Thanks PB. I am so moved. As portuguese I leave 2 stories: he was arrested in a jazz festival in Lisbon when he dedicated a song to the liberating army against portuguese colonial forces in Angola. He did a duo record with the great portuguese guitar( sort of fado 12 string mandoline) Carlos Paredes. He was always looking and finding hidden genius. And creating beauty for the times to come. CH❤
The duo album he did with metheny is my favourite album of both of there discography it's beautiful and the playing on that made me pick up the double bass having played electic for years.
Great musician! There´s even a blues cd by old bluesman James Cotton with Joe Luis Walker on guitar and Charlie Haden on bass.He really coul de all around
Charlie was the first musician that understood Ornette right out of the gate. I saw him with Ornette and Pat doing “Song X” with Jack DeJohnette. Mind bending! Around the same time I heard him with Old and New Dreams. Their version of “Lonely Woman” complements the original version in a warm and tender way.
Fantastic work - we Bass players don't appreciate Charlie Haden nearly enough, No one really comes close to that sound - it's as unique as Miles Davis sound was... his musicality Ah just sublime. Jasmin album with Keith Jarrett - For all we know.
Soapsuds, Soapsuds with Ornette, and Treasure Island with Keith Jarrett are two more profound recordings! Thanks for shining a light on such a beautiful musician.
Likewise Charlie is right up there for me. There are Virtuoso’s on the instrument and then there’s Virtuoso’s to the music and Charlie is the master of the latter. My good friend was lucky enough to studying with Charlie at CAL Arts in the 90’s as you can imagine I’ve many lessons and conversations with about what Charlie said and taught him and yes I use gut strings
I discovered Charlie Haden on an album named "Folk Songs" with Jan Garbarek on saxophones and Egberto Gismonti on guitar and piano. On this album, the last track is a Charlie Haden compo named "For Turyia" which gets me to tears every time.
Probably my favorite bassist. Listen to him with Keith Jarrett playing the lovely ‘Ellen David’. Saw him with Quartet West. Truly a night I’ll always cherish and remember! Thanks !
1994. I was 1st chair of the bass section of the Junior Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra. We had a 2 year stint serving as the "house orchestra" of the then new Verbier Festival in Switzerland. There was no internet at the time so I don't remember how I got the news of "Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra" performance at the Montreaux Jazz Festival happening just a short train ride from our festival! Turned out that show will take place on a free day for our orchestra! I pulled a few strings and got the whole bass section of the JIPO tickets for that show! we all went there together to see and hear the show and it was a fantastic experience....Thank you CH for all the music and soul.
Excellent video. Thank you for taking the time to make it and sharing your thoughts. Loved your choices for top albums. So much great music from Charlie. I also really dig the Montreal albums, some of my favourites.
Would you ever consider an episode about Henry Grimes? Although his career had a long hiatus, his playing crossed many genres like Mr. Haden. His comeback was quite a tale in itself.
This sounds so much more commanding and cohesive than a normal solo bass piece. I love that the rhythmic core is there the whole time and he owns the rests as much as the notes. So hard to string improvisation together with a medley in this way.
What a wonderful tribute. I have so many records with Charlie Haden--I think because if I see he's on something I trust it will be outstanding. His work on Survivor Suite and Abour Zena is almost painfully beautiful. I did have one personal encounter; I was seating at his feet in the McDonel Kiva at MSU on 11/4/80, a very informal gig in which all the band members were setting up their own gear. He made a face of such terrible distress that I involuntarily blurted out "is everything okay?" He looked at me sadly and said "I just heard Reagan won the election."
His work with Ornette Coleman is simply magic…. The shape of jazz to come (1959), change of the century (1960), this is our music (1961) and free jazz (1961) all blinding records….. 👍
Unique 100% correct. Love Charlie and I think his early musical experiences as a child really contributed to his musical vocabulary. Solo bass version of Lonely Women 🔥 Love Old and New Dreams and all the Montreal tapes.
i love that this channel discusses acoustic/double bass as well as electric, it's inspiring to learn about players and recordings i might have never encountered otherwise!
along with dave holland, he was the man who convinced me to pick up this instrument. still is in my top 3 for biggest inspirations, along with people who were most defiantly influenced by him was also always fun hearing him be self referential and quote old folk songs. e.g. the solos on song for che, ramblin, two folk songs, etc. monk said Bb is the people's key but for bassists i think it might be D!
