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Grey December: Live in Rome (2011)

by Ran Blake

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In a career spanning six decades, pianist/composer, writer and educator Ran Blake has released 36 albums for such labels as ESP, RCA, Arista and hatOLOGY. His 2006 album for Tompkins Square, All That Is Tied, earned 4 stars in Downbeat and top honors in the Penguin Jazz Guide 2007. Driftwoods, released in 2009, was Ran's salute to some of his favorite singers, including Billie Holiday, Nat King Cole, Mahalia Jackson and others. The album was featured on NPR's All Things Considered and Fresh Air, and received praise from The New York Times, among many others.

Grey December - Live in Rome captures Ran on a recent European jaunt in December 2010. Although one of his albums was recorded in a movie theatre and another in a train station, this is Ran's first live concert recording in front of an audience in a proper venue. The performance includes several new Ran Blake compositions that appear on record for the first time, as well as standards. The intensity and magic of Ran Blake's live performance is now here for us to enjoy and marvel at, again and again.

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released May 17, 2011

Manufactured By – Fontana Distribution, LLC
Distributed By – Fontana Distribution, LLC
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Tompkins Square
Copyright (c) – Tompkins Square
Recorded At – Casa Del Jazz
Mixed At – The Magic Shop
Mastered At – The Magic Shop

Design – Joel T. Jordan
Engineer [Sound Engineer] – Ascanio Cusella
Liner Notes [Italian] – Luciano Linzi
Mastered By, Mixed By – Warren Russell-Smith
Piano – Ran Blake
Producer, Photography By – Dave Fabris*
Production Manager [Production] – Cecilia Guerrieri Paleotti
Recording Supervisor [Sound Supervisor] – Pasquale Minieri
Technician [Technical Director] – Marcello Fagnani

Recorded on December 16, 2010 at Casa Del Jazz, Rome.

Track durations are not shown on release and are therfore as observed.

Dedications:

We'll Be Together Again is dedicated to Jeanne Lee.
Winter In Madrid is dedicated to Pedro Sarmiento.

Special Thanks to everyone who helped support Ran on his tour of Dec. 2010.

In Spain: Jesús Manuel Álvarez Fontaneda, Javier Díaz and María Elena Riaño from the Aula de Música at Universidad de Cantabria. Edward Fuente, Charlie García, Sergio Merino and Marta Fontanals and everyone at Arco Y Flecha and Sigüenza Jazz. César Merino, David Renau, Cuquí, Ana and Laura Sarmiento.

In Vilnius: Danas Mikailionis of NoBusiness, Valerij Anosov of Thelonious, Dmitrij Veller and Evgeny Levin of Lav Pictures, Maxim Micheliov, Nikita Kobrin, Vladimir Terasov, Fania Brantkowski (Vilnius Yiddish Institute), Audelin Chappuis, Artûras Anussauskas, Romas Brickus, Svetlana Zilinskiene and the whole staff of the Shakespeare Hotel.

In Rome: Luciano Linzi, Cecilia Guerrieri Paleotti and the whole staff at Casa Del Jazz; Jacopo Jacopetti; Stefania Peterniani; Anastatia Fabris.

In Lisbon: André Matos, Sara Serpa, Joana Serpa and Gonçalo Marques, Maria Jose Correia, Jose Luis Serpa, and Betina Galhardo. Laurent Filipe, Pedro Costa and the Clean Feed/Trem Azul crew.

Lastly, back in the US, many thanks to Team Noir, who worked tirelessly before during and after this tour: Aaron Hartley, John Campopiano, Jiaao Yu, Luke Moldof, Eric Lane, Jason Rogers, Steve Mardon, and Josh Rosenthal for his longstanding support. Linda and David D'Angelo.

Tompkins Square
TSQ 2592

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Ran Blake Boston, Massachusetts

In a career that spans decades, pianist RAN BLAKE has created a unique niche in improvised music as an artist & educator. With a mix of spontaneous solos, modern classical tonalities, gospel traditions, & themes from Film Noir, Blake's singular sound has earned a dedicated following all over the world. His dual musical legacy also includes 50+ years as a faculty member at New England Conservatory. ... more

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