Painted Rhythms: The Compleat Ran Blake, Volume 2

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

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

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

  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

References

  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.