Album 2015 on Soul Note label
Jazz (Avant-garde Jazz, Post-Bop)
Comes in a 7-CDs boxset, with 7 remastered albums, previously released on Soul Note label. CDs are stored in individual cardboard sleeves, with same artwork / liner notes as the original issue. 1. Improvisations recorded May 25-26, 1981 at Barrigozzi Studios, Milano, original release on Soul Note LP (SN 1022) ℗ 1981 2. Duke Dreams "The Legacy Of Strayhorn-Ellington" recorded May 27 and June 2, 1981 at Barrigozzi Studios, Milano, original release on Soul Note LP (SN 1027) ℗ 1981 3. Suffield Gothic recorded September 28-29, 1983 at Vanguard Studios, New York, mastered at Polygram, Tribiano (Milano), original release on Soul Note LP (SN 1077) ℗ 1984 4. Short Life Of Barbara Monk recorded August 26, 1986 at Blue Jay Recording Studios, Carlisle, Massachuchetts, USA, , digital editing and digital mastering at Northeastern Digital Recording inc., Haverhill, Schrewsbury, Massachusetts, mastered at Phonocomp, Tribiano - Milano, original release on Soul Note LP (SN 1127) ℗ 1987 5. Epistrophy, recorded on April 19-20, 1991 at Barrigozzi Studio, Milano, mastered at Phonocomp, Tribiano - Milano, original release on Soul Note CD (SN 121177-2) ℗ 1992 6. Unmarked Van: Tribute To Sarah Vaughan recorded December 14, 15 and 17, 1994 at Murec Studio, Milano, mastered at Phonocomp, Tribiano - Milano, original release on Soul Note CD (SN 121227-2) ℗ 1997 7. Indian Winter recorded on November 29-30, 1999 at Murec Studio, Milano, mastered at DeLuxe, Tribiano - Milano, original release on Soul Note CD (SN 121327-2) ℗ 2005 This compilation © CAM London Ltd. - Remastered edition ℗ 2015 CAM London Ltd. Under License by Kepach Music S.r.l. 'David Fabris' printed on CD 7 front cover but 'David "Knife" Fabris' printed on rear boxset and CD 7 back cover. Not sure about Leith Stevens as co-writer of 'When Marlon Meets Bird' (7-9).
![]() | Ran Blake p, *1935 US piano, written by, album by, arranged by, recomposed by |
![]() | Pick Up Studios , layout, cd 2, design, cd 1, artwork, cd1 front cover |
![]() | Ed Felson b, US bass |
![]() | Jon Hazilla dr, *1956 US drums |
![]() | Tiziano Tononi dr, perc, *1956 IT drums, congas, percussion, written by |
![]() | David "Knife" Fabris g, eg, b, electric guitar |
![]() | Xerios , IT layout, cd 5 |
![]() | Maria Bonandrini , IT artwork, cd 7, layout, cd 6 |
![]() | Justin Freed photography by, cd 3 & 6 - front cover, layout, cd 7 |
![]() | Jaki Byard p, 1922-1999 US piano, written by |
![]() | Houston Person ts, *1934 US tenor saxophone |
![]() | Ricky Ford ts, sax, *1954 US tenor saxophone |
![]() | Franz Gruber , 1787-1863 AT written by, silent night |
![]() | Traditional , written by, silent night |
![]() | Thomas A. Dorsey p, voc, 1899-1993 US written by, walk over... |
![]() | Ran Blake Quartet , performer on track |
Toby Mountain edited by, mastered by |
Mark Wessel engineer, recording assistant |
Rob Feaster engineer, recording assistant |
David Baker engineer, recording |
Giancarlo Barigozzi engineer, recording |
Gragg Lunsford engineer, recording |
Paolo Falascone engineer, recording |
Giovanni Bonandrini executive-producer, producer |
Aldo Borrelli mastered by |
Gennaro Carone mastered by |
John D'Agostino painting, cd 5 front cover |
Elena Carminati photography by, cd 1 back cover |
