| Breakthru | ||||
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| Released | 1976 | |||
| Recorded | December 2 & 5, 1975 Bendiksen Studio in Oslo, Norway | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:43 | |||
| Label | Improvising Artists IAI 373842 | |||
| Producer | Paul Bley | |||
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Breakthru is an album of solo piano performances by the American jazz pianist Ran Blake recorded in 1975 and released on the Improvising Artists label. [1]
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
Scott Yanow of AllMusic stated, "Blake's emotional playing (which emphasizes the contrast between silence and explosive sounds) is both witty and unpredictable... Intriguing music". [2]
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