Ran Blake
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genre: free jazz
genre: jazz
genre: vocal jazz
description: 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
popularity: 12
followers: 2411
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  date published: 2026-06-15T08:21:23Z
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album: Breakthru
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1976-01-01
album: Breakthru
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1976-01-01
album: Duke Dreams
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1981-12-31
album: Duke Dreams
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1981-12-31
album: Improvisations
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1981-12-31
album: Suffield Gothic
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1984-12-31
album: Suffield Gothic
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1984-12-31
album: Painted Rhythms: The Compleat Ran Blake, Vol. 1
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1987-01-01
album: Painted Rhythms: The Compleat Ran Blake, Vol. 2
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1988-01-01
album: Epistrophy
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1992-12-31
album: Epistrophy
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1992-12-31
album: Unmarked Van (a Tribute To Sarah Vaughan)
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  date published: 1997-04-22
album: Unmarked Van
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1997-04-22
album: A Memory of Vienna
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1997-12-06
album: Something to Live For
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 1999-01-01
album: Horace Is Blue: A Silver Noir
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2000-01-01
album: Wende
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2002-01-01
album: You Stepped Out Of A Cloud
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2005-01-01
album: Indian Winter
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2005-12-30
album: Indian Winter
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2005-12-31
album: All That Is Tied
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2006-03-07
album: Third Steam Recomposition
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2007-01-01
album: Driftwoods
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2009-01-27
album: Driftwoods
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2009-01-27
album: Duo En Noir
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2009-09-04
album: That Certain Feeling (George Gershwin Songbook)
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2010-01-01
album: Grey December (Live in Rome)
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2011-05-17
album: The Blue Potato & Other Outrages
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2012-02-01
album: Down Here Below (Tribute to Abbey Lincoln, Vol. 1)
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2012-03-10
album: Ran Blake & Jeanne Lee. "Free Standards" Stockholm 1966
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2013-07-18
album: Ran Blake & Jeanne Lee. "Free Standards" Stockholm 1966
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2013-07-18
album: Plays Solo Piano
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2013-10-29
album: Plays Solo Piano
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2013-10-29
album: Cocktails At Dusk: A Noir Tribute To Chris Connor
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2014-01-01
album: Plays Solo Piano
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2015-08-28
album: Chabrol noir
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2016-01-15
album: Chabrol noir
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2016-01-15
album: The Dorothy Wallace Suite
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2017-10-20
album: The Dorothy Wallace Suite
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2017-10-20
album: Northern Noir
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2020-06-15
album: Our Season in the Sun
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2021-06-11
album: Looking Glass
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2021-11-29
album: Where Are You
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2024-05-24
album: Deeper Life
  type: MusicAlbum
  date published: 2024-11-08