| The Blue Potato and Other Outrages... | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Ran Blake |
| Cover: | The Blue Potato and Other Outrages.jpg |
| Released: | 1969 |
| Recorded: | April 9 & 10, 1969 Stereo Sound Studios, New York City |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 39:14 |
| Label: | Milestone MSP 9021 |
| Producer: | Orrin Keepnews |
| Chronology: | Ran Blake |
| Prev Title: | Ran Blake Plays Solo Piano |
| Prev Year: | 1966 |
| Next Title: | Breakthru |
| Next Year: | 1976 |
The Blue Potato and Other Outrages... is an album of solo piano performances by the American jazz pianist Ran Blake recorded in 1969 and released on the Milestone label.[1]
Scott Yanow in his review for AllMusic stated, "A very emotional improviser (whose unexpected explosions of sound sometimes punctuate otherwise introspective performances), Blake is a true original. This Milestone LP, only his third recording in eight years, shows Ran Blake really finding unusual things to say on a variety of standards... On this solo piano date, Blake makes political (if nonverbal) statements on many of these pieces, improvising off of the titles rather than the chord changes".
All compositions by Ran Blake except as indicated