Dances and Ballads

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Produced by Robert Hurwitz
Recorded April 1987 at RCA Studio A, New York City
Engineer: Paul Goodman
Digital engineers: Kevin Boutote and Dan Gerhardt
Editing: Arthur Moorhead

Cover Photograph by Roy DeCarava
Art direction and design: Carin Goldberg

Executive Producer: M. Khan

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79164

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World Saxophone Quartet
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World Saxophone Quartet:
Julius Hemphill: alto saxophone, flute on "For Lester," soprano saxophone on "Belly Up" and "West African Snap"
Oliver Lake: alto saxophone, soprano saxophone on "Belly Up" and "West African Soup"
David Murray: tenor saxophone, bass clarinet on "Dance Until Dawn"
Hamiet Bluiett: baritone saxophone, alto clarinet on "For Lester" and "Dance Until Dawn"

Solo on "For Lester" by David Murray
Order of solos on "Belly Up": Julius Hemphill, David Murray, Oliver Lake, Hamiet Bluiett
Solo on "Cool Red" by Julius Hemphill
Solos on "Adjacent" by Julius Hemphill and David Murray
Solo on "West African Snap" by Oliver Lake
Solo on "Full, Deep, and Mellow" by Hamiet Bluiett
Clarinet duet on "Dance Until Dawn" by David Murray and Hamiet Bluiett

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    MUSICIANS
    World Saxophone Quartet:
    Julius Hemphill: alto saxophone, flute on "For Lester," soprano saxophone on "Belly Up" and "West African Snap"
    Oliver Lake: alto saxophone, soprano saxophone on "Belly Up" and "West African Soup"
    David Murray: tenor saxophone, bass clarinet on "Dance Until Dawn"
    Hamiet Bluiett: baritone saxophone, alto clarinet on "For Lester" and "Dance Until Dawn"

    Solo on "For Lester" by David Murray
    Order of solos on "Belly Up": Julius Hemphill, David Murray, Oliver Lake, Hamiet Bluiett
    Solo on "Cool Red" by Julius Hemphill
    Solos on "Adjacent" by Julius Hemphill and David Murray
    Solo on "West African Snap" by Oliver Lake
    Solo on "Full, Deep, and Mellow" by Hamiet Bluiett
    Clarinet duet on "Dance Until Dawn" by David Murray and Hamiet Bluiett

    PRODUCTION CREDITS
    Produced by Robert Hurwitz
    Recorded April 1987 at RCA Studio A, New York City
    Engineer: Paul Goodman
    Digital engineers: Kevin Boutote and Dan Gerhardt
    Editing: Arthur Moorhead

    Cover Photograph by Roy DeCarava
    Art direction and design: Carin Goldberg

    Executive Producer: M. Khan