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End of Violence. 'allowing this was acut Maillizio Pollini —"All the ddferent intricate _from Retreat fi-om the Sun, the third album harmonies this guy wtote, man ..."—and on Gel, from That Deg, the aft-rock girlgroup "Variation IX (Nimrod)" from Elgaes that includes two of Charlie's triplet daughters, Enigma Variations. Disappoinfine/y, we did Petra and Rachel. The Haden sense of harmony not have' time fir dw slow meneement of Rave'l's has been passed on intact to another generation. Concerto in G. "I've got alot of other stuff here. We "I can play stuff for you all day and could be along time, man." all night." [laughs] Fine with me. Igot to listen to some of the "les great the way you enjoy your sys- upcoming CD recorded on Mark Levinson's tem, and you're so happy with the sound." Nagra-D. The fresh-sounding, switch-hitting "The important thing to me is to hear piano work frinn Brad Mehldau made me ar e a en &pa me the instruments as they should be. Like want to look out fir this one Arvo Piires when Imake an album, you can always Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten, tell it's mine, because the bass is up. I performed by the Royal Scottish Orchestra really believe that the bass is the most under builds and builds— the' KIM of beautiful instrument, and when the bass space and air was well conveyed throughout stops, the fullness of the music stops, the Haden living room. "Here comes the bass," because it lifts all the music up. Iwant pronounced Charlie; just asJanice Beck's organ I really believe to educate people's ears to want to hear sound poured forth during Lev Sowerby's and not be satisfied with anything less "Prelude on Psalm 46" on LP Iguess it's okay that the bass is the than excellence. It is so important to to be abass freak who, you're abass player; the communicate to people not just the lows were resolved quite adequately. In fact, the most beautiful instrument, beauty of the music but the beauty of Nairn systan never failed to be musical and than, because they love beautiful music — invoking, regardless of material or source, and when the bass stops, the listeners, the people who go and whether from CD or (with the help of the the fullness of the music buy the CDs and pay for tickets to come Linn 'table) vinyl. and hear a concert, should really be As we wound don't, the listening session, we stops, because it lifts catered to, because they are almost like heard "Straight Lye," _from Cannonball amusician. In order to like deep and Addedey's Portrait of Cannonball LP— all the music up. beautiful music you have to have agreat "This is asolo you won't hear very often ear, and if aperson has agreat ear and by . It's all chords!" —Jo//owed by they are attracted to this music, they Chopin's Étude No.6 in E-flat Minor played by should be told that they are great." S

Charlie Haden: Selected Discography

As Leader With Others Dreams. ECM 1154 (1979) Now is the Hour, with . , Beyond the Missouri Sky. Omette Coleman Quartet, This is Verve 529 827-2 (1996) Verve 537 130-2 (1997) Our Musk Atlantic 1353 (1961) , with Quartet James Cotton, Deep in the Blues. Omette Coleman Quartet, Change of West. Verve 521 501-2. Grammy Verve 314 529-849-2 (1997) the Century. Atlantic 1327 (1960) Nominee (1994) Gavin Bryars, Farewell to Philosophy. Omette Coleman Quartet, The Shape Haunted Heart, with Quartet West. Point Music/Philips Classics 454 offazz to Come. Atlantic 1317 (1959) Verve 513 078-2. Grammy 126-2 (1997) Nominee (1992) Beck, Odelay. Geffen (1997) Upcoming , with Liberation Music Hank Jones, Steal Away. Verve 527 Midnight in the Garden of Good and Orchestra. Blue Note CDP 8 249-2. Grammy Nominee (1995) Evil, soundtrack to the film by 95474 2(1991) Ginger Baker Trio, Going Bade Home. Clint Eastwood. All Johnny Silence, Soul Note 121172 (1990) Atlantic 82652-2 (1994) Mercer songs. With Alison Kraus, The Montreal Tapes, Verve 523 260-2 Gonzalo Rubalcaba, Discovery. Blue Rosemary Clooney, k.d. lang, (1989) Note CDP 895478 2(1991) Kevin Spacey. , with Quartet West. Ridde Lee Jones, Pop Pop. Geffen Alone Together, with Lee Konitz, Brad Verve 837 031-2 (1988) GEFD-24426 (1991) Mehldau. Blue Note CDP 8 Quartet West, with Quartet West. Bruce Hornsby, A Night on the Town. 57150 2. (February 1998) Verve 831 673-2 (1987) RCA 2041-2 (1990) Night and the City, with Kenny , with Carlos Paredes, Dialogues. Antilles Barron. (March 1998) Liberation Music Orchestra. 849 309-2 (1990) Presents Chris Anderson ECM 1248 (1984) Keith Jarrett, The Survivors' Suite. (Nairn, December 1998) Liberation Music Orchestra, with ECM 1085 (1987) The Montreal Tapes, with Gonzalo Liberation Music Orchestra. Pat Metheny, Omette Coleman, Song Rubalcaba and . Verve Impulse! IMPD-188 (1969) X Geffen GEFD-24096 (1986) 537 670-2 Pat Medieny, Rejoicing ECM 1271 (1983) The Montreal Tapes, with Old & New Dreams, Old &New and Paul Motian. Verve 537 483-2

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