Suffield Gothic

Suffield Gothic
Studio album by
Ran Blake
Released1983
RecordedSeptember 28 & 29, 1983
GenreJazz
Length42:16
LabelSoul Note
ProducerGiovanni Bonandrini
Ran Blake chronology
Duke Dreams
(1981) 		Suffield Gothic
(1983) 		Vertigo
(1985)

Suffield Gothic is an album by the American jazz pianist Ran Blake featuring saxophonist Houston Person. It was recorded in 1983 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2½ stars, stating "No Ran Blake record is ever dull".[2]

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

Track listing

All compositions by Ran Blake except as indicated
  1. "Curtis" - 3:39
  2. "Pete Kelly's Blues" (Sammy Cahn, Ray Heindorf) - 2:49
  3. "There's Been a Change in My Life" (Hubert Powell) - 4:04
  4. "Vanguard" - 4:47
  5. "Ol' Man River" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 5:23
  6. "Tribute to Mahalia: Walk over God's Heaven/It Don't Cost Very Much" (Thomas A. Dorsey/Traditional) - 6:27
  7. "Indian Winter" - 5:57
  8. "The Stars and Stripes Forever" (John Philip Sousa) - 3:47
  9. "Midnight Local to Tate County" - 5:56
  • Recorded at Vanguard Studios in New York City on September 28 & 29, 1983

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Soul Note discography accessed July 13, 2011
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 13, 2011
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.