Charlie Haden is one of my absolute favourite bass players. I learned so much about bass playing listening to him. 'Beyond the Missouri Sky' is one of my favourite records. I first saw him live with Pat Metheny on the 80/81 tour on 1. September 1981 and was stunned, how much more intense he was live (and everyone else too). I had listened to the record a hundred times at that moment but that was something else. It was one of the concerts I'll never forget (If I look back, all PM concerts from 1980 on are on that list 🙂). Another great bass player who i.m.h.o changed the way of playing double bass in a different unique but sometimes similar way and worth exploring is Eberhard Weber.
When I have my musician hat on, I'm really into artists like this. But with my "average listener" hat on, I can see how Charlie's music was a little... not that accessible to a wider audience? I mean let's face it, most people aren't into solos, which is fair enough. What can we learn though from masters like this, maybe making this kind of style more accessible for a broader audience? It would be a pity if the innovations pioneered in his music are not continued into the future. One thought while listening to these great little examples was this guy had enough ideas to fill albums full of bass lines, just in about a minute's worth of him jamming out.
You must watch 1959: The Year That Changed Jazz (documentary- free on RUclips if you can find it). The final chapter is on Ornette Colman's band with Charlie and the chaos that ensued when they came on the scene! Many in the jazz community hated them and the impact they were having. Stunning documentary and history!
Love your channel, man! It’s great that you used my upload-just at random, I clipped that from a film and put it up on RUclips right before he died, not having any idea he would pass away only weeks later. I was so happy it was available online then, so people could immediately appreciate Charlie’s genius in a solo context. Anyway thanks for another wonderful video!
Maybe a weird pick: Keith Jarrett's "Arbor Zena". That album really moves me and I can't imagine another bass player bringing more depth and beauty to that recording. If I could see ANY concert/gig in history-I see myself at one of Ornette Coleman's first gigs at The Five Spot. Sitting at one of their tiny tables in direct earshot of Haden's bass. Everyone's skin has the sheen of sweat. It is steamy and smoky. For anyone in that room, this is not an annoyance, but just an natural part of the vibe .
Thank you for your beautiful tribute to Charlie Haden. One of my favorite albums is "Steal Away: Spirituals, Hymns and Folk Songs." Charlie Haden and Hank Jones.
Joe Henderson, Al Foster, and Haden live in Montreal...I forget the year...Daaaamn! Darek Oles, among many others, carries the Haden vibe forward, in a unique and profound way... Fantastic tribute, thank you!🤗
Do you remember Bass Frontiers Magazine? David Enos did a piece on Charlie back in the day that turned me on to him. This was a great episode today! Thanks for your hard work!
"80/81" is one of my all time favorites! The Shape of Jazz To Come - with Ornette Coleman "Rejoicing"- Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden, and Billy Higgins. "Time On My Hands" - John Scofield, Joe Lovano, Charlie Haden, and Jack DeJohnette "Beyond The Missouri Skies" - Pat Metheny and Charlie Haden There are so many more!!
Thanks PD! No real words except thanks to you & C.H.! He gave me confidence to be different 30yo, and your acknowledgment cements that, Thanks! All the Best Dude! :)
Nocturne is one of my favourite Charlie albums as is the Trio Album Alone Together with Lee Konitz, Brad Mehldau & Charlie Haden Charlie’s 2 feel and breaking up time is masterful and his solo’s are so musical, beautifully sounding and very direct.
One of my favorite Haden moments - and a favorite thing in life - is what he does during the last 30 seconds of "The Long Goodbye" from the Quartet West album HAUNTED HEART 🥰
Saw Charlie with Ornette at the Newport Jazz Festival 1971. Blew my mind, to say the least. Other bassists performing that day included Mingus, and the New York Bass Violin Choir, featuring Ron Carter, Milt Hinton, Richard Davis, Bill Lee (Spike's dad) and others. BASS HEAVEN.
Masterful work here!! I highly recommend watching 1959: The Year That Changed Jazz (documentary- free on RUclips if you can find it). The final chapter is on Ornette Colman's band with Charlie and the chaos that ensued when they came on the scene! Many in the jazz community hated them and the impact they were having. Stunning documentary and history!
Hello Paul, a quick hello from France. Thank you for all your fascinating videos. Especially this one about my lifelong idol Charlie Haden. Browsing through his extraordinary discography, I came across a surprising album from 2008, "Charlie Haden Familly &Friends-Rambling Boy". A pure Country Music album, but with a few pure Haden pearls (Spiritual with his son Josh, some marvellous Pat Metheny contributions.....) and always such poignant lyricism, even when he's playing root/five. An Ovni in his career, but a magical record.
