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Ballads (David Murray album)

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Released
  
1988

Length
  
46:31

Ballads(1988)
  
Deep River(1988)

Release date
  
1988

Genre
  
Jazz

Recorded
  
January, 1988

Producer
  
Kazunori Sugiyama

Artist
  
David Murray

Label
  
DIW Records

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Similar
  
David Murray albums, Jazz albums

Ballads is an album by David Murray released on the Japanese DIW label. It was released in 1988 and 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. ".

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

  • David Murray – tenor saxophone
  • Dave Burrell – piano
  • Fred Hopkins – bass
  • Ralph Peterson, Jr. – drums

    • Songs

    1Valley Talk7:14
    2Love in Resort4:44
    3Ballad for the Black Man11:02

    References

    Ballads (David Murray album) Wikipedia
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