''Blood Ballad'' is an album by jazz pianist

Pandelis Karayorgis Pandelis Karayorgis (born 1962) is a Greek-born and Boston-based pianist, composer and educator. Life and career Karayorgis was born in Athens, Greece in 1962. He began classical piano lessons at the age of 9, but by the end of high school he wa ...

, which was recorded in 2000 and released on the English Leo label. It was the second album featuring his trio with bassist Nate McBride and drummer Randy Peterson. The title piece was inspired by

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; "Centennial" is a tribute to

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on hundredth anniversary of his birth.''Blood Ballad''
at Pandelis Karayorgis

Reception

In his review for

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, François Couture states "Tighter and more diverse than '' Heart and Sack'', it is also paradoxically a little less exciting. Karayorgis' sense of melody and harmony truly are his own; his playing is as immediately identifiable as Mat Maneri, another Bostonian and regular acolyte." ''

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'' notes that "The opening sequence of 'In The Cracks Of Four' and 'Blood Ballad' probably represents Pandelis's best moments on record and a very good place to start exploring his music."

Track listing

:''All compositions by Pandelis Karayorgis except as indicated'' # "In the Cracks of Four" – 6:05 # "Blood Ballad" – 6:29 # "Coming Out of Nothing" – 7:00 # "Ask" – 8:20 # "Stomp on One" – 4:36 # "Tomorrow Was" – 6:55 # "Centennial" – 5:44 # "Don't Ask" – 3:48 # "One Up, One Down" (

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) – 6:06

Personnel

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboa ...

*Nate McBride - bass *Randy Peterson -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

References

{{Authority control 2001 albums Pandelis Karayorgis albums Leo Records albums