Thank! You! "What he played, and the WAY he played." In classical music I feel that there are composers who perfected an existing language (Mozart) others who hybridized multiple styles into something dazzling (Stravinsky) and others who just walked into the room with something fully formed that we all just need to take on board (Debussy). I think that your presentation really gets across what makes Charlie Haden a Debussy/Stravinsky-type of figure. The bringing together of deep folk music roots and advanced jazz is an innovation and a huge gift to all creative musicians of our day. Thanks for the space to ramble here. I was really inspired by what you showed us.
Great video Paul! I've always felt that Haden's roots in folk music was a grounding factor in Ornette Coleman's recordings. He seems to be able to play freely while maintaining a sense of phrasing and cadence whenever it's called for. I never knew about the gut strings. His tone is phenomenal! Love every project he's been involved in!
all of his montreal tape records are awesome! so many records with Haden are simply magical, he was a pnce in a lifetime musician. best bass channel , period i was fortunate enough to see him live with Gonzalo Rubalcaba in Montreal playing the Nocturnes album in the early 2000’s
Charlie's my favourite bass player too. My fave album featuring him is Mourning Of A Star By Keith Jarrett and I love that trio of Charlie Haden, Keith Jarrett and Paul Motian, and have their albums as well as various unofficial recordings from radio broadcasts of them playing a European tour in the early 70's. His solo in the overture of Carla Bley's Escalator Over The Hill is like the sun coming up!
Cool! Always enjoyed his musicianship. There is a performance with Ginger Baker and Bill Frissel on RUclips that is pretty amazin if you have not seen it.
Thank you for an eye-opening appreciation. I must confess I was more into his old roomate Scott Lafaro. Though I was always moved by his conviction, wisdom and inspired by the story of him performing amidst death threats and truly putting your oft quoted maxim of his to the test.
This was so educational for me. I knew of him and his excellence, but had never spent much time intentionally listening to his work. Thank you so much!
Love his playing on the album Deep in the Blues by James Cotton with Joe Louis Walker. Especially the track Ozark Mountain Railroad. He has that same amazing tone with all the “tree wood”you talk about under his fingers.
Absolutely the greatest influence on my playing and musical journey. Thank you so much for all your content, but especially for this particular video. In a world where chops can be the defining end all be all for musicians, Charlie made melody, nuance, ears and beauty his calling card. Thank you
Bruh, not only do you make some of the best funk face while playing beautifully, you make some of the best funk face while listening to others play beautifully... I especially love Charlie's work with Ornette.
Great video, as always, I simply love Charlie. There are so many good things on the A Shape Of Jazz To Come, but from the first notes when you hear that great bass playing, it's just something different.
My favorite record with Haden is "Gemini" by Sir Roland Hanna Trio, a masterpiece. I will never forget the first time I heard in a vinyl store in Barcelona, there was a chair where I have to sit down to assimilate what's happening. Thank you for share this !
Thank you for this! Haden is a player I knew by name and reputation, but I had not *knowingly* heard a great deal of his work. As it turns out, I probably heard far more than I was aware of. Now that I know, I’ll be on the watch for more. I also want to say how much I admire that ‘doghouse’ of yours! I have never seen such elaborate purfling on a double bass. It’s lovely-and you ain’t no slouch as a player, either. Again: Thank you. ♥️♥️♥️
Absolutely agree. Thank you for posting such an insightful and knowledgable tribute to this great Master. I was drawn to him from his work with Ornette, Carla Bley's big band arrangments, Quartet West -- and you read my mind with the Hampton Hawes duo reference. I had the chance to see him playing for free with local musicians in a Los Angeles public park in the mid-80s. His "woody" tone, flowing with gravitas and Zen-like "now-ness" (as if Mother Nature herself were singing) gets me every time. I'm so glad you acknowledged it. I'm a sax player/drummer coming across your channel for the first time -- best to you!
Bill Plummer, another great upright bass player used to organize a jazz festival in Wyoming I used to provide sound for, brought in Charlie Hayden once. As monitor engineer, I had the front row seat to some very awesome musicians. All the bass players at these events were good. But Bill and Charlie would drive the entire band like a tractor beam, for lack of a better description.
tx for covering CH! he played the heart tone more often than most if not all. ❤️ Favourites: - Nightfall with John Taylor - Jazz at the Opera House: Track: Sister Cheryl - Jasmine with Keith Jarrett
There’s nothing like the sound, touch and aroma of wood instruments, hollow body guitars and basses, pianos, etc . There’s just such a difference in the woods especially string instruments. I have a 1967 Guild Starfire that I will sit on my couch and play with no amplification. It’s a True Tone , a pure sound. I truly believe in the spirit of the old woods in the hands of a loving musician. Charlie Haden was a loving musician. Thanks for sharing 😎
Another thoughtful videos filled with things I have to listen to. We are fortunate to have so many great jazz bass players who all have their own unique take on the instrument and how they influenced the music of the groups they played with. Haden's voice was wonderful and unique.
