Suffield Gothic
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Suffield Gothic |
| type | Album |
| artist | Ran Blake |
| cover | Suffield Gothic.jpg |
| released | 1983 |
| recorded | September 28 & 29, 1983 |
| genre | Jazz |
| length | 42:16 |
| label | Soul Note |
| producer | Giovanni Bonandrini |
| chronology | Ran Blake |
| prev_title | Duke Dreams |
| prev_year | 1981 |
| next_title | Vertigo |
| next_year | 1985 |
| :: |
| name = Suffield Gothic | type = Album | artist = Ran Blake | cover = Suffield Gothic.jpg|border=yes | alt = | released = 1983 | recorded = September 28 & 29, 1983 | venue = | studio = | genre = Jazz | length = 42:16 | label = Soul Note | producer = Giovanni Bonandrini | chronology = Ran Blake | prev_title = Duke Dreams | prev_year = 1981 | next_title = Vertigo | next_year = 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.
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2½ stars, stating "No Ran Blake record is ever dull". | rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = |rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |rev2score =
Track listing
:All compositions by Ran Blake except as indicated
- "Curtis" - 3:39
- "Pete Kelly's Blues" (Sammy Cahn, Ray Heindorf) - 2:49
- "There's Been a Change in My Life" (Hubert Powell) - 4:04
- "Vanguard" - 4:47
- "Ol' Man River" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 5:23
- "Tribute to Mahalia: Walk over God's Heaven/It Don't Cost Very Much" (Thomas A. Dorsey/Traditional) - 6:27
- "Indian Winter" - 5:57
- "The Stars and Stripes Forever" (John Philip Sousa) - 3:47
- "Midnight Local to Tate County" - 5:56 :*Recorded at Vanguard Studios in New York City on September 28 & 29, 1983
Personnel
- Ran Blake – piano
- Houston Person – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 5, 7 & 9)
References
References
- [https://jazzrealities.blogspot.com/2010/01/soulnote-label-discography-compiled-by.html Soul Note discography] accessed July 13, 2011
- Yanow, S. [https://www.allmusic.com/album/suffield-gothic-r135469 Allmusic Review] accessed July 13, 2011
- Cook, Richard. (2008). "The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings". Penguin.
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