| Wende | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Recorded | 1976 |
| Studio | Boston |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | Owl |
Wende is a solo piano album by Ran Blake. It was recorded in 1976 and released by Owl Records.
| Wende | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Studio album by | |
| Recorded | 1976 |
| Studio | Boston |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | Owl |
Wende is a solo piano album by Ran Blake. It was recorded in 1976 and released by Owl Records.
The album of solo piano performances by Ran Blake was recorded in Boston in 1976. [1] All of the pieces are Blake compositions. [2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| DownBeat | [2] |
Wende was released by Owl Records. [1] It was later issued on CD in the early 1990s, [1] and then reissued by Sunnyside Records on March 13, 2007. [3]
The AllMusic reviewer concluded that "Wende is a beautifully tender album, full of memory, longing, sadness, and joy, by a pianist whose middle name should be 'Ghost'." [1] DownBeat wrote that "Blake is practically a minimalist, distilling ideas to their essence and whispering truths some other pianists would shout." [2]
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