The one thing that strikes me about Charlie Haden is, no. matter who he was playing with, they always sounded their best. That takes a great musician/collaborator.
Great episode about an extraordinary artist. Thanks a lot for this! His son Josh's work with his band, Spain, definitely deserves to be checked out, too
Thanks a lot for this video, Charlie Haden was and is amazing, I think it was Pat Metheny who said that he had infinite. I have to know many of his records but I love "My Love And I" from Quarter West and also the Cassandra Wilson rendition. Charlie Haden is certainly something else.
Recently saw Metheny when he came to Atlanta on his solo tour. He played Waltz For Ruth and a few others from Beyond The Missouri Sky. I do love 80/81, particularly the title track but the free stuff such as Open is fantastic. It's hard to get a handle on how he could play free, anticipating and complimenting what somebody else is playing or has played. But I have that Ornette Atlantic Years box set. I will dig it out. Great editing with that spoken word coda! Very emotional!
Thanks for putting a well deserved spotlight on the great Charlie Haden. A honorable mention must go to the outro of Bruce Hornsby's song 'Stander On The Mountain' from the album 'A Night On The Town' (1990) where Charlie's presence really comes to the forefront. By the way: I'm a drummer not a bassist but always had a soft spot for great basslines (as every drummer should). I'd love to see you discuss 4 absolute giants of the instrument: 1.) Renaud Garcia-Fons, e g 'Oriental Bass' (1997), or any track from 'The Marcevol Concert' (2012) 2.) Jeff Berlin, especially his stellar work on Bill Bruford's 1979 album 'One Of A Kind' 3.) Tony Levin (too many great records to choose from) 4.) Larry Klein, criminally overlooked bassist/producer, also Joni Mitchell's ex-husband, who played on her 1982 record 'Wild Things Run Fast' and subsequent albums like 'Chalk Mark In A Rain Storm' (1988), or 'Turbulent Indigo' (1994). Also check out his contribution to Robbie Robertson's self-titled solo album (1987) on the track 'Showdown At Big Sky'. Thanks again and keep up the good work !
Listen to Tokyo Adagio， duet with pianist Gonzalo Rubalcaba. Pure masterpiece.
Thanks PB. I am so moved. As portuguese I leave 2 stories: he was arrested in a jazz festival in Lisbon when he dedicated a song to the liberating army against portuguese colonial forces in Angola.
He did a duo record with the great portuguese guitar( sort of fado 12 string mandoline) Carlos Paredes. He was always looking and finding hidden genius. And creating beauty for the times to come. CH❤
Adorava ter visto Charlie Haden ao vivo aqui! Adoro o album com o Carlos Paredes, mas acho que prefiro aquele com o Jim Hall
Sound of the “tree of the wood”. Love that phrase.
One of the greatest of all time! I love Beyond the Missouri Sky with Pat Metheny 🙏❤️
Right on!!!
One of my favorite albums of all time!
Charlie Haden deserves the GOAT status.
Yes absolutely 💯 🇬🇧
The duo album he did with metheny is my favourite album of both of there discography it's beautiful and the playing on that made me pick up the double bass having played electic for years.
Great musician! There´s even a blues cd by old bluesman James Cotton with Joe Luis Walker on guitar and Charlie Haden on bass.He really coul de all around
"don't ever play a note you wouldn't die for"
represents Charlie and
our mindset of those who are inspired by his art and message
and one of my favorite records of him singing is "Shendendoadh" on "charlie and friends" or whatever it's called lol
Charlie was the first musician that understood Ornette right out of the gate. I saw him with Ornette and Pat doing “Song X” with Jack DeJohnette. Mind bending! Around the same time I heard him with Old and New Dreams. Their version of “Lonely Woman” complements the original version in a warm and tender way.
Fantastic work - we Bass players don't appreciate Charlie Haden nearly enough, No one really comes close to that sound - it's as unique as Miles Davis sound was... his musicality Ah just sublime.
Jasmin album with Keith Jarrett - For all we know.
Soapsuds, Soapsuds with Ornette, and Treasure Island with Keith Jarrett are two more profound recordings! Thanks for shining a light on such a beautiful musician.
Likewise Charlie is right up there for me. There are Virtuoso’s on the instrument and then there’s Virtuoso’s to the music and Charlie is the master of the latter. My good friend was lucky enough to studying with Charlie at CAL Arts in the 90’s as you can imagine I’ve many lessons and conversations with about what Charlie said and taught him and yes I use gut strings
His accompaniment to Jarrett’s Rainbow will inspire my playing forever!
