Charlie Haden

Jazz Album Review: “Old and New Dreams” — Reminder of Adventurous Sounds Past

July 23, 2023
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The music this band produced was famously challenging: it was also often surprisingly beautiful.

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Jazz CD Review: “Long Ago and Far Away” — Together Again

November 26, 2018
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This set is surely one of the finds of the year.

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Music Remembrance: Ornette Coleman — The Gentle Iconoclast

June 12, 2015
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Ornette Coleman’s music was avant-garde but, perhaps unconsciously, his notion of art as free lyrical adventure was deeply American.

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Jazz Album Reviews: Two Remarkable Duets — Charlie Haden/Jim Hall, Kenny Barron/Dave Holland

November 3, 2014
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Jim Hall sounds at his best on these newly issued duets. So does Charlie Haden, whose plangent sound has rarely, if ever, been captured so well.

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Jazz Remembrance: Bassist Charlie Haden — August 6, 1937 – July 11, 2014

July 14, 2014
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“One of the great things about improvisation is that it teaches you the importance of the moment and how to live in that moment and place importance on this life and making this life better.”

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