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Released
  
1988

Length
  
47:59

Release date
  
1988

Label
  
Nonesuch Records Inc.

Recorded
  
April 1987

Artist
  
World Saxophone Quartet

Producer
  
Robert Hurwitz

Genre
  
Jazz

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Dances & Ballads (1988)
  
Rhythm and Blues (1990)

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Rhythm and Blues, WSQ, Requiem for Julius, Live at Brooklyn Academy, Plays Duke Ellington

Dances and Ballads was the eighth album by the jazz group the World Saxophone Quartet, released in 1988 and featuring performances by Hamiet Bluiett, Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake and David Murray.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "This is an underrated release, recorded between their better-known Plays Duke Ellington and Rhythm and Blues CDs.".

Track listing

  1. "Sweet D" (Hemphill) - 6:35
  2. "For Lester" (Murray) - 4:20
  3. "Belly Up" (Lake) - 6:44
  4. "Cool Red" (Hemphill) - 5:12
  5. "Hattie Wall" (Bluiett) - 4:04
  6. "Adjacent" (Lake) - 4:49
  7. "West African Snap" (Lake) - 3:41
  8. "Full, Deep and Mellow" (Bluiett) - 3:16
  9. "Dance Until Dawn (For Little Anthony)" (Murray) - 7:08
  10. "Fast Life" (Murray) - 3:01

Personnel

  • Hamiet Bluiett — baritone saxophone
  • Julius Hemphill — alto saxophone
  • Oliver Lake — alto saxophone
  • David Murray — tenor saxophone

    • Songs

    1Sweet D6:34
    2For Lester4:20
    3Belly Up6:44

    References

    Dances and Ballads Wikipedia
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