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.[1]

Suffield Gothic
Studio album by
Released1983
RecordedSeptember 28 & 29, 1983
GenreJazz
Length42:16
LabelSoul Note
ProducerGiovanni Bonandrini
Ran Blake chronology
Duke Dreams
(1981)
Suffield Gothic
(1983)
Vertigo
(1985)

Reception edit

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 2½ stars, stating "No Ran Blake record is ever dull".[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Ran Blake except as indicated
  1. "Curtis" - 3:39
  2. "Pete Kelly's Blues" (Sammy Cahn, Ray Heindorf) - 2:49
  3. "There's Been a Change in My Life" (Hubert Powell) - 4:04
  4. "Vanguard" - 4:47
  5. "Ol' Man River" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 5:23
  6. "Tribute to Mahalia: Walk over God's Heaven/It Don't Cost Very Much" (Thomas A. Dorsey/Traditional) - 6:27
  7. "Indian Winter" - 5:57
  8. "The Stars and Stripes Forever" (John Philip Sousa) - 3:47
  9. "Midnight Local to Tate County" - 5:56
  • Recorded at Vanguard Studios in New York City on September 28 & 29, 1983

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Soul Note discography accessed July 13, 2011
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 13, 2011
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (9th ed.). London: Penguin. p. 131. ISBN 978-0-14-103401-0.