I discovered Charlie Haden on an album named "Folk Songs" with Jan Garbarek on saxophones and Egberto Gismonti on guitar and piano. On this album, the last track is a Charlie Haden compo named "For Turyia" which gets me to tears every time.
The version with Alice Coltrane on Closeness is incredibly beautiful.
Probably my favorite bassist. Listen to him with Keith Jarrett playing the lovely ‘Ellen David’. Saw him with Quartet West. Truly a night I’ll always cherish and remember! Thanks !
What a beautiful video. Such a unique musician. I had the chance to see him live once.
1994. I was 1st chair of the bass section of the Junior Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra. We had a 2 year stint serving as the "house orchestra" of the then new Verbier Festival in Switzerland. There was no internet at the time so I don't remember how I got the news of "Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra" performance at the Montreaux Jazz Festival happening just a short train ride from our festival! Turned out that show will take place on a free day for our orchestra! I pulled a few strings and got the whole bass section of the JIPO tickets for that show! we all went there together to see and hear the show and it was a fantastic experience....Thank you CH for all the music and soul.
Excellent video. Thank you for taking the time to make it and sharing your thoughts. Loved your choices for top albums. So much great music from Charlie. I also really dig the Montreal albums, some of my favourites.
Would you ever consider an episode about Henry Grimes? Although his career had a long hiatus, his playing crossed many genres like Mr. Haden. His comeback was quite a tale in itself.
This sounds so much more commanding and cohesive than a normal solo bass piece. I love that the rhythmic core is there the whole time and he owns the rests as much as the notes. So hard to string improvisation together with a medley in this way.
The first Quartet West album will always be my personal favorite.
What a wonderful tribute. I have so many records with Charlie Haden--I think because if I see he's on something I trust it will be outstanding. His work on Survivor Suite and Abour Zena is almost painfully beautiful. I did have one personal encounter; I was seating at his feet in the McDonel Kiva at MSU on 11/4/80, a very informal gig in which all the band members were setting up their own gear. He made a face of such terrible distress that I involuntarily blurted out "is everything okay?" He looked at me sadly and said "I just heard Reagan won the election."
Charlie Haden lives!
What a tone!
His work with Ornette Coleman is simply magic…. The shape of jazz to come (1959), change of the century (1960), this is our music (1961) and free jazz (1961) all blinding records….. 👍
You killed me with that duo with Hampton Hawes!!! I’ve loved that record for 40 years and counting 🙏🏼
Unique 100% correct. Love Charlie and I think his early musical experiences as a child really contributed to his musical vocabulary. Solo bass version of Lonely Women 🔥 Love Old and New Dreams and all the Montreal tapes.
I saw Charlie a number of times with Ornette and Old and New Dreams, his playing and solos brought tears to my eyes.
i love that this channel discusses acoustic/double bass as well as electric, it's inspiring to learn about players and recordings i might have never encountered otherwise!
along with dave holland, he was the man who convinced me to pick up this instrument. still is in my top 3 for biggest inspirations, along with people who were most defiantly influenced by him
was also always fun hearing him be self referential and quote old folk songs. e.g. the solos on song for che, ramblin, two folk songs, etc. monk said Bb is the people's key but for bassists i think it might be D!
Charlie Haden is one of my absolute favourite bass players. I learned so much about bass playing listening to him. 'Beyond the Missouri Sky' is one of my favourite records.
I first saw him live with Pat Metheny on the 80/81 tour on 1. September 1981 and was stunned, how much more intense he was live (and everyone else too). I had listened to the record a hundred times at that moment but that was something else. It was one of the concerts I'll never forget (If I look back, all PM concerts from 1980 on are on that list 🙂).
Another great bass player who i.m.h.o changed the way of playing double bass in a different unique but sometimes similar way and worth exploring is Eberhard Weber.
When I have my musician hat on, I'm really into artists like this. But with my "average listener" hat on, I can see how Charlie's music was a little... not that accessible to a wider audience?
I mean let's face it, most people aren't into solos, which is fair enough. What can we learn though from masters like this, maybe making this kind of style more accessible for a broader audience?
It would be a pity if the innovations pioneered in his music are not continued into the future.
One thought while listening to these great little examples was this guy had enough ideas to fill albums full of bass lines, just in about a minute's worth of him jamming out.
Thanks for for keeping his musical legacy alive❤
Now I know what I'll be doing this weekend: deep dive on Charlie Haden
You must watch 1959: The Year That Changed Jazz (documentary- free on RUclips if you can find it). The final chapter is on Ornette Colman's band with Charlie and the chaos that ensued when they came on the scene! Many in the jazz community hated them and the impact they were having. Stunning documentary and history!
