| Ballads | ||||
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | January 1988 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 46:31 | |||
| Label | DIW | |||
| Producer | Kazunori Sugiyama | |||
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Ballads is a jazz album by David Murray released on the Japanese DIW label in 1988. It features six quartet performances by Murray with Fred Hopkins, Dave Burrell and Ralph Peterson Jr.
The Allmusic review by Stephen Cook awarded the album 3 stars stating "Ballads is an excellent set on all levels and even the sound is superb. One of the best albums of the '80s. ". [1]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
| Tom Hull | A [3] |
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