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{{Infobox album|
| name       = Ballads
| type       = [[Album]]
| artist     = [[David Murray (saxophonist)|David Murray]]
| cover      = Ballads (David Murray album).jpg
| alt        =
| released   = 1988
| recorded   = January 1988
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Jazz]]
| length     = 46:31
| label      = [[DIW Records|DIW]]
| producer   = Kazunori Sugiyama
| prev_title = [[New Life (David Murray album)|New Life]]
| prev_year  = 1986
| next_title = [[Deep River (David Murray album)|Deep River]]
| next_year  = 1988
}}
'''''Ballads''''' is a jazz album by [[David Murray (saxophonist)|David Murray]] released on the Japanese [[DIW Records|DIW]] label in 1988. It features six quartet performances by Murray with [[Fred Hopkins]], [[Dave Burrell]] and [[Ralph Peterson Jr.]]
==Reception==
The [[Allmusic]] 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. ".<ref name="Allmusic">Cook, S. [http://allmusic.com/album/ballads-r166955/review Allmusic Review] accessed August 2, 2011</ref>
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = ''[[Allmusic]]''
| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="Allmusic"/>
|rev2 = ''[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]]''
|rev2score  = {{Rating|4|4}}<ref name="Penguin">{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz|The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings]] |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=[[Penguin Books|Penguin]] |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=1061}}</ref>
| rev3      = [[Tom Hull (critic)|Tom Hull]]
| rev3Score = A<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Hull|first=Tom|authorlink=Tom Hull (critic)|url=https://tomhull.com/ocston/nm/get_gl.php?n=David+Murray|title=David Murray|magazine=Tom Hull - on the Web|accessdate=May 26, 2024|via=tomhull.com}}</ref>
}}
==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 (saxophonist)|David Murray]] – tenor saxophone
*[[Dave Burrell]] – piano
*[[Fred Hopkins]] – bass
*[[Ralph Peterson, Jr.]] – drums
== References ==
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{{David Murray}}{{Dave Burrell}}
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[[Category:1988 albums]]
[[Category:David Murray (saxophonist) albums]]
[[Category:DIW Records albums]]
[[Category:Ballads]]