Breakthru (Ran Blake album)
# Breakthru (Ran Blake album)

Breakthru is an album of solo piano performances by the American jazz pianist Ran Blake recorded in 1975 and released on the Improvising Artists label.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |

Scott Yanow of AllMusic stated, "Blake's emotional playing (which emphasizes the contrast between silence and explosive sounds) is both witty and unpredictable... Intriguing music".

## Track listing

* "Breakthru" (Ran Blake) - 1:35
* "You Stepped Out of a Dream" (Nacio Herb Brown, Gus Kahn) - 3:47
* "If Dreams Come True" (Benny Goodman, Irving Mills, Edgar Sampson) - 2:23
* "No Good Man" (Irene Higginbotham, Sammy Gallop, Dan Fisher) - 3:00
* "All the Things You Are" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 2:28
* "Wish I Could Talk to You Baby" (Leon Sylvers III) - 4:58
* "Grey December" (Frank Campo) - 3:10
* "Spinning Wheel" (David Clayton-Thomas) - 2:00
* "Sophisticated Lady" (Duke Ellington, Mills, Mitchell Parish) - 2:36
* "Manhattan Memories: Bird Blues" (Blake) - 1:10
* "Manhattan Memories: Bebopper" (George Gordon, Sonnie Leonard) - 1:45
* "Manhattan Memories: Drop Me Off in Harlem" (Ellington, Nick Kenny) - 1:10
* "All About Ronnie" (Joe Greene) - 2:30
* "What Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?" (Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Michel Legrand) - 2:50
* "Parker's Mood" (Charlie Parker) - 3:41
* "Tea for Two" (Irving Caesar, Vincent Youmans) - 2:45

## Personnel

* Ran Blake – piano
