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''Driftwoods'' is a solo album by pianist Ran Blake recorded in 2008 and released on the Tompkins Square label in 2009.〔(Tompkins Square Records ) accessed October 24, 2014〕〔(Ran Blake discography ) accessed October 24, 2014〕 ==Reception== The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars stating "Blake's sense of restraint, even in the most deliberate of his improvised readings such as on Lewis Allan's "Strange Fruit," Quincy Jones' theme from The Pawnbroker, Milton Nascimento's "Cançao do Sol," and even Gershwin's "I Loves You, Porgy," offers such distinctive readings of these tunes rhythmically, harmonically, and lyrically that it's difficult after a while to see where the body of the original composition ends and Blake begins".〔Jurek, T. (Allmusic Review ) accessed October 24, 2014〕 On All About Jazz Henry Smith noted "Blake's noir-like approach to the piano, with his open sense of harmony and time as well as the deep and beautiful melancholy which ingrains his playing, is present on all of the pieces here. Never once does a cliche emerge from his fingers as he infuses these works with a personal and carefully chosen character all his own".〔Smith, H., (All About Jazz Review ), January 22, 2009〕 PopMatters reviewer Steve Horowitz said "On the whole, the album is soft and lovely and begs to be heard when one seeks the quiet of solitude"〔Horowitz, S., (PopMatters Review ), March 2, 2009〕 The JazzTimes review by Thomas Conrad felt "If you have read about Ran Blake but do not know his music, ''Driftwoods'' is a good place to discover him".〔Conrad, T., (JazzTimes Review ), May 2009〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Driftwoods」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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