Short Life of Barbara Monk | ||||
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Released | 1986 | |||
Recorded | August 26, 1986 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 41:33 | |||
Label | Soul Note | |||
Producer | Giovanni Bonandrini | |||
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Short Life of Barbara Monk is a 1986 album by the American jazz pianist Ran Blake.
The album featured saxophonist Ricky Ford and was released on the Italian Soul Note label. [1] The album's dedicatee (1953–84) died from cancer and was the daughter of the jazz pianist Thelonious Monk. [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection. [3]
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars stating "Tenor saxophonist Ricky Ford works surprisingly well with Blake, whose phrasing and use of space are unusual, while his interpretations are sometimes based on the feeling he gets from song titles rather than the chord changes... Another intriguing Ran Blake set". [4]
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All compositions by Ran Blake except where noted.