@juniorjames7076 thanks for this
@@yusufmhassanditto!
Mortgage on my soul.. Keith Jarrett..u won't be disappointed 😂😂😂😂
Love your channel, man! It’s great that you used my upload-just at random, I clipped that from a film and put it up on RUclips right before he died, not having any idea he would pass away only weeks later. I was so happy it was available online then, so people could immediately appreciate Charlie’s genius in a solo context. Anyway thanks for another wonderful video!
Thank you!! That “Dream Keeper” solo you put up is also incredible!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
My all time favorite is "Our Spanish Love Song" from Pat Metheny & Charlie Haden "Beyond The Missoury Sky". Beautiful piece of art.
Yeah Paul! Man this is so good. 80/81, Rejoicing, and Brecker's 1st album were monumental to my development growing up. ❤
Listening again to the Jarrett and Metheny duo albums with Charlie Haden. Closeness duets, etc. Deep and important, a tone idol. Thanks! 80/81 too!
Maybe a weird pick: Keith Jarrett's "Arbor Zena". That album really moves me and I can't imagine another bass player bringing more depth and beauty to that recording.
If I could see ANY concert/gig in history-I see myself at one of Ornette Coleman's first gigs at The Five Spot. Sitting at one of their tiny tables in direct earshot of Haden's bass.
Everyone's skin has the sheen of sweat. It is steamy and smoky. For anyone in that room, this is not an annoyance, but just an natural part of the vibe .
Thank you for your beautiful tribute to Charlie Haden. One of my favorite albums is "Steal Away: Spirituals, Hymns and Folk Songs." Charlie Haden and Hank Jones.
Joe Henderson, Al Foster, and Haden live in Montreal...I forget the year...Daaaamn!
Darek Oles, among many others, carries the Haden vibe forward, in a unique and profound way...
Fantastic tribute, thank you!🤗
great video,,, what insight and choice of selections,!!!!!
Do you remember Bass Frontiers Magazine? David Enos did a piece on Charlie back in the day that turned me on to him. This was a great episode today! Thanks for your hard work!
I still have that issue.. Excellent
Thanks for the video. I got to meet him in Tokyo. He was a friend of my dad, Warne Marsh. Charlie and his wife were very kind to me.
I remember hearing Charlie with Joe Henderson and Al Foster, on Joe’s tour supporting the State Of The Tenor album. One of my lucky nights.
The live recording he did with Joe JUST missed my list. I really love that record!
What an absolutely tremendous video, bravo Paul
"80/81" is one of my all time favorites!
The Shape of Jazz To Come - with Ornette Coleman
"Rejoicing"- Pat Metheny, Charlie Haden, and Billy Higgins.
"Time On My Hands" - John Scofield, Joe Lovano, Charlie Haden, and Jack DeJohnette
"Beyond The Missouri Skies" - Pat Metheny and Charlie Haden
There are so many more!!
He taught at Cal Arts when I went there, early 90s. Very to cool to see him jamming out in the hallway with some cats. A wonderful person as well.
Thank you for introducing me to this soulful, eternally reaching musician. I knew, but I didn't know.
One of my biggest heroes in music and life.
Thanks PD! No real words except thanks to you & C.H.! He gave me confidence to be different 30yo, and your acknowledgment cements that, Thanks!
All the Best Dude! :)
Nocturne is one of my favourite Charlie albums as is the Trio Album Alone Together with Lee Konitz, Brad Mehldau & Charlie Haden Charlie’s 2 feel and breaking up time is masterful and his solo’s are so musical, beautifully sounding and very direct.
One of my favorite Haden moments - and a favorite thing in life - is what he does during the last 30 seconds of "The Long Goodbye" from the Quartet West album HAUNTED HEART 🥰
Thank you. I'd not even heard of him until this. Your bassists videos have given me loads more knowledge
Metheny said it best, “Charlie plays the root and you hear infinity”
Saw Charlie with Ornette at the Newport Jazz Festival 1971. Blew my mind, to say the least. Other bassists performing that day included Mingus, and the New York Bass Violin Choir, featuring Ron Carter, Milt Hinton, Richard Davis, Bill Lee (Spike's dad) and others. BASS HEAVEN.
😮😮😮
Masterful work here!! I highly recommend watching 1959: The Year That Changed Jazz (documentary- free on RUclips if you can find it). The final chapter is on Ornette Colman's band with Charlie and the chaos that ensued when they came on the scene! Many in the jazz community hated them and the impact they were having. Stunning documentary and history!
Folk Songs and Magico are personal favourites that I frequently go back to, not to mention Ornette’s first 4 records.
Charlie was a poet.
