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Jazz ballads are a subgenre of jazz known for their slow tempos, emotive melodies, and rich harmonic textures. They often highlight lyrical improvisation, nuanced phrasing, and intimate interplay between instruments, creating a mood that is reflective, romantic, or melancholic. Frequently featuring vocals or expressive solo instruments like trumpet or saxophone, jazz ballads allow artists to showcase emotional depth and technical subtlety. Drawing from traditional jazz idioms with contemporary influences, performers like Dimitrios Vassilakis, Klaus Ignatzek, and Lew Soloff bring a modern sensitivity to classic ballad forms, blending elegance with heartfelt expression.

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Understatement
Klaus Ignatzek
Album - 13 Tracks - Released August 22, 2025
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Roland Hanna
Lew Soloff
Klaus Ignatzek
Bob Degen
Dimitrios Vassilakis

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  1. August 22, 2025
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    Understatement
    Klaus Ignatzek
    13 tracks
  2. July 18
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    Understatement
    Klaus Ignatzek
    1 tracks
  3. August 9, 2024
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    View From Above
    Klaus Ignatzek
    10 tracks
  4. July 12
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    Song For My Brother
    Klaus Ignatzek
    1 tracks
  5. March 22
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    Solo Standards
    Klaus Ignatzek
    12 tracks
  6. June 9, 2023
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    Two Geese by the River
    Burkard Kunkel•
    Bob Degen
    13 tracks
  7. August 5, 2022
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    Out of the Blue
    Klaus Ignatzek
    10 tracks
  8. June 25, 2021
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    Passion (In Memory of Claudio [Live])
    Claudio Roditi•
    Klaus Ignatzek•
    Jean-Louis Rassinfosse
    13 tracks
  9. October 5, 2018
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    Personally
    Klaus Ignatzek
    12 tracks
  10. November 1, 2017
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    With a Song in My Heart
    Lew Soloff
    9 tracks
  11. March 13, 2015
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    Mariposa
    Klaus Ignatzek
    13 tracks
  12. February 5
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    This Must Be Love
    Roland Hanna
    13 tracks
  13. November 19, 2013
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    Sir Elf Plus One
    Roland Hanna
    9 tracks
  14. June 1, 2012
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    Plays the Music of Harold Rome
    Roland Hanna
    8 tracks
  15. December 1, 2011
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    Colors from a Giant's Kit
    Roland Hanna
    14 tracks
  16. July 26
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    Solo Piano
    Roland Hanna
    29 tracks
  17. February 28
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    Across the Universe
    Dimitrios Vassilakis
    10 tracks
  18. October 22, 2010
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    Jake Remembered
    Bob Degen
    13 tracks
  19. October 1
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    Dedication
    Claudio Roditi•
    Klaus Ignatzek•
    Jean-Louis Rassinfosse
    11 tracks
  20. February 7
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    Take It Easy
    Klaus Ignatzek
    7 tracks
  21. November 16, 2009
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    Sir Elf
    Roland Hanna
    11 tracks
  22. March 27
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    Soulmates
    Klaus Ignatzek
    10 tracks
  23. January 1
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    Roland Hanna Plays the Music of Alec Wilder
    Roland Hanna
    13 tracks
  24. October 14, 2008
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    Beyond Question
    Claudio Roditi•
    Klaus Ignatzek•
    Jean-Louis Rassinfosse
    11 tracks
  25. December 1, 2007
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    Impressions (The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions) [Nice & Brignoles, France 1978-1979]
    Roland Hanna
    9 tracks
  26. April 17
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    Songs We Dig
    Klaus Ignatzek
    12 tracks
  27. March 9
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    Seasons
    Klaus Ignatzek
    10 tracks
  28. October 20, 2006
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    Smile (Live)
    Claudio Roditi•
    Klaus Ignatzek•
    Jean-Louis Rassinfosse
    12 tracks
  29. September 1
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    Sequoia Song
    Bob Degen
    8 tracks
  30. March 3
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    In-Tandem
    Klaus Ignatzek
    12 tracks
  31. January 1
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    Parallel Lines
    Dimitrios Vassilakis
    10 tracks
  32. December 1, 2005
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    Reflections
    Claudio Roditi•
    Klaus Ignatzek•
    Jean-Louis Rassinfosse
    11 tracks
  33. May 20
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    Solo
    Roland Hanna
    13 tracks
  34. September 20, 2004
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    Light in the Dark
    Claudio Roditi•
    Klaus Ignatzek•
    Jean-Louis Rassinfosse
    13 tracks
  35. December 1, 2003
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    Three for One
    Claudio Roditi•
    Klaus Ignatzek•
    Jean-Louis Rassinfosse
    10 tracks
  36. December 1
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    Tributaries - Reflections on Tommy Flanagan
    Roland Hanna
    11 tracks
  37. December 1, 2002
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    Everything I Love
    Roland Hanna
    13 tracks
  38. December 1
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    Another Point of View
    Klaus Ignatzek
    11 tracks
  39. December 1
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    I've Got a Right to Sing the Blues
    Roland Hanna
    12 tracks
  40. January 1
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    Polar Lights
    Klaus Ignatzek
    12 tracks
  1. August 22, 2025
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    Understatement
    Klaus Ignatzek
    13 tracks
  2. August 9, 2024
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    View From Above
    Klaus Ignatzek
    10 tracks
  3. March 22
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    Solo Standards
    Klaus Ignatzek
    12 tracks
  4. June 9, 2023
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    Two Geese by the River
    Burkard Kunkel•
    Bob Degen
    13 tracks
  5. August 5, 2022
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    Out of the Blue
    Klaus Ignatzek
    10 tracks
  6. June 25, 2021
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    Passion (In Memory of Claudio [Live])
    Claudio Roditi•
    Klaus Ignatzek•
    Jean-Louis Rassinfosse
    13 tracks
  7. October 5, 2018
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    Personally
    Klaus Ignatzek
    12 tracks
  8. November 1, 2017
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    With a Song in My Heart
    Lew Soloff
    9 tracks
  9. March 13, 2015
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    Mariposa
    Klaus Ignatzek
    13 tracks
  10. February 5
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    This Must Be Love
    Roland Hanna
    13 tracks
  11. November 19, 2013
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    Sir Elf Plus One
    Roland Hanna
    9 tracks
  12. June 1, 2012
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    Plays the Music of Harold Rome
    Roland Hanna
    8 tracks
  13. December 1, 2011
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    Colors from a Giant's Kit
    Roland Hanna
    14 tracks
  14. July 26
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    Solo Piano
    Roland Hanna
    29 tracks
  15. February 28
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    Across the Universe
    Dimitrios Vassilakis
    10 tracks
  16. October 22, 2010
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    Jake Remembered
    Bob Degen
    13 tracks
  17. October 1
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    Dedication
    Claudio Roditi•
    Klaus Ignatzek•
    Jean-Louis Rassinfosse
    11 tracks
  18. February 7
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    Take It Easy
    Klaus Ignatzek
    7 tracks
  19. November 16, 2009
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    Sir Elf
    Roland Hanna
    11 tracks
  20. March 27
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    Soulmates
    Klaus Ignatzek
    10 tracks
  1. July 18, 2025
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    Understatement
    Klaus Ignatzek
    1 tracks
  2. July 12, 2024
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    Song For My Brother
    Klaus Ignatzek
    1 tracks