''Short Life of Barbara Monk'' is an album by the American jazz pianist

Ran Blake Ran Blake (born April 20, 1935) is an American pianist, composer, and educator. He is known for his unique style that combines blues, gospel, classical, and film noir influences into an innovative and dark jazz sound. His career spans over 40 rec ...

featuring saxophonist

Ricky Ford Ricky Ford (born March 4, 1954) is an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Biography Ford was born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States,) and studied at the New England Conservatory.Ricky Ford AllMusic In 1974, he recorded with Gunther Schuller ...

recorded in 1986 and released on the Italian

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accessed July 14, 2011 The album's dedicatee (1953–84) died from cancer and was the daughter of the jazz pianist

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Reception

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'' selected this album as part of its suggested Core Collection. The

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review by

Scott Yanow Scott Yanow (born October 4, 1954) is an American jazz reviewer, historian, and author.Allmusic Biography/ref> Biography Yanow was born in New York City and grew up near Los Angeles. Since 1974, he was a regular reviewer of many jazz styles an ...

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".Yanow, S
Allmusic Review
accessed July 14, 2011

Track listing

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(Traditional) - 0:58 # "In Between" ( Claire Ritter) - 4:06 # "Short Life of Barbara Monk" - 7:24 # "Impresario of Death" - 3:45 # "23 Degrees North, 82 Degrees West" (

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s in Carlisle, Massachusetts on August 26, 1986

Personnel

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References

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