Great episode. You are the first one to mention my favorite album with Hampton Hawes.
I love his another duet album, “Closeness”.
I would say one of my favourite Haden’s album is Haunted Heart. He was such a great player, so inspiring. Great video!
Hello Paul, a quick hello from France. Thank you for all your fascinating videos. Especially this one about my lifelong idol Charlie Haden. Browsing through his extraordinary discography, I came across a surprising album from 2008, "Charlie Haden Familly &Friends-Rambling Boy". A pure Country Music album, but with a few pure Haden pearls (Spiritual with his son Josh, some marvellous Pat Metheny contributions.....) and always such poignant lyricism, even when he's playing root/five. An Ovni in his career, but a magical record.
Thank! You! "What he played, and the WAY he played." In classical music I feel that there are composers who perfected an existing language (Mozart) others who hybridized multiple styles into something dazzling (Stravinsky) and others who just walked into the room with something fully formed that we all just need to take on board (Debussy).
I think that your presentation really gets across what makes Charlie Haden a Debussy/Stravinsky-type of figure. The bringing together of deep folk music roots and advanced jazz is an innovation and a huge gift to all creative musicians of our day. Thanks for the space to ramble here. I was really inspired by what you showed us.
Thank you for even remembering him. So many seem to be unaware of his presence in jazz as well as his efforts in human rights.
Absolutely 🇺🇸 🌎
Great video Paul! I've always felt that Haden's roots in folk music was a grounding factor in Ornette Coleman's recordings. He seems to be able to play freely while maintaining a sense of phrasing and cadence whenever it's called for. I never knew about the gut strings. His tone is phenomenal! Love every project he's been involved in!
all of his montreal tape records are awesome!
so many records with Haden are simply magical, he was a pnce in a lifetime musician.
best bass channel , period
i was fortunate enough to see him live with Gonzalo Rubalcaba in Montreal playing the Nocturnes album in the early 2000’s
Charlie's my favourite bass player too. My fave album featuring him is Mourning Of A Star By Keith Jarrett and I love that trio of Charlie Haden, Keith Jarrett and Paul Motian, and have their albums as well as various unofficial recordings from radio broadcasts of them playing a European tour in the early 70's.
His solo in the overture of Carla Bley's Escalator Over The Hill is like the sun coming up!
Awesome video my friend, now I am a Charlie Haden too! Thank you for sharing. 🙏
3:00 that’s such an interesting shot, switching to the shadow like that? Fascinating.
Awesome breakdown, had no idea who this dude was.
Cool! Always enjoyed his musicianship. There is a performance with Ginger Baker and Bill Frissel on RUclips that is pretty amazin if you have not seen it.
⬆️ that show is killer
Thank you for an eye-opening appreciation. I must confess I was more into his old roomate Scott Lafaro. Though I was always moved by his conviction, wisdom and inspired by the story of him performing amidst death threats and truly putting your oft quoted maxim of his to the test.
This was so educational for me. I knew of him and his excellence, but had never spent much time intentionally listening to his work. Thank you so much!
Don't know how I missed this last month. Fantastic breakdown of Charlie Haden's playing. 🙏
Love his playing on the album Deep in the Blues by James Cotton with Joe Louis Walker. Especially the track Ozark Mountain Railroad. He has that same amazing tone with all the “tree wood”you talk about under his fingers.
Absolutely the greatest influence on my playing and musical journey. Thank you so much for all your content, but especially for this particular video.
In a world where chops can be the defining end all be all for musicians, Charlie made melody, nuance, ears and beauty his calling card. Thank you
Bruh, not only do you make some of the best funk face while playing beautifully, you make some of the best funk face while listening to others play beautifully... I especially love Charlie's work with Ornette.
Great video, as always, I simply love Charlie. There are so many good things on the A Shape Of Jazz To Come, but from the first notes when you hear that great bass playing, it's just something different.
My favorite record with Haden is "Gemini" by Sir Roland Hanna Trio, a masterpiece. I will never forget the first time I heard in a vinyl store in Barcelona, there was a chair where I have to sit down to assimilate what's happening. Thank you for share this !
I'm a guitarist, pianist, and cellist, but I find the love expressed for the bass (and its legacy) in these videos so edifying and enriching ☺️
Love your work brother very enlightening!!! Big fan of Mr Haden with Ornette Coleman when he would solo time seemed to stop.
Thank you for this! Haden is a player I knew by name and reputation, but I had not *knowingly* heard a great deal of his work.
As it turns out, I probably heard far more than I was aware of. Now that I know, I’ll be on the watch for more.
I also want to say how much I admire that ‘doghouse’ of yours! I have never seen such elaborate purfling on a double bass. It’s lovely-and you ain’t no slouch as a player, either.
