The blues is a staple of jazz. These are the songs that spontaneously grew in the fields of slavery; songs that were sung to relieve intolerable pain; and these are the songs you love to play when you're feeling down. Today Approaching Standards soothes you with some ballads and blues.
| These Are Soulful Days Lee Morgan - Leeway - Blue Note |
| Sixbit Blues Joe Wilder - Wilder' N Wilder - Savoy |
| Darn That Dream G.Mulligan/B.Taylor - Live at McG - McG |
| Early Morning Mood Chet Baker - Chet - Analogue Prod. |
| Theme For Lester Young Charles Mingus - Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus - Impulse |
| Freedom Charles Mingus - Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus - Impulse |
| Stolen Moments Oliver Nelson - Blues and The Abstract Truth - Impulse |
| Cry Me A River Archie Shepp - Blue Ballads - Venus |
| Blues Walk Barney Wilen - New York Afternoon - Venus |
| Dat Dere Hank Crawford - Memphis Ray and a Touch of Moody - 32 Jazz |
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