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Ran Blake: That Certain Feeling (George Gershwin Songbook)

by AAJ Italy Staff
March 28, 2011

Non verrebbe spontaneo associare il nome di George Gershwin a quello di Ran Blake o di Steve Lacy, così come a quello del tenorsassofonista Ricky Ford, protagonisti di questo disco. Per fortuna! Nessun rischio di maniera né di consunte scorribande soliste sopra i giri armonici più abusati del jazz: in queste registrazioni del 1990, ora nuovamente ...

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A Memory Of Vienna

By Ran Blake

Label: Hat Hut Records
Released: 2010
Track listing: 'Round Midnight; Yardbird Suite; You Go To My Head; Just Friends; Alone Together; Four; Soul Eyes; I'm Getting Sentimental Over You.

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Out of the Shadows

By Ran Blake

Label: Red Piano Records
Released: 2010
Track listing: Out of the Shadows; The Thrill is Gone; Deep Song; The Band Played On/Goodbye Little Yellow Bird; Fine and Dandy; Una Matica De Ruda; Goodbye; When Malindy Sings; Mendacity; Social Call; Hi Lili Hi Lo; The Bad and the Beautiful; This Will All Seem Funny; Out of the Shadows.

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Camera Obscura

By Ran Blake

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Released: 2010
Track listing: 01. When Sunny Gets Blue (Segal / Fisher) - 3:43; 02. Our Fair Cat (McFadden) - 3:23; 03. Folhas (Serpa/DeAndrade) - 2:46; 04. The Short Life Of Barbara Monk (Blake) - 4:59; 05. I Should Care (Cahn / Weston) - 1:42; 06. Nutty (Monk/Guryan) - 1:12; 07. Driftwood (Goodman / Udell) - 3:27; 08. Get Out Of Town (Porter) - 3:29; 09. Vanguard (Blake / Jeanne Lee) - 3:04; 10. April In Paris (Duke / Harburg) - 2:15.

Article: Album Review

Ran Blake - Sara Serpa: Camera Obscura

by AAJ Italy Staff
October 19, 2010

Negli ultimi anni la figura della cantante portoghese Sara Serpa ha iniziato a farsi apprezzare al di fuori della fervida (ma ancora poco nota) scena jazzistica di Lisbona. Il recente ingresso nel gruppo di Greg Osby (con cui ha inciso il recente 9 Levels) e la pubblicazione di quest'incontro con Ran Blake, inciso a Brooklyn nel ...

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News: Recording

Ran Blake with Ricky Ford & Steve Lacy: That Certain Feeling (George Gershwin Songbook), available September 2010

August 27, 2010

Songs—with or without lyrics—being no less than stories, and the best songs of George (and frequently Ira) Gershwin being stories of the first order, any number of these exhilarating moments are to be heard on this disc, a result of the material (Gershwin's) inspiring the imagination of the improviser, Ran Blake. Blake's art is wholly a ...

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Article: Album Review

Ran Blake / Christine Correa: Out of the Shadows

Read "Out of the Shadows" reviewed by Raul d'Gama Rose

by Raul d'Gama Rose
July 3, 2010

The spectacular second coupling of pianist Ran Blake and vocalist Christine Correa, Out of the Shadows is one of the most extraordinary albums of 2010. Both are wonderful storytellers in their own right. Music appears to flow and gush and foam through Blake's body, breaking in waves from his hands and fingertips as they flutter and ...

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Article: Live From New York

June 2010

by AAJ Staff
June 12, 2010

Chick Corea/Eddie Gomez/Paul Motian Blue NoteNew York, NY May 5, 2010Paying homage to Bill Evans in a two-week summit at the Blue Note, pianist Chick Corea set up camp with bassist Eddie Gomez and drummer Paul Motian--two Evans alumni who have rarely if ever worked together. It had all the ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

David Haney: Blue Flint Girl and Live from Yoshi's

by Clifford Allen
June 12, 2010

David Haney TrioBlue Flint GirlCIMP2009 The David Haney CollectiveLive from Yoshi'sCadence Jazz Records2009 The center of the jazz world is still considered to be Gotham, even though one can pretty ...

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Article: Multiple Reviews

Trumpet & Piano: Dennis González/João Paulo & Enrico Rava/Ran Blake

by A. Henkin
May 15, 2010

Dennis González / João PauloScapeGraceClean Feed2009 Enrico Rava / Ran BlakeDuo En NoirBetween the Lines2009 Different instruments paired in duet with piano bring out unique facets. With drums, its percussive ...