Ballads (David Murray album)

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Ballads
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Studio album by
Released1988
RecordedJanuary 1988
Genre Jazz
Length46:31
Label DIW
Producer Kazunori Sugiyama
David Murray chronology
New Life
(1986)
Ballads
(1988)
Deep River
(1988)

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.

Contents

Reception

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]

Professional ratings
Review scores
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Track listing

  1. "Valley Talk" (Burrell) – 7:14
  2. "Love in Resort" – 4:44
  3. "Ballad for the Black Man" – 11:02
  4. "Paradise Five" – 8:19
  5. "Lady in Black" (Peterson) – 8:00
  6. "Sarah's Lament" (Burrell) – 7:12
All compositions by David Murray except as indicated

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 Cook, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 2, 2011
  2. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1061. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. Hull, Tom. "David Murray". Tom Hull - on the Web. Retrieved May 26, 2024 via tomhull.com.