Suffield Gothic

1983 studio album by Ran Blake

Suffield Gothic

Studio album by

Ran Blake

Released| 1983
Recorded| September 28 & 29, 1983
Genre| Jazz
Length| 42:16
Label| Soul Note
Producer| Giovanni Bonandrini
Ran Blake chronology
| Duke Dreams
(1981)  | Suffield Gothic
(1983)  | Vertigo
(1985)

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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]

## Reception

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

Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings| [3]

## Track listing

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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

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* Ran Blake – piano
* Houston Person – tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 5, 7 & 9)

## References

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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.

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Ran Blake

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.

Albums|

* The Newest Sound Around (with Jeanne Lee, 1961)
* Ran Blake Plays Solo Piano (1965)
* The Blue Potato and Other Outrages... (1969)
* Breakthru (1975)
* Wende (1976)
* Improvisations (with Jaki Byard, 1981)
* Duke Dreams (1981)
* Suffield Gothic (1983)
* Painted Rhythms: The Compleat Ran Blake, Volume 1 (1985)
* Painted Rhythms: The Compleat Ran Blake, Volume 2 (1985)
* Short Life of Barbara Monk (1986)
* A Memory of Vienna (with Anthony Braxton, 1988)
* Masters from Different Worlds (with Clifford Jordan and Julian Priester, 1989)
* Epistrophy (1991)
* Unmarked Van: A Tribute to Sarah Vaughan (1994)
* All That Is Tied (2005)
* Driftwoods (2008)

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