Ballads

Jazz · 2017 · 20 tracks · 1h 15m

Ballads

Twenty tracks of stark, minimalist jazz and folk standards. Paula Cole strips away the pop production for a double-bass and piano-led masterclass in intimacy.

August 11, 2017 · 675 Records

A deeply intimate, nocturnal meditation on love and social history through the lens of jazz.

Tracklist · 20 Tracks · 1h 15m

01

God Bless the Child

5:12

02

I Wish (I Knew How It Feels to Be Free)

3:40

03

Naima

3:50

04

Ode to Billy Joe

4:49

05

You've Changed

4:47

06

What a Little Moonlight Can Do

2:28

07

I'm Old Fashioned

2:50

08

The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll

6:35

09

Never Will I Marry

2:21

10

Skylark

3:38

11

The Ballad of Hollis Brown

7:40

12

Body and Soul

3:44

13

Nice Work If You Can Get It

2:22

14

Farewell, My Friends

3:07

15

I Cover the Waterfront

3:53

16

Blue Moon

3:00

17

You Hit the Spot

1:50

18

Willow Weep for Me

4:14

19

Autumn Leaves

2:16

20

My One and Only Love

3:26

Moments Worth Waiting For

The stark, haunting interpretation of Bob Dylan's 'The Lonesome Death of Hattie Carroll' where the bass mimics a funeral march.

Reviews

AllMusic

Where This Album Departs

How does Ballads sound next to the rest of Paula Cole's catalogue?

Crooning+2.1σ

The vocals lean far further into crooning than the rest of the catalogue.

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