Sentence examples for playing ballad from inspiring English sources
They'll be playing ballad standards from Mr. Lovano's fantastic new record, "I'm All for You" (Blue Note).
Evenings in Patillal are still punctuated by musicians playing ballads under a mango tree.
Like a Cuban Keith Jarrett, Mr. Fonseca played ballad lines with pristine delicacy, then dove into a perpetual-motion ostinato to carry bluesy lines and modern-jazz clusters.
Mr. Fornatale played "Ballad of the Sandman," Mike Agranoff's spoken-word piece about a late-night disc jockey whose "sequence brought a hidden meaning to the songs".
The Furries played ballads and strummy Britpop, but their heart didn't seem really into what they were doing.
"For the most part we played ballads on the pretty side, rather than swinging them like Benny Goodman".
He came up to me after and said quietly, "I really like it when you play ballads, Jamie.
Then there is the nimble orchestra, which plays ballads and hip-hop bass lines, led by the musical director Jody Shelton, whose powers of anticipation seem almost supernatural.
But he also plays ballads that are shockingly different from anything heard right now in jazz, deep into Ravel and Chopin via Ellington.
Marcus Roberts was playing a ballad medley, then Roy Hargrove, a young trumpet player, was playing something hot and up tempo.
"Trash Bash" was, Mr. Ellis explained, inspired by doomsday fears, and sounded like Booker T. & the MGs playing a ballad with dark, baroque organ interludes.
