The album of solo piano performances by Ran Blake was recorded in New York City on May 1, 1965.

[1] The material is a mix of standards, major jazz compositions, and four Blake originals.

[2] Ran Blake Plays Solo Piano was released by ESP-Disk.

[1] The JazzTimes reviewer wrote that, in trying to combine "jazz, 'popular music' and classical styles [...] the pianist was probably still trying to figure out how to best utilize all of these resources.

[3] The DownBeat review of the 2014 release commented that Blake "combined liberal dissonance and a pitiless editor's instinct for what to leave out, with a very light touch and an evident appreciation for the blues, albeit fairly abstract blues.