Ballads (David Murray album)

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Ballads
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Studio album by
Released1988
RecordedJanuary, 1988
GenreJazz
Length46:31
LabelDIW
ProducerKazunori 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..

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
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[1]

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[]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Cook, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 2, 2011
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