Suffield Gothic

Suffield Gothic
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

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[edit]

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

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[3]

Track listing[edit]

All compositions by Ran Blake except as indicated

"Curtis" - 3:39
"Pete Kelly's Blues" (Sammy Cahn, Ray Heindorf) - 2:49
"There's Been a Change in My Life" (Hubert Powell) - 4:04
"Vanguard" - 4:47
"Ol' Man River" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 5:23
"Tribute to Mahalia: Walk over God's Heaven/It Don't Cost Very Much" (Thomas A. Dorsey/Traditional) - 6:27
"Indian Winter" - 5:57
"The Stars and Stripes Forever" (John Philip Sousa) - 3:47
"Midnight Local to Tate County" - 5:56

Recorded at Vanguard Studios in New York City on September 28 & 29, 1983

Personnel[edit]

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

References[edit]

^ Soul Note discography accessed July 13, 2011
^ ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 13, 2011
^ 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.

[Soul_Note_discography-1] Soul Note discography accessed July 13, 2011

[Allmusic-2] Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 13, 2011

[Penguin-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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