▁stars ▁stating ▁" B la ke ' s ▁sense ▁of ▁rest raint , ▁even ▁in ▁the ▁most ▁deliber ate ▁of ▁his ▁impro vised ▁read ings ▁such ▁as ▁on ▁Lewis ▁All an ' s ▁" Str ange ▁F ruit ," ▁Qu in cy ▁Jones ' ▁theme ▁from ▁The ▁Pa wn bro ker , ▁Mil ton ▁N asc imento ' s ▁" Can ça o ▁do ▁Sol ," ▁and ▁even ▁G ers h win ' s ▁" I ▁Lov es ▁You , ▁P org y ," ▁offers ▁such ▁distinct ive ▁read ings ▁of ▁these ▁t unes ▁rh ythm ically , ▁harm on ically , ▁and ▁lyr ically ▁that ▁it ' s ▁difficult ▁after ▁a ▁while ▁to ▁see ▁where ▁the ▁body ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁composition ▁ends ▁and ▁Bla ke ▁begins ". ▁▁ ▁On ▁All ▁About ▁Jazz ▁Henry ▁Smith ▁noted ▁" B la ke ' s ▁no ir - like ▁approach ▁to ▁the ▁piano , ▁with ▁his ▁open ▁sense ▁of ▁harm ony ▁and ▁time ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁deep ▁and ▁beautiful ▁mel anch oly ▁which ▁ing ra ins ▁his ▁playing , ▁is ▁present ▁on ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁pieces ▁here . ▁Never ▁once ▁does ▁a ▁c liche ▁emer ge ▁from ▁his ▁fingers ▁as ▁he ▁inf uses ▁these ▁works ▁with ▁a ▁personal ▁and ▁carefully ▁chosen ▁character ▁all ▁his ▁own ". ▁ ▁Pop Mat ters ▁rev iewer ▁Steve ▁Hor ow itz ▁said ▁" On ▁the ▁whole , ▁the ▁album ▁is ▁soft ▁and ▁lov ely ▁and ▁beg s ▁to ▁be ▁heard ▁when ▁one ▁see ks ▁the ▁quiet ▁of ▁sol itude "