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01. Waltz To Heaven
02. New Life
03. Chazz
04. Portrait Of A Blackwoman
05. Lyons Street
06. Elegy For Fannie Lou
Another first-time-on-vinyl release from Koko, Ballads For Bass Clarinet (previously a Japan-only CD) comprises a couple of waltzes, a blues, a Monk-ish suite-like piece, a free-ish drums and clarinet interlude, and finally an elegy to civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer.
David Murray leads on bass clarinet, managing to go both deep and soaringly high; it sometimes sounds like two different instruments are being played. Backed by John Hicks (piano), Ray Drummond (bass) and Idris Muhammad (drums), Murray’s quartet is tight and the recording superb, with a warm and intimate sound.
Highly recommended.
Tracklist
Track 1
Track 2
Track 3
Track 4
Track 5
Track 6