''Ballads'' is a jazz album by David Murray released on the Japanese DIW label in 1988. It features six quartet performances by Murray with

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Reception

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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. ".Cook, S
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Track listing

# "Valley Talk" (Burrell) – 7:14 # "Love in Resort" – 4:44 # "Ballad for the Black Man" – 11:02 # "Paradise Five" – 8:19 # "Lady in Black" (Peterson) – 8:00 # "Sarah's Lament" (Burrell) – 7:12 :''All compositions by David Murray except as indicated''

Personnel

* David Murray – tenor saxophone *

– piano *

– bass *

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– drums

References

{{Authority control 1988 albums David Murray (saxophonist) albums DIW Records albums