordings.
Recording and music[]
The album was recorded in December 1985 at Houghton Chapel, Wellesley College, in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and at the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, Massachusetts.[1] It was produced by Gunther Schuller.[1] Some of the tracks reflect Blake's interest in Spanish/Castilian Sephardic themes.[2]
Releases and reception[]
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Painted Rhythms: The Compleat Ran Blake, Volume 2 was released by GM Recordings.[2] The AllMusic reviewer concluded that, "Throughout, Blake was quite concise (only 'Shoah!' exceeded four minutes and seven other sketches were under two), very expressive, and, as usual, totally individual."[3]
Track listing[]
- "Maple Leaf Rag" (Scott Joplin) – 2:41
- "Blue Monk" (Thelonious Monk) – 2:32
- "Theme for Alto" (Rugolo) – 3:48
- "Winter in Madrid" (Roland, Cascales) – 2:04
- "Una hija tiene el rey" (Anonymous) – 1:12
- "Una matica de ruda" (Anonymous) – 1:07
- "Pase el agua, Julieta" (Anonymous) – 1:37
- "Ah, el novio no quiere dinero" – 1:37
- "Aquesta nit un mateix vent" (Mompou) – 1:58
- "El cant dels ocells" (Traditional) – 1:10
- "Jo et pressentia com la mar" (Mompou) – 2:38
- "Shoah!" (Ran Blake) – 4:22
- "Babbitt" (Blake) – 1:06
- "Storm Warning" (Blake) – 3:27
- "Vilna" (Olshanetsky, Wolfson) – 2:12
- "Bahia (Na baixa do sapteiro)" (Barroso) – 3:43
Personnel[]
- Ran Blake – piano
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "GM3008". gmrecordings.com. GM Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1992). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette (1st ed.). Penguin. pp. 108–109. ISBN 978-0-14-015364-4.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, Scott. "Ran Blake – Painted Rhythms: The Compleat Ran Blake, Vol. 2". AllMusic. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
Categories:
- 1985 albums
- Ran Blake albums
- Solo piano jazz albums