Ballads (David Murray album)
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| Ballads | ||||
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| Released | 1988 | |||
| Recorded | January 1988 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 46:31 | |||
| Label | DIW | |||
| Producer | Kazunori Sugiyama | |||
| David Murray chronology | ||||
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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.
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]
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [2] |
| Tom Hull | A[3] |
Track listing
- "Valley Talk" (Burrell) – 7:14
- "Love in Resort" – 4:44
- "Ballad for the Black Man" – 11:02
- "Paradise Five" – 8:19
- "Lady in Black" (Peterson) – 8:00
- "Sarah's Lament" (Burrell) – 7:12
- All compositions by David Murray except as indicated
Personnel
- David Murray – tenor saxophone
- Dave Burrell – piano
- Fred Hopkins – bass
- Ralph Peterson, Jr. – drums
References
- ^ a b Cook, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 2, 2011
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1061. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Hull, Tom. "David Murray". Tom Hull - on the Web. Retrieved May 26, 2024 – via tomhull.com.
