A Ballad for Many

1	Eugene/1 1:34
2	Eugene/2 4:15
3	Eugene/3 1:04
4	Eugene/4 5:16
5	Eugene/5 1:47
6	Eugene/6 3:56
7	Fyodorovich 2:27
8	Blinky Blanky Blokoe 2:39
9	Spin 1:35
10	Basquiat 6:07
11	The Red-Tailed Angels/Integrity 1:15
12	The Red-Tailed Angels/Silver Wings 1:53
13	The Red-Tailed Angels/Despite a Barrage 0:41
14	The Red-Tailed Angels/Explanation 1:23
15	The Red-Tailed Angels/450 Tuskegee Airmen 1:39
16	The Red-Tailed Angels/You Can Fly 0:51
17	The Red-Tailed Angels/Finally in 1941 1:42
18	The Red-Tailed Angels/Fortunately 0:29
19	The Red-Tailed Angels/Credits 2:02
20	Show Him Some Lub 7:11

All Music Guide

The Bang on a Can All-Stars is a sextet of musicians drawn from a larger orchestra that specializes in debuting new music, much of which would be considered modern classical music. On A Ballad for Many, the group performs some of the works of jazz clarinetist Don Byron. Their set consists of six sketches from "Eugene" (a live accompaniment to a silent episode of Ernie Kovacs' Show), nine brief selections from his soundtrack to a documentary on the Tuskegee Airmen, and five other pieces. Byron makes appearances on three of the numbers, but otherwise the focus is on Bang on a Can's interpretations of his originals. The music is episodic, a bit incomplete without the picture (since most of the music is actually soundtracks) and colorful if not quite essential. Scott Yanow

Time Out New York

It’s telling that the pieces featuring Byron’s inspired playing are the album’s best: the impressionistic “Basquiat,” as well as the ’40s-style ballad “Silver Wings” and the funky “Credits,” Stacey Kors

San Francisco Chronicle

A match made in musical heaven, and this collection of Byron's short, illustrative pieces is almost sinfully exciting. Joshua Kosman