10 Ballads to Slow Down Summer

I'm still cold from last winter, so the idea of rounding the corner into autumn is not thrilling. I invite you to luxuriate in these beautiful ballads. Let them keep the thought of neck-high snow at bay while they temper the burn of August heat.

Clifford Brown-I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance


Lawrence Brown, Ben Webster-All Too Soon



Stan Getz w. Woody Herman-Early Autumn


Gerry Mulligan Concert Band-Ballad


Betty Carter-Don't Weep for the Lady



Louis Armstrong and Jack Teagarden-Rockin' Chair


Blossom Dearie-Surrey With the Fringe On Top


Billie Holiday, Ben Webster, Lester Young, Dickie Wells, Gerry Mulligan, Coleman Hawkins, Roy Eldridge-Fine and Mellow


Charlie Parker and Miles Davis-Embraceable You


Ella Fitzgerald-Signing Off