''Breakthru'' is an album of solo piano performances by the American jazz pianist Ran Blake recorded in 1975 and released on the Improvising Artists label.Ran Blake discography
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Reception

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of AllMusic stated, "Blake's emotional playing (which emphasizes the contrast between silence and explosive sounds) is both witty and unpredictable... Intriguing music".

Track listing

# "Breakthru" (Ran Blake) - 1:35 # "

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" ( Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) - 3:47 # "If Dreams Come True" (

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, Edgar Sampson) - 2:23 # "No Good Man" ( Irene Higginbotham, Sammy Gallop, Dan Fisher) - 3:00 # "

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, Jerome Kern) - 2:28 # "Wish I Could Talk to You Baby" ( Leon Sylvers III) - 4:58 # "Grey December" (Frank Campo) - 3:10 # " Spinning Wheel" ( David Clayton-Thomas) - 2:00 # " Sophisticated Lady" (

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, Mills, Mitchell Parish) - 2:36 # "Manhattan Memories: Bird Blues" (Blake) - 1:10 # "Manhattan Memories: Bebopper" (George Gordon, Sonnie Leonard) - 1:45 # "Manhattan Memories: Drop Me Off in Harlem" (Ellington, Nick Kenny) - 1:10 # "All About Ronnie" (Joe Greene) - 2:30 # " What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" (

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, Michel Legrand) - 2:50 # " Parker's Mood" ( Charlie Parker) - 3:41 # " Tea for Two" ( Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans) - 2:45

Personnel

* Ran Blake – piano

References

{{Authority control 1976 albums Ran Blake albums Improvising Artists Records albums Solo piano jazz albums