Samiksha Jaiswal (Editor)

Improvisations (Ran Blake and Jaki Byard album)

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Released
  
1981

Length
  
44:38

Improvisations (1981)
  
To Them - To Us (1981)

Artists
  
Ran Blake, Jaki Byard

Label
  
Soul Note

Recorded
  
May 25 & 26, 1981

Producer
  
Giovanni Bonandrini

Improvisations (1981)
  
Duke Dreams (1981)

Release date
  
1981

Genre
  
Jazz

Improvisations (Ran Blake & Jaki Byard album) httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediaen11eImp

Similar
  
Ran Blake albums, Jazz albums

Improvisations is an album of piano duets by the American jazz pianists Ran Blake and Jaki Byard recorded in 1981 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "Because Byard (who can play credibly in virtually every jazz style) is highly flexible, he was able to meet Blake on his own terms and inspire him to play more extrovertedly than usual... In other words, this matchup works".

Track listing

All compositions by Ran Blake & Jaki Byard except as indicated
  1. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronislau Kaper, Ned Washington) - 6:06
  2. "Prelude" - 4:09
  3. "Chromatics" - 8:28
  4. "Wende" (Ran Blake) - 3:42
  5. "Tea for Two" (Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans) - 6:57
  6. "Victoria" (Greg Silberman) - 4:41
  7. "Sonata for Two Pianos" - 10:35
  • Recorded at Barigozzi Studio in Milano, Italy on May 25 & 26, 1981

    • Personnel

  • Jaki Byard – piano
  • Ran Blake - piano

    • Songs

    1On Green Dolphin Street6:09
    2Prelude4:11
    3Chromatics8:31

    References

    Improvisations (Ran Blake & Jaki Byard album) Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA