Ballad Essentials

Ballad Essentials is an album by Susannah McCorkle, released in 2002.

Reception
Music critic Ronnie D. Lankford of Allmusic praised the album and wrote "For those less familiar with the great vocalist's work, Ballad Essentials serves as an excellent primer. For fans, the album gathers a dozen similarly toned pieces, or an hour's worth of music, in one place. A fine collection."

Personnel

 * Susannah McCorkle – vocals
 * Allen Farnham – piano, arranger, musical director
 * Conrad Herwig – trombone
 * Greg Gisbert – flugelhorn
 * Digby Fairweather – cornet
 * Duncan Lamont – flute
 * Chris Potter – flute
 * Scott Hamilton – tenor saxophone
 * Ken Peplowski – clarinet
 * Benny Aronov – piano
 * Keith Ingham – piano
 * Howard Alden – guitar
 * Al Gafa – guitar
 * Paul Meyers – guitar
 * Bucky Pizzarelli – guitar
 * Emily Remler – guitar
 * Steve Gilmore – bass
 * Dennis Irwin – bass
 * Kiyoshi Kitagawa – bass
 * Steve LaSpina – bass
 * Ron Rubin – bass
 * Richard Sarpola – bass
 * Joe Cocuzzo – drums
 * Keith Copeland – drums
 * Richard DeRosa – drums, synthesizer
 * Derek Hogg – drums
 * Vanderlei Pereira – drums
 * Chuck Redd – drums
 * Thiago de Mello – percussion
 * Scott Yanow – liner notes