Ballads (David Murray album)

Ballads
Studio album by David Murray
Released 1988
Recorded January, 1988
Genre Jazz
Length 46:31
Label DIW
Producer Kazunori Sugiyama
David Murray chronology
New Life
(1986)
Ballads
(1988)
Deep River
(1988)

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..

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
Allmusic[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. 1 2 Cook, S. Allmusic Review accessed August 2, 2011
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