Dances and Ballads
Studio album by
World Saxophone Quartet
Released1988
RecordedApril 1987
GenreJazz
Length47:59
LabelElektra/Nonesuch
ProducerRobert Hurwitz
World Saxophone Quartet chronology
World Saxophone Quartet: Plays Duke Ellington
(1986)		 Dances and Ballads
(1988)		 Rhythm and Blues
(1990)

Dances and Ballads is an 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.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

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."[1]

The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings commented: "There's a broader big-band sound to Dances and Ballads, achieved without the addition of outsiders... there's a fine version of David Murray's Pres tribute, 'For Lester'... and Oliver Lake's 'West African Snap', 'Belly Up', and 'Adjacent' are among the best of his recorded compositions."[2]

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

References

  1. 1 2 Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 19, 2011
  2. 1 2 Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1529. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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