RAN BLAKE — Epistrophy (1992) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Ran Blake's re-interpretations of 12 Thelonious Monk songs and four standards that Monk enjoyed playing are quite different than everyone else's. He states the basic melody but, rather than improvising off the chord changes, Blake's flights on these solo piano performances stay close to the mood of the melodies, alternating silence with unexpected emotional flurries. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1. Epistrophy (Clarke-Monk) - 3:08
2. Thelonious (Monk) - 5:18
3. April in Paris (Duke-Harburg) - 3:07
4. Off Minor (Monk) - 1:39
5. Criss-Cross (Monk) - 2:19
6. Reflections (Monk) - 3:24
7. Epistrophy (Clarke-Monk) - 3:55
8. 'Round Midnight (Monk) - 5:50
9. Hornin' In (Monk) - 0:56
10. Just a Gigolo (Brammer-Casucci) - 3:10
11. Nice Work If You Can Get It (Gershwin-Gershwin) - 3:47
12. Ruby, My Dear (Monk) - 3:00
13. Monk's Mood (Monk) - 5:12
14. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (Harbach-Kern) - 2:48
15. Eronel (Monk) - 2:27
16. Misterioso (Monk) - 3:08
17. Epistrophy (Clarke-Monk) - 1:18
Credits :
Ran Blake - Piano