Again: Thank you.
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Absolutely agree. Thank you for posting such an insightful and knowledgable tribute to this great Master. I was drawn to him from his work with Ornette, Carla Bley's big band arrangments, Quartet West -- and you read my mind with the Hampton Hawes duo reference. I had the chance to see him playing for free with local musicians in a Los Angeles public park in the mid-80s. His "woody" tone, flowing with gravitas and Zen-like "now-ness" (as if Mother Nature herself were singing) gets me every time. I'm so glad you acknowledged it.
I'm a sax player/drummer coming across your channel for the first time -- best to you!
Besides his work with Ornette, Liberation Music Orchestra is a must have, just a beautiful album.
For me that incredible record with Brad Mehldau and Lee Konitz... fkn INCREDIBLE!
Bill Plummer, another great upright bass player used to organize a jazz festival in Wyoming I used to provide sound for, brought in Charlie Hayden once. As monitor engineer, I had the front row seat to some very awesome musicians. All the bass players at these events were good. But Bill and Charlie would drive the entire band like a tractor beam, for lack of a better description.
He make that bass sing. Not just a rhythm guy. Bass has a language of its own ❤
tx for covering CH! he played the heart tone more often than most if not all. ❤️
Favourites:
- Nightfall with John Taylor
- Jazz at the Opera House: Track: Sister Cheryl
- Jasmine with Keith Jarrett
There’s nothing like the sound, touch and aroma of wood instruments, hollow body guitars and basses, pianos, etc . There’s just such a difference in the woods especially string instruments. I have a 1967 Guild Starfire that I will sit on my couch and play with no amplification. It’s a True Tone , a pure sound. I truly believe in the spirit of the old woods in the hands of a loving musician. Charlie Haden was a loving musician. Thanks for sharing 😎
Another thoughtful videos filled with things I have to listen to. We are fortunate to have so many great jazz bass players who all have their own unique take on the instrument and how they influenced the music of the groups they played with. Haden's voice was wonderful and unique.
The one thing that strikes me about Charlie Haden is, no. matter who he was playing with, they always sounded their best. That takes a great musician/collaborator.
"Steal Away" with Hank Jones is one of the purest, quintessentially American albums ever made.
His duo playing with Keith Jarrett and Pat Metheny r the best. Its so spiritual and heartfelt
Great episode about an extraordinary artist. Thanks a lot for this!
His son Josh's work with his band, Spain, definitely deserves to be checked out, too
What a gift for a Saturday morning!!
Gut D & G here too🙌🏽
Thanks a lot for this video, Charlie Haden was and is amazing, I think it was Pat Metheny who said that he had infinite. I have to know many of his records but I love "My Love And I" from Quarter West and also the Cassandra Wilson rendition. Charlie Haden is certainly something else.
The link to the companion post on your blog was a pleasant surprise. Thank you so much for this and all you do.
Recently saw Metheny when he came to Atlanta on his solo tour. He played Waltz For Ruth and a few others from Beyond The Missouri Sky. I do love 80/81, particularly the title track but the free stuff such as Open is fantastic. It's hard to get a handle on how he could play free, anticipating and complimenting what somebody else is playing or has played. But I have that Ornette Atlantic Years box set. I will dig it out. Great editing with that spoken word coda! Very emotional!
Outstanding Performance
Charlie was great, but I'm not sure he was as good as that guy who played over Darrel Fleming's vacuum solos in OPEC. 😊
New fan here . Gotta listen to his stuff
Thanks for putting a well deserved spotlight on the great Charlie Haden.
A honorable mention must go to the outro of Bruce Hornsby's song 'Stander On The Mountain'
from the album 'A Night On The Town' (1990) where Charlie's presence really comes to the
forefront.
By the way: I'm a drummer not a bassist but always had a soft spot for great basslines
(as every drummer should).
I'd love to see you discuss 4 absolute giants of the instrument:
1.) Renaud Garcia-Fons, e g 'Oriental Bass' (1997),
or any track from 'The Marcevol Concert' (2012)
2.) Jeff Berlin, especially his stellar work on Bill Bruford's 1979 album 'One Of A Kind'
3.) Tony Levin (too many great records to choose from)
4.) Larry Klein, criminally overlooked bassist/producer, also Joni Mitchell's ex-husband,
who played on her 1982 record 'Wild Things Run Fast' and subsequent albums
like 'Chalk Mark In A Rain Storm' (1988), or 'Turbulent Indigo' (1994).
Also check out his contribution to Robbie Robertson's self-titled solo album (1987)
on the track 'Showdown At Big Sky'.
Thanks again and keep up the good work !