Roberto Polillo photography by, cd 2 back cover |
Renzo Chiesa photography by, cd 2 front cover |
Flavio Bonandrini producer |
Greg Silberman producer, producer, assistant |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Improvisations | Ran Blake | ||
2 | On Green Dolphin Street | Ran Blake | Bronislaw Kaper, Ned Washington | 6:06 |
3 | Prelude | Ran Blake | Jaki Byard, Ran Blake | 4:09 |
4 | Chromatics | Ran Blake | Jaki Byard, Ran Blake | 8:28 |
5 | Wende | Ran Blake | 3:42 | |
6 | Tea For Two | Ran Blake | Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans | 6:57 |
7 | Victoria | Ran Blake | Greg Silberman | 4:41 |
8 | Sonata For Two Pianos | Ran Blake | Jaki Byard, Ran Blake | 10:35 |
9 | Duke Dreams (The Legacy Of Strayhorn - Ellington) | Ran Blake | ||
10 | Duke Dreams | Ran Blake | 2:58 | |
11 | Something To Live For | Ran Blake | Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington | 5:42 |
12 | Me And You - Tk. 1 | Ran Blake | Duke Ellington | 2:20 |
13 | Drop Me Off In Harlem | Ran Blake | Duke Ellington, Nick Kenny | 2:04 |
14 | The Duke | Ran Blake | Dave Brubeck | 3:45 |
15 | Blue Rose | Ran Blake | Duke Ellington | 2:49 |
16 | It Don't Mean A Thing | Ran Blake | Duke Ellington, Irving Mills | 2:52 |
17 | Black And Tan Fantasy | Ran Blake | Bubber Miley, Duke Ellington | 5:15 |
18 | Animal Crackers | Ran Blake | Fred Rich, Harry Link, Sam Coslow | 1:26 |
19 | Me And You - Tk. 2 | Ran Blake | Duke Ellington | 1:58 |
20 | Sophisticated Lady | Ran Blake | Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish | 2:27 |
21 | Take The A Train | Ran Blake | Billy Strayhorn, The Delta Rhythm Boys | 5:38 |
22 | Suffield Gothic | Ran Blake | ||
23 | Curtis | Ran Blake | 3:42 | |
24 | Pete Kelly's Blues | Ran Blake | Ray Heindorf, Sammy Cahn | 2:46 |
25 | There's Been A Change In My Life | Ran Blake | Hubert Powell | 4:00 |
26 | Vanguard | Ran Blake | 4:43 | |
27 | Old Man River | Ran Blake | Hammerstein-Kern | 5:13 |
28 | Tribute To Mahalia - Walk Over God's Heaven It Don't Cost Very Much / Silent Night | Ran Blake | Ran Blake, Franz Gruber, Traditional, Thomas A. Dorsey | 6:22 |
29 | Indian Winter | Ran Blake | 5:54 | |
30 | Stars And Stripes Forever | Ran Blake | John Philip Sousa | 3:43 |
31 | Midnight Local To Tate County | Ran Blake | 5:53 | |
32 | Short Life Of Barbara Monk | Ran Blake | ||
33 | I've Got You Under My Skin | Ran Blake Quartet | Cole Porter | 3:37 |
34 | Una Matica De Ruda (Take 1) | Ran Blake Quartet | Traditional | 0:54 |
35 | Artistry In Rhythm | Ran Blake Quartet | Stan Kenton | 5:54 |
36 | Una Matica De Ruda (Take 2) | Ran Blake Quartet | Traditional | 0:58 |
37 | In Between | Ran Blake Quartet | Claire Ritter | 4:06 |
38 | Short Life Of Barbara Monk | Ran Blake Quartet | 7:24 | |
39 | Impresario Of Death | Ran Blake Quartet | 3:45 | |
40 | 23 Degrees North - 82 Degrees West | Ran Blake Quartet | Dee Barton | 2:44 |
41 | Dark | Ran Blake Quartet | Mauricio Villavecchia | 4:49 |
42 | Vradlazi | Ran Blake Quartet | Mikis Theodorakis | 2:51 |
43 | Pourquoi Laurent? | Ran Blake Quartet | 4:31 | |
44 | Epistrophy | Ran Blake | ||
45 | Epistrophy | Ran Blake | ||
46 | Thelonious | Ran Blake | ||
47 | April In Paris | Ran Blake | E.Y. Harburg, Vernon Duke | |
48 | Off Minor | Ran Blake | ||
49 | Criss Cross | Ran Blake | ||
50 | Reflections | Ran Blake | ||
