Painted Rhythms: The Compleat Ran Blake, Volume 2

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Painted Rhythms: The Compleat Ran Blake, Volume 2
Recording by
Ran Blake
RecordedDecember 1985
VenueHoughton Chapel, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts; North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly, Massachusetts
GenreJazz
LabelGM
ProducerGunther 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[edit]

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[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[2]

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[edit]

  1. "Maple Leaf Rag" (Scott Joplin) – 2:41
  2. "Blue Monk" (Thelonious Monk) – 2:32
  3. "Theme for Alto" (Rugolo) – 3:48
  4. "Winter in Madrid" (Roland, Cascales) – 2:04
  5. "Una hija tiene el rey" (Anonymous) – 1:12
  6. "Una matica de ruda" (Anonymous) – 1:07
  7. "Pase el agua, Julieta" (Anonymous) – 1:37
  8. "Ah, el novio no quiere dinero" – 1:37
  9. "Aquesta nit un mateix vent" (Mompou) – 1:58
  10. "El cant dels ocells" (Traditional) – 1:10
  11. "Jo et pressentia com la mar" (Mompou) – 2:38
  12. "Shoah!" (Ran Blake) – 4:22
  13. "Babbitt" (Blake) – 1:06
  14. "Storm Warning" (Blake) – 3:27
  15. "Vilna" (Olshanetsky, Wolfson) – 2:12
  16. "Bahia (Na baixa do sapteiro)" (Barroso) – 3:43

Personnel[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "GM3008". gmrecordings.com. GM Recordings. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Ran Blake – Painted Rhythms: The Compleat Ran Blake, Vol. 2". AllMusic. Retrieved January 6, 2018.
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