Painted Rhythms: The Compleat Ran Blake, Volume 2
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| Painted Rhythms: The Compleat Ran Blake, Volume 2 | |
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| Recording by | |
| Recorded | December 1985 |
| Venue | Houghton Chapel, Wellesley College, Wellesley, Massachusetts; North Shore Music Theatre, Beverly, Massachusetts |
| Genre | Jazz |
| Label | GM |
| Producer | Gunther Schuller |
Painted Rhythms: The Compleat Ran Blake, Volume 2 is a solo piano album by Ran Blake. It was recorded in 1985 and released by GM Recordings.
The album was recorded in December 1985 at Houghton Chapel, Wellesley College, in Wellesley, Massachusetts, and at the North Shore Music Theatre in Beverly, Massachusetts.[1] It was produced by Gunther Schuller.[1] Some of the tracks reflect Blake's interest in Spanish/Castilian Sephardic themes.[2]
Releases and reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz | [2] |
Painted Rhythms: The Compleat Ran Blake, Volume 2 was released by GM Recordings.[2] The AllMusic reviewer concluded that, "Throughout, Blake was quite concise (only 'Shoah!' exceeded four minutes and seven other sketches were under two), very expressive, and, as usual, totally individual."[3]