Dances and Ballads

1988 studio album by World Saxophone Quartet

Dances and Ballads

Studio album by

World Saxophone Quartet

Released| 1988
Recorded| April 1987
Genre| Jazz
Length| 47:59
Label| Elektra/Nonesuch
Producer| Robert Hurwitz
World Saxophone Quartet chronology
| World Saxophone Quartet: Plays Duke Ellington
(1986)  | Dances and Ballads
(1988)  | Rhythm and Blues
(1990)

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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

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
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

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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

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* Hamiet Bluiett -- baritone saxophone
* Julius Hemphill -- alto saxophone
* Oliver Lake -- alto saxophone
* David Murray -- tenor saxophone

## References

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1. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 19, 2011
2. ^ a b 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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World Saxophone Quartet

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.

* Julius Hemphill
* Oliver Lake
* Hamiet Bluiett
* David Murray

* James Carter
* Kidd Jordan
* Arthur Blythe
* Eric Person
* John Purcell
* Bruce Williams
* Jaleel Shaw

Studio albums|

* Steppin' with the World Saxophone Quartet (1978)
* W.S.Q. (1980)
* Revue (1980)
* World Saxophone Quartet: Plays Duke Ellington (1986)
* Dances and Ballads (1987)
* Rhythm and Blues (1988)
* Metamorphosis (1990)
* Breath of Life (1992)
* Moving Right Along (1993)
* Four Now (1995)
* Takin' It 2 the Next Level (1996)
* Selim Sivad: A Tribute to Miles Davis (1998)
* M'Bizo (1998)
* Requiem for Julius (1999)
* 25th Anniversary: The New Chapter (2000)
* Experience (2003)
* Political Blues (2006)

Live albums|

* Point of No Return (1977)
* Live in Zurich (1981)
* Live at Brooklyn Academy of Music (1985)
* Steppenwolf (1999)
* Yes We Can (2009)

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David Murray

Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.

As leader
or co-leader|

* Low Class Conspiracy (1976)
* Flowers for Albert (1976)
* Live at the Lower Manhattan Ocean Club (1977)
* Let the Music Take You (1978)
* Last of the Hipman (1978)
* Interboogieology (1978)
* 3D Family (1978)
* Sweet Lovely (1979)
* Solo Live (1980)
* Ming (1980)
* Home (1981)
* Murray's Steps (1982)
* Morning Song (1983)
* Live at Sweet Basil Volume 1 (1984)
* Live at Sweet Basil Volume 2 (1984)
* Children (1984)
* Sketches of Tokyo (with John Hicks, 1985)
* New Life (1985)
* I Want to Talk About You (1986)
* Recording N.Y.C. 1986 (1986)
* In Our Style (with Jack DeJohnette, 1986)
* The Hill (1986)
* Hope Scope (1987)
* The Healers (with Randy Weston, 1987)
* Lovers (1988)
* Deep River (1988)
* Ballads (1988)
* Spirituals (1988)
* Tenors (1988)
* Ming's Samba (1988)
* Lucky Four (1988)
* Daybreak (with Dave Burrell, 1989)
* Special Quartet (1990)
* Remembrances (1990)
* Shakill's Warrior (1991)
* David Murray Big Band (1991)
* David Murray/James Newton Quintet (1991)
* Black & Black (1991)
* In Concert (with Dave Burrell, 1991)
* Fast Life (1991)
* Ballads for Bass Clarinet (1991)
* Death of a Sideman (1991)
* Real Deal (1991)
* A Sanctuary Within (1991)
* South of the Border (1992)
* Picasso (1992)
* MX (1992)
* Body and Soul (1993)
* Brother to Brother (with Dave Burrell, 1993)
* Jazzosaurus Rex (1993)
* Saxmen (1993)
* For Aunt Louise (1993)
* Love and Sorrow (1993)
* Shakill's II (1993)
* Windward Passages (Black Saint) (with Dave Burrell, 1993)
* David Murray Quintet (1994)
* The Tip (1994)
* Jug-A-Lug (1994)
* Flowers Around Cleveland (1995)
* Dark Star: The Music of the Grateful Dead (1996)
* Long Goodbye: A Tribute to Don Pullen (1996)
* Fo Deuk Revue (1996)
* Creole (1997)
* Speaking in Tongues (1997)
* Seasons (1998)
* Octet Plays Trane (1999)
* Like a Kiss that Never Ends (2000)
* Yonn-Dé (2001)
* Silence (with Mal Waldron, 2001)
* Now Is Another Time (2001–2)
* Waltz Again (2002)
* Gwotet (2003)
* Sacred Ground (2006)
* Plays Nat King Cole en Español (2010)
* Be My Monster Love (2012)

With James Blood Ulmer/
Music Revelation Ensemble|

* Are You Glad to Be in America? (1980)
* Free Lancing (1981)
* Music Revelation Ensemble (1988)
* Elec. Jazz (MRE, 1990)
* After Dark (MRE, 1991)

With the
World Saxophone Quartet|

* Point of No Return (1977)
* Steppin' (1978)
* Live in Zurich (1981)
* W.S.Q. (1981)
* Revue (1982)
* Live at Brooklyn Academy of Music (1985)
* Plays Duke Ellington (1986)
* Dances and Ballads (1987)
* Rhythm and Blues (1988)
* Metamorphosis (1990)
* Breath of Life (1992)
* Moving Right Along (1993)
* Four Now (1995)
* Takin' It 2 the Next Level (1996)
* Selim Sivad: A Tribute to Miles Davis (1998)
* Requiem for Julius (1999)
* 25th Anniversary: The New Chapter (2000)
* Experience (2003)
* Political Blues (2006)

With others|

* Cold Sweat Plays J. B. (Craig Harris, 1988)
* Special Edition (Jack DeJohnette, 1979)
* Album Album (Jack DeJohnette, 1984)
* Live at Baker's Keyboard Lounge (James Carter, 2001)
* The Jazzpar Prize (Pierre Dørge's New Jungle Orchestra, 1991)
* Love Outside of Dreams (Kahil El'Zabar, 1997)
* One World Family (Kahil El'Zabar, 2000)
* We Is (Kahil El'Zabar, 2000)
* Blues for Coltrane: A Tribute to John Coltrane (McCoy Tyner, 1984)
* 44th Street Suite (McCoy Tyner, 1991)

Soundtracks|

* Kansas City (1996)

Related articles|

* David Murray discography

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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