Ballads for Bass Clarinet

Ballads for Bass Clarinet
Studio album by David Murray
Released	1993
Recorded	October 1991
Genre	Jazz
Length	52:16
Label	DIW
Producer	Kanzunori 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, recorded in 1991 and released by DIW Records.

Music and recording

The album was recorded in October 1991 by the quartet of Murray (bass clarinet), pianist John Hicks, bassist Ray Drummond, and drummer Idris Muhammad.[1] There is a short passage of anguish in "Portrait of a Black Woman".[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz	[1]

Ballads for Bass Clarinet was released by DIW Records.[1] The AllMusic review awarded the album 3 stars.[2] The Penguin Guide to Jazz commented on the similarity between Murray's phrasing on bass clarinet and on tenor saxophone.[1]

Track listing

1. "Waltz to Heaven" – 9:36
2. "New Life" – 9:05
3. "Chazz" (Wilber Morris) – 8:43
4. "Portrait of a Black Woman – 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

• David Murray – bass clarinet
• John Hicks – piano
• Ray Drummond – bass
• Idris Muhammad – drums

References

1. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1996). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (3rd ed.). Penguin. p. 965. ISBN 978-0-14-051368-4.
2. AllMusic Review accessed August 11, 2011