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Charlie Haden

A virtuoso of contemporary bass, Charlie Haden starred with Ornette Coleman's classic quartet, played duos with Keith Jarrett and led his own Liberation Orchestra and Quartet West. Geoffrey Smith traces his many-sided career from its roots in country music.

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Sun 25 Sep 2016 00:00
BBC Radio 3

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Music Played

  • Billy Higgins, Don Cherry, Charlie Haden & Ornette Coleman

    Lonely Woman

    • The Shape of Jazz to Come.
    • Atlantic Master.
    • 1.

  • Ornette Coleman & The Ornette Coleman Quartet

    Ramblin'

    • Change of the Century.
    • Atlantic.
    • 1.

  • Charlie Haden & Charlie Haden’s Liberation Music Orchestra

    Song For Che

    • Liberation Music Orchestra.
    • Impulse.
    • 1.

  • Keith Jarrett

    Cego Alderado

    • Keith Jarrett Selected Recordings.
    • ECM Rarum.
    • 6.

  • Pat Metheny & Ornette Coleman & Pat Metheny/Ornette Coleman

    Police People

    • Song X: 20th Anniversary.
    • Nonesuch.
    • 1.

  • Charlie Parker & Charlie Haden

    Passport

    • QUARTET WEST.
    • VERVE.
    • 7.

  • Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny

    First Song

    • Beyond the Missouri Sky.
    • Verve.
    • 5.

  • Charlie Haden

    Old Joe Clark

    • RAMBLING BOY.
    • DECCA LABEL GROUP.
    • 16.

  • Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden, Keith Jarrett & Charlie Haden

    Goodbye

    • Jasmine.
    • ECM.
    • 7.

Performers:

  Title:  Lonely Woman
  Performers: Ornette Coleman 
  Composers: Ornette Coleman  
  Album Title: The Shape of Jazz to Come 
  Label:  Atlantic Master Catalogue No: Atlantic-1317 
  Duration:  04’59 
  Performers: Ornette Coleman, alto saxophone; Donald Cherry, cornet; Charlie Haden, bass; Billy Higgins, drums. 

  Title:  Ramblin'  
  Performers: Ornette Coleman 
  Composers: Ornette Coleman  
  Album Title: Change of the Century 
  Label:  Atlantic Catalogue No: 7567--81341-2 
  Duration: 06’35 
  Performers:  Ornette Coleman, alto saxophone; Donald Cherry, pocket trumpet; Charlie Haden, bass; Billy Higgins, drums. 

  Title:  Song for Che  00:03:40
  Performers: Charlie Haden Liberation Music Orchestra 
  Composers: Charlie Haden 
  Album Title: Liberation Music Orchestra 
  Label:  Impulse Catalogue No: AS-9183 
  Performers: 3’40
  Performers:  Perry Robinson, clarinet; Gato Barbieri, tenor saxophone and clarinet; Dewey Redman, alto and tenor saxophones; Don Cherry, cornet; Mike Mantler, trumpet; Roswell Rudd, trombone; Bob Northern, French horn; Howard Johnson, tuba; Paul Motian, Andrew Cyrille, percussion; Sam Brown, guitar; Carla Bley, piano; Charlie Haden, bass violin.

  Title:  Cego Alderado  
  Performers: Keith Jarrett
  Composers: Egberto Gismonti 
  Album Title: Keith Jarrett Selected Recordings 
  Label:  ECM Rarum Catalogue No: ECM Rarum-1 
  Duration: 07’00 
  Performers: Keith Jarrett, piano; Jan Garbarek, tenor saxophone; Egberto Gismonti, guitar; Charlie Haden, double bass. 

  Title:  Police People  
  Performers: Pat Metheny & Ornette Coleman 
  Composers: Ornette Coleman
  Album Title: Song X: 20th Anniversary 
  Label:  Nonesuch Catalogue No: 7559-79918-2 
  Duration: 04’57 
  Performers:  Pat Metheny, guitar; Ornette Coleman, alto saxophone; Charlie Haden, bass; Jack DeJohnette, drums.

  Title:  Passport  
  Performers: Charlie Haden 
  Composers: Charlie Parker 
  Album Title: Quartet West 
  Label:  Verve Catalogue No:5130782 
  Duration: 04’44
  Performers:  Ernie Watts, tenor saxophone; Alan Broadbent, piano; Charlie Haden, bass; Billy Higgins, drums

  Title:  First Song 
  Performers: Charlie Haden & Pat Metheny 
  Composers: Charlie Haden 
  Album Title: Beyond the Missouri Sky 
  Label:  Verve Catalogue No: 537-1302 
  Duration:  06’36 
  Performers:  Charlie Haden, bass; Pat Metheny, guitar.

  Title:  Old Joe Clark  
  Performers: Charlie Haden 
  Composers: Traditional 
  Album Title: Rambling Boy
  Label:  Decca Catalogue No: 0602517791657 
  Duration: 04’02 
  Performers: Stuart Duncan, fiddle; Jerry Douglas, dobro; Sam Bush, mandolin; Bryan Sutton, guitar; Bela Fleck, banjo; Buddy Greene, harmonica; Charlie Haden, bass.

  Title:  Goodbye 00:07:54
  Performers: Keith Jarrett & Charlie Haden 
  Composers: Gordon Jenkins 
  Album Title: Jasmine 
  Label:  ECM Catalogue No: 2165 
  Duration: 07’54
  Performers:  Keith Jarret, piano; Charlie Haden, bass.
 

               

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  • Sun 25 Sep 2016 00:00
    BBC Radio 3

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