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Ballads for Bass Clarinet
Studio album by
Released1993
RecordedOctober 14 & 15 1991
GenreJazz
Length52:16
LabelDIW
ProducerKanzunori Sugiyama
David Murray chronology
Death of a Sideman
(1992)
Ballads for Bass Clarinet
(1993)
South of the Border
(1995)

Ballads for Bass Clarinet is an album by David Murray released on the Japanese DIW label. The album was recorded on October 14–15, 1991, and released in 1993. It features six quartet performances by Murray with Idris Muhammad, John Hicks and Ray Drummond.

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

Track listing

  1. "Waltz to Heaven" – 9:36
  2. "New Life" – 9:05
  3. "Chazz" (Wilber Morris) – 8:43
  4. "Portrait of a Blackwoman – for Mae Francis Owens" – 11:39
  5. "Lyons Street" (Idris Muhammad) – 3:21
  6. "Elegy for Fannie Lou" (Kunle Mwanga) – 9:46
All compositions by David Murray except as indicated.

Personnel

References

  1. ^ a b Allmusic Review accessed August 11, 2011