Breakthru is an album of solo piano performances by the American jazz pianist Ran Blake recorded in 1975 and released on the Improvising Artists label.[1]
| Breakthru | ||||
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| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | December 2 & 5, 1975 Bendiksen Studio in Oslo, Norway | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:43 | |||
| Label | Improvising Artists IAI 373842 | |||
| Producer | Paul Bley | |||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
Scott Yanow of AllMusic stated, "Blake's emotional playing (which emphasizes the contrast between silence and explosive sounds) is both witty and unpredictable... Intriguing music".[2]
Track listing edit
- "Breakthru" (Ran Blake) - 1:35
- "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) - 3:47
- "If Dreams Come True" (Benny Goodman, Irving Mills, Edgar Sampson) - 2:23
- "No Good Man" (Irene Higginbotham, Sammy Gallop, Dan Fisher) - 3:00
- "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 2:28
- "Wish I Could Talk to You Baby" (Leon Sylvers III) - 4:58
- "Grey December" (Frank Campo) - 3:10
- "Spinning Wheel" (David Clayton-Thomas) - 2:00
- "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Mills, Mitchell Parish) - 2:36
- "Manhattan Memories: Bird Blues" (Blake) - 1:10
- "Manhattan Memories: Bebopper" (George Gordon, Sonnie Leonard) - 1:45
- "Manhattan Memories: Drop Me Off in Harlem" (Ellington, Nick Kenny) - 1:10
- "All About Ronnie" (Joe Greene) - 2:30
- "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" (Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand) - 2:50
- "Parker's Mood" (Charlie Parker) - 3:41
- "Tea for Two" (Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans) - 2:45
Personnel edit
References edit
- ^ Ran Blake discography accessed February 11, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Ran Blake: Breakthru – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved February 11, 2015.