Wynton Marsalis: Standards & Ballads (CD)

Standards & Ballads presents Marsalis’s interpretations of classic jazz ballads drawn from his Columbia catalog between 1984 and 1997, in a collection that emphasizes lyrical expression over virtuoso flash. All About Jazz remarks that Marsalis “shares his passion for these fourteen chestnuts with his audience fluently, readily and sincerely.” Moreover, OffBeat calls the disc “delightful not only to the jazz purist but also … for any listener looking for a good album of relaxing instrumental music.”

ARTIST: Wynton Marsalis 
LABEL: Columbia 
RETAIL PRICE: $12.95 
CONDITION: Used-Like New.