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23.9.24

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

17.1.23

RAN BLAKE & ANTHONY BRAXTON - A Memory Of Vienna (1997) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This program of jazz standards and classics was the product of a two-and-a-half-hour completely unplanned session that happened as a result of Franz Koglmann's Pipetet finishing an album project a few hours early. Blake and Braxton had not played together for ten years -- since Blake's Rapport album in 1978. Art Lange, the session's producer, got the pair to find a number of tunes they wanted to play in common, noted the keys each tune was to be played in, and let them go. The result: eight gloriously recorded, wonderfully executed, and soulfully played duets that cover all kinds of territory, from a gorgeously reverential and understated version of Thelonious Monk's "'Round Midnight" to a stunning agile "Yardbird Suite," to Dizzy Gillespie's "You Got to My Head," played with just enough smoke to keep from igniting a full-fledged emotional fire. The themes are stated so seductively on the alto and Blake's large, whispering, chorded harmony, you could forget Braxton is the horn player and feel if you were in a movie theater in the 1930s. But if this isn't enough, you also get Mal Waldron's sultry "Soul Eyes" and Miles Davis' "Four," played by Braxton with all the dexterity Sonny Rollins did originally. This pair, despite the quirky nature of Blake's off-kilter harmonizing (which is very lyrical), know how to swing together, taking great care not to get in the way of the tunes they're playing. This is as understated and "mellow" as you will ever hear these two players. However, it also may be the first time you hear what sensitive listeners and interpretive masters they can be with the jazz canon.
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Tracklist :
1     'Round Midnight 11:06
Bernie Hanighen / Thelonious Monk / Cootie Williams
2     Yardbird Suite 5:37
Charlie Parker
3     You Go To My Head 7:57
J. Fred Coots / Haven Gillespie
4     Just Friends 6:24
John Klenner / Klenner / Sam M. Lewis
5     Alone Together 4:58
Howard Dietz / Arthur Schwartz
6     Four 4:52
Miles Davis
7     Soul Eyes 7:33
Mal Waldron
8     I'm Getting Sentimental Over You 7:06
George Bassman / Ned Washington
Credits :
Alto Saxophone – Anthony Braxton
Piano – Ran Blake

27.12.19

JEANNE LEE & RAN BLAKE - The Legendary Duets (1961-1987) RM / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

This is a classic. Singer Jeanne Lee and pianist Ran Blake both made their recording debuts on this set of duets (two songs add bassist George Duvivier), and their interplay is quite memorable. Blake's emotional style makes dramatic use of sound and space, while Lee's haunting vocals also make each note count. The CD reissue (which adds four previously unreleased songs to the original ten-tune program) is highlighted by "Laura," "Where Flamingos Fly," "Evil Blues," and "Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child"; included are some very slow ballads ("Lover Man," et al.) that are full of inner tension. Fascinating music, highly recommended. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist:

1 Laura 5:05

2 Blue Monk 4:47

3 Church On Russell Street 3:09

4 Where Flamingos Fly 4:15

5 Season In The Sun 2:27

6 Lover Man 5:13

7 Evil Blues 3:06

8 Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child 2:41

9 When Sunny Gets Blue 4:53

10 Love Isn't Everything 1:18

11 Vanguard 3:12

12 Left Alone 2:51

13 He's Got The Whole World In His Hands 2:04

14 Straight Ahead 3:08

Credits:

Bass – George Duvivier (tracks: 5, 7)

Piano – Ran Blake (tracks: 1 to 7, 9 to 12, 14)

Vocals – Jeanne Lee (tracks: 1, 2, 4 to 14)

ESBJÖRN SVENSSON TRIO — Winter In Venice (1997) FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Esbjörn Svensson has stood not only once on stage in Montreux. He was already a guest in the summer of 1998 at the jazz festival on Lake Gen...