A Ballad Album
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Studio album by Warne Marsh Quartet featuring Lou Levy | ||||
Released | 1984 | |||
Recorded | April 7, 1983 | |||
Studio | Studio 44, Monster, Holland | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 65:04 | |||
Label | Criss Cross Jazz 1007 | |||
Producer | Gerry Teekens | |||
Warne Marsh chronology | ||||
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A Ballad Album, is an album by saxophonist Warne Marsh which was recorded in 1983 and released on the Dutch Criss Cross Jazz label.[1][2][3]
Reception[]
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The Penguin Guide to Jazz | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Allmusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
The Allmusic review states:
Although there is a certain amount of tempo variation, this is largely a ballad showcase CD for tenor saxophonist Warne Marsh. ... Fine music that is both relaxing and (thanks to Marsh) somewhat unsettling under the surface.
— Yanow, Scott. A Ballad Album – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
Track listing[]
- "I Can't Give You Anything but Love, Baby" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) – 5:42
- "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) – 7:57
- "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) – 5:49
- "Spring Is Here" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) – 5:10
- "How High the Moon" (Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton) – 7:16
- "Time on My Hands" (Vincent Youmans , Harold Adamson, Mack Gordon) – 4:36
- "Emily" (Johnny Mandel, Johnny Mercer) – 5:03
- "My Romance" (Rogers, Hart) – 5:40
- "How Deep Is the Ocean?" [take 3] (Berlin) – 5:39 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Time on My Hands" [take 1] (Youmans, Adamson, Gordon) – 5:11 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "The Nearness of You" [take 1] (Carmichael, Washington) – 7:30 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel[]
- Warne Marsh – tenor saxophone
- Lou Levy – piano
- Jesper Lundgaard – bass
- James Martin – drums
References[]
- ^ "Criss Cross Jazz Records discography". Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ^ Godwin, M. "Discography of Warne Marion Marsh". Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ^ "Enciclopedia del Jazz: Warne Marsh". Retrieved May 16, 2017.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Brian Morton (1994). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD, LP & Cassette. The Penguin Guide to Jazz (2nd ed.). London: Penguin. pp. 881–2. ISBN 0-14-017949-6.
- ^ Yanow, Scott. A Ballad Album – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
Categories:
- Warne Marsh albums
- 1984 albums
- Criss Cross Jazz albums