51 | Epistrophy | Ran Blake | ||
52 | 'Round Around Midnight | Ran Blake | Cootie Williams, Thelonious Monk | |
53 | Hornin' In | Ran Blake | ||
54 | Just A Gigolo | Ran Blake | Irving Caesar, Julius Brammer, Leonello Casucci | |
55 | Nice Work If You Can Get It | Ran Blake | George & Ira Gershwin | |
56 | Ruby My Dear | Ran Blake | ||
57 | Monk's Mood | Ran Blake | ||
58 | Smoke Gets In Your Eyes | Ran Blake | Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach | |
59 | Eronel | Ran Blake | ||
60 | Misterioso | Ran Blake | ||
61 | Epistrophy | Ran Blake | ||
62 | Unmarked Van (A Tribute To Sarah Vaughan) | Ran Blake | ||
63 | Sarah | Ran Blake | ||
64 | My Reverie | Ran Blake | Claude Debussy, Larry Clinton | |
65 | Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child | Ran Blake | Traditional | |
66 | Tenderly (Take 1) | Ran Blake | Jack Lawrence, Walter Gross | |
67 | Make Yourself Comfortable | Ran Blake | Bob Merrill | |
68 | Tenderly (Take 2) | Ran Blake | ||
69 | Solitary Sunday | Ran Blake | ||
70 | My Man's Gone Now | Ran Blake | DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin | |
71 | Old Devil Moon | Ran Blake | Burton Lane, E.Y. Harburg | |
72 | A Portrait Of Roy Haynes | Ran Blake | Tiziano Tononi | |
73 | Whatever Lola Wants | Ran Blake | Jerry Ross, Richard Adler | |
74 | Wallflower Waltz | Ran Blake | Jack Segal, Marvin Fisher | |
75 | Tenderly (Take 3) | Ran Blake | ||
76 | April (Take 1) | Ran Blake | Joe Reisman | |
77 | April (Take 2) | Ran Blake | ||
78 | Call Me | Ran Blake | Tony Hatch | |
79 | Moonlight On The Ganges | Ran Blake | Chester Wallace, Sherman Myers | |
80 | The Girl From Ipanema | Ran Blake | Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius De Moraes | |
81 | Stompin' At The Savoy | Ran Blake | Benny Goodman, Chick Webb, Edgar Sampson | |
82 | A Little Tear | Ran Blake | Eumir Deodato, Paulo Sérgio Valle, Ray Gilbert | |
83 | Setembro | Ran Blake | Ivan Lins | |
84 | The Unmarked Van | Ran Blake | ||
85 | Tenderly (Take 4) | Ran Blake | ||
86 | Indian Winter | Ran Blake | ||
87 | Spiral Staircase | Ran Blake | ||
88 | You've Changed | Ran Blake | Carl Fischer | |
89 | Duality | Ran Blake | Francis Lai, Lionel Hampton | |
90 | Streetcar Named Desire | Ran Blake | Alex North | |
91 | You And I | Ran Blake | Stevie Wonder | |
92 | Merci Bon Dieu | Ran Blake | Frantz Casseus | |
93 | Homage To Alfred Hitchcock | Ran Blake | ||
94 | Georgia | Ran Blake | Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell | |
95 | When Marlon Meets Bird | Ran Blake | Leith Stevens, Neal Hefti | |
96 | Incident At Atocha (Blue Potato) | Ran Blake | ||
97 | Madrid | Ran Blake | ||
98 | Certi Angoli Segreti | Ran Blake | Enrico Rava | |
99 | Indian Winter | Ran Blake | ||
100 | I Say A Little Prayer For You | Ran Blake | Burt Bacharach, Hal David | |
101 | Speak Low | Ran Blake | Kurt Weill | |
102 | Sadness | Ran Blake | Ornette Coleman | |
103 | Baby Me Mine | Ran Blake | Rod Temperton | |
104 | Marqueson's Chicken | Ran Blake | Frank Zappa | |
105 | You've Changed | Ran Blake | Carl Fischer | |
106 | Mood Indigo | Ran Blake | Barney Bigard, Duke Ellington | |
107 | All Or Nothing At All | Ran Blake | Arthur Altman, Jack Lawrence | |
108 | Hellelujah, I Love Her So | Ran Blake | Ray Charles | |
109 | Brazil | Ran Blake | Ary Barroso |