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Driftwoods will be available from Tompkins
Square, ranblake.com,
and other retailers. Although you'll have to
wait another month
to pick up a copy, you can stream or download
"I Loves
You, Porgy" here.
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Driftwoods Nears Release
Ran's new album, Driftwoods, will be
released by Tompkins Square Records on
January 27. The album of solo piano is Ran's
tribute to his favorite singers, with
interpretations of songs popularized by Billie
Holiday, Mahalia Jackson, Hank Williams, Nat
King Cole, and others.
The track list is "Driftwood," "Dancing in the
Dark," "Lost Highway," "Cancao do Sol," "No
More," "I
Loves You, Porgy," "Strange Fruit," "Pawnbroker,"
"There's Been a Change," "Portrait," "I'm
Going to
Tell God," and "You Are My Sunshine."
Jonah Kraut, Ran's longtime friend and former
assistant at the New England Conservatory,
produced the album, Ran's
36th since his 1961 debut. It includes liner
notes by Brian Morton, editor
of Jazz Review, UK and the Penguin Jazz
Guide.
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