Short Life of Barbara Monk explained

Short Life of Barbara Monk
Type:Album
Artist:Ran Blake
Cover:Short Life of Barbara Monk.jpg
Released:1986
Recorded:August 26, 1986
Genre:Jazz
Length:41:33
Label:Soul Note
Producer:Giovanni Bonandrini
Chronology:Ran Blake
Prev Year:1985
Next Title:A Memory of Vienna
Next Year:1988

Short Life of Barbara Monk is an album by the American jazz pianist Ran Blake featuring saxophonist Ricky Ford recorded in 1986 and 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]

Reception

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]

Track listing

All compositions by Ran Blake except where noted.

  1. "I've Got You Under My Skin" (Cole Porter) - 3:37
  2. "Una Matica de Ruda" [Take 1] (Traditional) - 0:54
  3. "Artistry in Rhythm" (Stan Kenton) - 5:54
  4. "Una Matica de Ruda" [Take 2] (Traditional) - 0:58
  5. "In Between" (Claire Ritter) - 4:06
  6. "Short Life of Barbara Monk" - 7:24
  7. "Impresario of Death" - 3:45
  8. "23 Degrees North, 82 Degrees West" (Dee Barton) - 2:44
  9. "Dark" (Mauricio Villavecchia) - 4:49
  10. "Vradiazi" (Mikis Theodorakis) - 2:51
  11. "Pourquoi, Laurent?" - 4:31

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. http://jazzrealities.blogspot.com/2010/01/soulnote-label-discography-compiled-by.html Soul Note discography
  2. Web site: The Short Life of Barbara Monk. Ran Blake. 5 April 2018.
  3. Book: Cook, Richard. Richard Cook (journalist). Brian Morton . Brian Morton (Scottish writer) . The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings. 1992. 9th. The Penguin Guide to Jazz. 2008. Penguin. New York. 978-0-14-103401-0. 140. Ran Blake.
  4. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 14, 2011

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