Short Life of Barbara Monk

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Short Life of Barbara Monk
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Studio album by
Ran Blake
Released1986
RecordedAugust 26, 1986
GenreJazz
Length41:33
LabelSoul Note
ProducerGiovanni Bonandrini
Ran Blake chronology

(1985) 		Short Life of Barbara Monk
(1986) 		A Memory of Vienna
(1988)

Short Life of Barbara Monk is an album by the American jazz pianist Ran Blake featuring saxophonist Ricky Ford recorded in 1986 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.[1] The album's dedicatee (1953–84) died from cancer and was the daughter of the jazz pianist Thelonious Monk.[2]

Reception[]

The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection.[3]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "Tenor saxophonist Ricky Ford works surprisingly well with Blake, whose phrasing and use of space are unusual, while his interpretations are sometimes based on the feeling he gets from song titles rather than the chord changes... Another intriguing Ran Blake set".[4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Penguin Guide to Jazz4/4 stars[3]
Allmusic3/5 stars[4]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Ran Blake except where noted.

  1. "I've Got You Under My Skin" (Cole Porter) - 3:37
  2. "Una Matica de Ruda" [Take 1] (Traditional) - 0:54
  3. "Artistry in Rhythm" (Stan Kenton) - 5:54
  4. "Una Matica de Ruda" [Take 2] (Traditional) - 0:58
  5. "In Between" (Claire Ritter) - 4:06
  6. "Short Life of Barbara Monk" - 7:24
  7. "Impresario of Death" - 3:45
  8. "23 Degrees North, 82 Degrees West" (Dee Barton) - 2:44
  9. "Dark" () - 4:49
  10. "Vradiazi" (Mikis Theodorakis) - 2:51
  11. "Pourquoi, Laurent?" - 4:31
  • Recorded at in Carlisle, Massachusetts on August 26, 1986

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Soul Note discography accessed July 14, 2011
  2. ^ "The Short Life of Barbara Monk". Ran Blake. Retrieved 5 April 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008) [1992]. "Ran Blake". The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). New York: Penguin. p. 140. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 14, 2011
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